WINTER 2021
Distributor's Link Magazine Fall 2020 / Vol 44 No 1
Distributor's Link Magazine Fall 2020 / Vol 44 No 1
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in the Winter <strong>2021</strong> issue of<br />
6 DISTRIBUTOR NEWS<br />
8 FASTENER SCIENCE: AVOIDING CATASTROPHIC FAILURE<br />
IN PLATED SOCKET-HEAD CAP SCREWS<br />
Rob LaPointe<br />
10 WHY DO FASTENER SUPPLIERS USUALLY FOCUS THEIR<br />
ATTENTION ON SINGLE MARKET SEGMENT?<br />
Laurence Claus<br />
12 TECH DATA SHEETS IN SECONDS<br />
Salim Brahimi<br />
14 THREAD TOLERANCES ASSURE FASTENERS CAN BE<br />
ASSEMBLED EASILY<br />
Bruno Marbacher<br />
16 [COVER STORY] DISTRIBUTION ONE: CELEBRATING<br />
25 YEARS OF SOFTWARE INNOVATIONS FOR DISTRIBUTORS<br />
24 WHAT FASTENER DISTRIBUTORS NEED TO KNOW ABOUT<br />
HIGH TEMPERATURE BOLTING<br />
Guy Avellon<br />
26 ADVANCEMENTS IN MICRO FASTENING TECHNOLOGY<br />
Kent Johnston<br />
28 THINGS TO CONSIDER WHEN CONVERTING BETWEEN<br />
METRIC FASTENER STANDARDS<br />
London Penland<br />
30 INTERNATIONAL FASTENER EXPO STAGES SUCCESSFUL<br />
DIGITAL EVENT<br />
32 WRENCH HEIGHT GAGING FOR HEX, HEX WASHER AND<br />
HEX FLANGE HEAD FASTENERS<br />
Larry Borowski<br />
34 MW INDUSTRIES, INC – TEXAS: VIBRANTLY ALIVE AT 45 –<br />
POSITIONED TO CONQUER THE FUTURE<br />
36 IFE PANELIST KERR: ROBOTS ‘PERFASIVE’ BY 2030<br />
John Wolz<br />
37 KEY BELLEVILLE: ESSENTIAL MANUFACTURER OF<br />
BELLEVILLE SPRINGS FOR OVER 50 YEARS<br />
38 ABABA BOLT STANDING APART IN THE INDUSTRY<br />
40 HOW LEARNING LOOKS VIRTUALLY<br />
Jo Morris<br />
44 HOW TO SELECT THE PROPER PIN FOR YOUR APPLICATION<br />
Jeff Greenwood<br />
46 MAKING SENSE OF THE WAREHOUSE<br />
Robert Footlik<br />
48 SECURING YOUR COMPUTER NETWORK: KEY MOVES<br />
FASTENER DISTRIBUTORS SHOULD MAKE FOR <strong>2021</strong><br />
Joe Dysart<br />
50 SELECTING THE CORRECT BLIND RIVET<br />
Anthony Di Maio<br />
51 FASTENER FAIR USA POSTPONES SHOW UNTIL NOVEMBER<br />
52 WIFI AWARDS 2020: INDUSTRY PROFESSIONALS RECOGNIZED<br />
54 IN AND OUT OF THE COVID BUBBLE<br />
Jim Truesdell<br />
55 INTERNATIONAL FASTENERS: 25 YEARS AND GROWING!<br />
56 RETAINING TOP TALENT IN THE ERA OF COVID-19<br />
Nelson Valderrama<br />
58 VALLEY FORGE & BOLT INTRODUCES THE UHF RTM METER<br />
62 E&T FASTENERS: AN INTERVIEW WITH ERIC LENZ, CEO<br />
64 UNIQUE SUPPLY CHAIN MANAGEMENT AT<br />
MOTOR CITY INDUSTRIAL<br />
66 MEMORIAL TO BENGT BLENDULF<br />
Laurence Claus<br />
68 DOUBLE ENDED THREADED RODS NOW MANUFACTURED<br />
BY TRIANGLE MANUFACTURING<br />
70 FASTENER FRIENDS PHOTOS<br />
72 ALL-PRO FASTENERS: FASTENERS & CORROSION –<br />
AVOIDING PROBLEMS IN ADVANCE<br />
73 MWFA <strong>2021</strong> BOARD OF DIRECTORS & EVENTS SCHEDULE<br />
Nancy Rich<br />
74 JOHNSON TELLS STAFDA: BAN PAPER IN FRONT OFFICE<br />
John Wolz
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