FALL 2023
Distributor's Link Magazine Fall 2023 / Vol 46 No 4
Distributor's Link Magazine Fall 2023 / Vol 46 No 4
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In the Fall <strong>2023</strong> issue of<br />
6 DISTRIBUTOR NEWS<br />
8 FASTENER SCIENCE: PRECISION, ACCURACY AND<br />
SIGNIFICANCE IN MEASUREMENT<br />
Rob LaPointe<br />
10 DIFFICULT FASTENING APPLICATIONS – PART 3: MIXED<br />
MATERIAL JOINTS<br />
Laurence Claus<br />
12 THREAD-CUTTING SCREWS AND SELF-DRILLING SCREWS<br />
FOR SPECIAL APPLICATIONS<br />
Bruno Marbacher<br />
14 WHAT DISTRIBUTORS NEED TO KNOW ABOUT STRUCTURAL BOLTING<br />
Guy Avellon<br />
16 [COVER FEATURE] ABBOTT INTERFAST:<br />
MANUFACTURING INNOVATION<br />
26 CYBERSECURITY: MANY FASTENER DISTRIBUTORS ARE<br />
DOUBLING-DOWN ON RISK TRAINING<br />
Joe Dysart<br />
28 METALLURGENT TEST LAB: A NEW SERVICE-ORIENTED<br />
TESTING FACILITY<br />
30 ROTOR CLIP’S INDUSTRY LEADING WEBSITE PROVIDES<br />
NEW FUNCTIONALITY<br />
32 THE CONNECTED WORLD<br />
Dennis Cowhey<br />
36 IFI BEGINS DEVELOPMENT OF INDUSTRY-RECOGNIZED<br />
APPRENTICESHIP PROGRAM<br />
Dan Walker, Managing Director<br />
38 IFE <strong>2023</strong> TO HOST THE FASTENER INDUSTRY THIS<br />
OCTOBER 9-11 IN LAS VEGAS<br />
40 ECONOMIST TELLS NFDA: POST-COVID LET-DOWN<br />
APPEARS TO BE SOFT LANDING<br />
John Wolz<br />
42 PEGASUS SUPPLY GROUP: EXPANDED PRODUCT LINES AND<br />
IMPROVED SERVICE FOR CUSTOMERS IN THE US & CANADA<br />
44 ESCAPING THE CHAOS: WHY EMAIL IS LOSING ITS<br />
GRIP ON DOCUMENT TRANSFER<br />
Paul Decker, Co-Founder, SmartCert ®<br />
46 6e AND 6E PITCH DIAMETER ALLOWANCES PROVIDE<br />
SPACE FOR HEAVY COATINGS<br />
Larry Borowski<br />
48 EDSON MANUFACTURING: RIVETING THE INDUSTRY<br />
50 STAFDA’S UPCOMING 47TH ANNUAL CONVENTION & TRADE SHOW<br />
Georgia H. Foley, CEO<br />
52 DISTRIBUTORS MOVE FORWARD WITH MARKET CHANGES<br />
BROUGHT BY PANDEMIC<br />
Jim Truesdell<br />
54 RIVETING SOLUTIONS: COLLABORATE WITH YOUR RIVET<br />
MANUFACTURER FOR SUPERIOR TOOL PERFORMANCE<br />
Steven Sherman<br />
56 ALL IS QUITE ON THE WESTERN FRONT<br />
Chris Donnell<br />
57 UNICORP IS AN AUTHORIZED<br />
ROTOR CLIP ROTOREXPRESS ®<br />
PARTNER<br />
58 MWFA HOSTS ‘SCREWED UP OPEN’ GOLF OUTING<br />
Nancy Rich<br />
60 WHOLESALE DISTRIBUTION: WHAT YOU CAN EXPECT IN 2030<br />
Nelson Valderrama<br />
62 GROWERMETAL: MORE THAN 7,000 WASHERS TO<br />
SUIT THE NEEDS OF THE GLOBAL MARKET<br />
64 IS IT HOT ENOUGH FOR YOU?<br />
Robert Footlik<br />
66 WHAT EVER HAPPENED TO CHERRY RIVETS?<br />
Mike Eichinger<br />
68 PLANNING YOUR 2024 MARKETING BUDGET: A ROADMAP<br />
FOR SUCCESS<br />
Joe Shoemaker<br />
70 IS IT ILLEGAL TO TRACK YOUR EMPLOYEES’ ACTIVITIES<br />
WHEN THEY’RE WORKING FROM HOME?<br />
72 ISO 27001: SAFEGUARDING THE FASTENER INDUSTRY’S FUTURE<br />
Scott Mersch<br />
73 UC COMPONENTS ADDS TO ITS PRODUCT LINE<br />
74 MENTORING FASTENER EXPERTS – AN APPORTUNITY<br />
Justine Urban<br />
76 UNTHREADED: A PREDOMINANTLY<br />
FASTENER-RELATED LESSON<br />
Eric Dudas<br />
78 SPIROL CELEBRATES 75 YEARS OF HELPING<br />
CUSTOMERS THRIVE!<br />
Christie Jones<br />
80 THE IMPACT OF INFLATION<br />
Roman Basi<br />
82 MFDA SCHOLARSHIP WINNERS ANNOUNCED<br />
Rob Rundle<br />
84 INDUSTRIAL FASTENER & SUPPLY: HELPING YOU<br />
KEEP IT TOGETHER<br />
Dennis Cowhey<br />
88 INTERCORP: HOW CAN AN EXPERT-GRADE FASTENER<br />
SUPPLIER CHANGE YOUR LIFE?<br />
90 MW INDUSTRIES, INC: EMBRACING GROWTH, EFFICIENCY,<br />
AND CUSTOMER-CENTRICITY<br />
92 MW INDUSTRIES, INC. 24TH ANNUAL CUSTOMER<br />
APPRECIATION CRAWFISH BOIL<br />
94 PAUL REILLY TO PRESENT VALUE-ADDED SELLING<br />
SEMINAR TO MWFA MEMBERS<br />
Nancy Rich
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