SUMMER 2019

in the Summer

in the Summer 2019 issue of 6 DISTRIBUTOR NEWS 8 PRODUCT GENIUS TECHNOLOGY AIMS TO FAST TRACK FASTENER DISTRIBUTOR’S & MANUFACTURER’S ECOMMERCE CAPABILITIES 10 WHY PARTS COST SO MUCH – COST DRIVERS IN THREADED FASTENERS Laurence Claus 12 HACKERS’ NEW TRICK: STEALING COMPUTING PROCESSING POWER FROM FASTENER DISTRIBUTORS Joe Dysart 14 WHAT FASTENER DISTRIBUTORS NEED TO KNOW ABOUT STEEL IN FASTENERS Guy Avellon 16 [COVER STORY] GOEBEL FASTENERS CELEBRATES 40 YEARS AS THE LEADING RIVET SOURCE 24 PRICING IS THE KEY TO UNLOCKING FASTER GROWTH – PT 1 Nelson Valderrama 26 TECHNICAL BRIEFING: SCREWS & NUTS – CRITICAL ELEMENTS FOR ANY ASSEMBLY Bruno Marbacher 28 IFI ELECTS NEW CHAIRMAN AND VICE-CHAIRMAN 30 BENERI: SYNONYMOUS WITH EXCELLENT QUALITY & SERVICE 32 GOT A PROBLEM… CALL SOLUTION MAN 34 USING YOUR QUALITY MANAGEMENT SYSTEM AS A TOOL FOR MINIMIZING YOUR COMPANY’S RISK Rob LaPointe 36 OVERTIME THRESHOLDS IN CROSSHAIRS AGAIN Jim Truesdell 38 ULTRA-RELEVANT SPEAKERS AT STAFDA CONVENTION Georgia H. Foley, CEO 40 BRINGING BALANCE TO THE FORCE – PT 1 Jürgen Wenzel 44 ELGIN FASTENER GROUP OFFERS WIDEST VARIETY OF SPECIALTY FASTENERS MADE DOMESTICALLY 46 BLIND RIVETS SHEAR & TENSILE VALUES Anthony Di Maio 48 IFI SOARING EAGLE AWARDS: RECIPIENTS ANNOUNCED 50 BLUE: ‘RUST BELT’ COMPANIES CAN TRANSFORM TO ‘HIGH TECH’ John Wolz 52 PARKER FASTENERS…DEFINING ACCELERATED SUCCESS Stan Lockhart 54 WHICH SELF DRILLING SCREW SPECIFICATION SHOULD BE FOLLOWED? Larry Borowski 56 JAMIE ADAMS NAMED NFDA/PAC-WEST MEETINGS & EVENTS MANAGER John Wolz 56 CARTOON 58 HOW TO BUY SMART ON USED WAREHOUSE EQUIPMENT Robert Footlik 60 CULTURE AS A COMPETITIVE ADVANTAGE Bill Derry, Chairman, FIELD 62 COMPARATIVE ANALYSIS OF STAINLESS AND PLATED/ COATED CARBON STEEL Michael J. Pasko 64 COILOK: MAKING NEW & EXISTING BOLTED JOINTS VIBRATION RESISTANT 72 WÜRTH REVCAR FASTENERS CELEBRATES 50th ANNIVERSARY 74 REGISTRATION OPEN FOR INTERNATIONAL FASTENER EXPO 2019 76 INTRICACIES WITHIN AN M&A TRANSACTION: OVERLOOKED ISSUES THAT COULD DELAY CLOSING Roman Basi 77 TRUST BRYNOLF MANUFACTURING TO SECURE YOUR FASTENER NEEDS 78 RUETZ FOR RUETZ AT AIS, MSC, AND FAB GROUP Timothy O’Keefe 80 WESTERN WIRE: AN INDUSTRY LEADER WITH OVER 100 YEARS OF EXPERTISE 84 ASTM: KEVIN MENKE HONORED WITH TOP ANNUAL AWARD 84 B. FINDER ASSOCIATES CELEBRATES 50 YEARS IN BUSINESS 86 ALFA TOOLS HONORED WITH DPA’S EXCELLENCE AWARD 88 BEACON FASTENERS CELEBRATES 40 YEARS! 90 2nd ANNUAL FASTENER FAIR USA 2019 GROWS IN ATTENDANCE AND EXHIBITS 92 FASTENER TRAINING WEEK – THE ULTIMATE SUMMER CAMP Jo Morris 93 SEMS AND SPECIALS: KEEPING IT ‘SPECIAL’ FOR OVER 29 YEARS 96 NCFA’S 11TH ANNUAL DISTRIBUTOR SOCIAL BEST ONE YET! Marty Nolan 97 NCFA DISTRIBUTOR SOCIAL PHOTOS 98 COMPUTER INSIGHTS: HOW MUCH POWER DOES YOUR SYSTEM GIVE YOU? 100 FASTENER TECH DOES IT AGAIN Nancy Rich 101 FASTENER TECH’19 PHOTOS

volume 42 // issue #3 102 G.L. HUYETT OPENS NEW TECH CENTER IN SIDNEY, NE 103 LOSS PREVENTION FASTENERS: STOPPING THEFT EVERY DAY 106 DISTRIBUTION ONE: UN-LIMIT YOUR DISTRIBUTION SALES & SUSTAINABILITY WITH E-COMMERCE 108 COME TO CALIFORMIA WINE COUNTY FOR PAC-WEST’S FALL CONFERENCE Vickie Lester 109 UNICORP OFFERS CUSTOM PARTS AND SERVICE 112 MWFA 67TH ANNUAL GOLF OUTING A HUGE SUCCESS Nancy Rich 113 MWFA GOLF OUTING PHOTOS 117 EFC INTERNATIONAL LAUNCHES REDSIGNED WEBSITE 122 SOLON MFG CELEBRATES 70 YEARS OF INNOVATION 129 FASTENER PACKAGING BY DELTA 131 PRINT READING: NECESSARY KNOWLEDGE Nancy Rich 137 CARTOON 138 SPHERE 1 ANNUAL MEETING PHOTOS 141 ZAGO: WHY CERTIFICATIONS MATTER MORE NOW THAN EVER 144 SPIROL COMPLETES EXPANSION AT WORLD HEADQUARTERS 148 SOUTHWESTERN FASTENER ASSOCIATION: BE OUR GUEST Cari Bailey 152 NEFDA SCHOLARSHIP PROGRAM CONTINUES STRONG Nancy Rich 160 SUNNY SANDESTIN DELIVERS GOOD TIMES FOR SEFA Nancy Rich 161 SEFA SPRING CONFERENCE PHOTOS 170 YOUR TAX-DEDUCTIBLE DONATION CAN SUPPORT FASTENER INDUSTRY EDUCATION Michael Lentini 176 FASTENER INDUSTRY WEB LINKS 185 SEFA: CONGRATULATES OUR 2019 SCHOLARSHIP WINNERS Nancy Rich 189 SUBSCRIPTION FORM 193 CARTOON 202 COME TO NFDA’S EXCUTIVE SUMMIT Vickie Lester 219 MFDA CONGRATULATES SCHOLARSHIP WINNERS Nancy Rich 231 DON’T MISS THE LAST ISSUE OF 2019!