WINTER 2024
Distributor's Link Magazine Winter 2024 / Vol 47 No 1
Distributor's Link Magazine Winter 2024 / Vol 47 No 1
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In the Winter <strong>2024</strong> issue of<br />
6 DISTRIBUTOR NEWS<br />
8 FASTENER SCIENCE: CASE-HARDENING – CREATING<br />
FASTENERS WITH DURABLE SKIN & FLEXIBLE CORE<br />
Rob LaPointe<br />
10 HOW FASTENERS ARE MADE – PART 1: COLD HEADING<br />
Laurence Claus<br />
12 WHAT DISTRIBUTORS NEED TO KNOW ABOUT<br />
TORQUE VARIABLES<br />
Guy Avellon<br />
14 COMING SOON FOR FASTENER DISTRIBUTORS:<br />
AI EVERYWHERE……NO KIDDING<br />
Joe Dysart<br />
16 [COVER FEATURE] TAMPER-PRUF SCREWS INC:<br />
CELEBRATING 50 YEARS OF EXCELLENCE<br />
26 CALIBRATION CYCLES: TIME VS USAGE<br />
Larry Borowski<br />
28 HOW MANY EMPLOYEES DOES IT TAKE TO TRASH<br />
A REPUTATION?<br />
Robert Footlik<br />
30 SECURING BOLTED JOINTS<br />
Bruno Marbacher<br />
32 M.J. CALLAHAN, INC: THE TRUSTED MANUFACTURERS<br />
REPRESENTATIVE<br />
34 UNTHREADED: QUESTIONS RANDOMLY ASKED<br />
Eric Dudas<br />
36 EXCITING CHANGES HAPPENING AT FASCOMP<br />
Stan Lockhart<br />
38 PENN ENGINEERING: NEW FASTENING INNOVATIONS<br />
FOR CASTINGS AND SOFT METALS<br />
Michael J. Rossi<br />
39 IFE ANNOUNCES THE LAUNCH OF IFE REPLAY<br />
40 ARTIFICIAL INTELLIGENCE WILL CHANGE THE WAY<br />
DISTRIBUTORS WORK<br />
Jim Truesdell<br />
42 THE GLOBAL SUPPLY CHAIN REMAINS MURKY<br />
Chris Donnell<br />
44 BLUE RIBBON FASTENER: NAVIGATING FASTENER<br />
EXCELLENCE WITH THREE GENERATIONS OF EXPERTISE<br />
Dennis Cowhey<br />
46 MWFA: FSTNR WEEK DELIVERS WITH MANY OPPORTUNITIES<br />
Francesca Lewis<br />
47 MWFA FSTNR WEEK 2023 SHOW PHOTOS<br />
48 ENSURING SAFETY & SUCCESS: THE IMPORTANCE OF<br />
ISO 45001 IN THE FASTENER INDUSTRY<br />
Scott Mersch<br />
50 IFI CELEBRATES IMPRESSIVE GROWTH OF 14 NEW<br />
MEMBERS IN 2023<br />
52 THE FASTENER EXPERTS MENTOR GROUP: I HAVE A<br />
FASTENER QUESTION....IS MY PART UP TO IFI STANDARDS<br />
IF IT LOOKS BAD?<br />
Your Expert, Mike Robinson<br />
54 BUILD TRACEABILITY & VISIBILITY IN THE CLOUD<br />
TO REDUCE RISK<br />
Lonni Kieffer<br />
56 SALES TAX SIMPLIFIED<br />
Dennis Cowhey<br />
58 SPIROL: BENEFITS OF 420 CHROME STAINLESS STEEL<br />
COILED SPRING PINS<br />
Michael Pasko<br />
60 MFDA HOLDS 26TH ANNUAL GOLF OUTING<br />
Rob Rundle<br />
61 HANS FULLER ELECTED PAC-WEST PRESIDENT<br />
Amy Nijjar<br />
62 FASTENER TRAINING INSITITUTE PRESENTS<br />
<strong>2024</strong> TRAINING SCHEDULE<br />
Jo Morris<br />
64 2023 INTERNATIONAL FASTENER EXPO: A YEAR OF<br />
UNPRECEDENTED SUCCESS!<br />
65 INTERNATIONAL FASTENER EXPO PHOTOS<br />
66 OUTDATED SALES PROCESSING AND MANUAL PRICING<br />
COST MORE THAN YOU THINK<br />
Nelson Valderrama<br />
68 ANNOUNCING FASTENER FAIR USA <strong>2024</strong>: RETURNING<br />
TO CLEVELAND, OH<br />
70 GOEBEL – A SUCCESS STORY: FROM TWO CAR GARAGE<br />
TO INNOVATIVE WORLD MARKET LEADER<br />
72 STAFDA ANNOUNCES THE LAUNCH OF ITS EXCELLENCE<br />
IN DISTRIBUTION SCHOOL<br />
Georgia H. Foley, CEO
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