FALL 2020

76 THE DISTRIBUTOR’S

76 THE DISTRIBUTOR’S LINK R&R ENGINEERING CO. INC. 801 South Main Street, Summitville, IN 46070 TEL 1-800-979-1921 EMAIL sales@randrengineering.com WEB www.randrengineering.com OVER 9,000,000 PARTS IN STOCK R&R Engineering is the leading producer of U-Bolts and threaded fasteners in the U.S.A. Outpacing our competitors means we are constantly evaluating our capability, and reinvesting in new equipment. We currently have: ¤ 91 high speed planetary machines including automated U-bolt machines up to 1” in diameter ¤ 50 wire straighten and cut machines ¤ 70 bending machines ¤ 4 new machines for 2020! We are experts in producing high quality parts at BUSINESS FOCUS ARTICLE highly competitive prices, all to ISO 9001:2015 Certified standards. We have the ability to roll up to 8 inches per second of precision threads. We maintain over 3.5 Million pounds of raw material in diameters from 10-24 to 1 inch, and materials include: ¤ C1018 ¤ C1541 ¤ Stainless in 304 and 316 ¤ 651 Silicon Bronze 2,200,000 Galvanized parts in stock 7,000,000 Raw & Zinc plated parts in stock Contact us for a quote, or to learn more! R&R ENGINEERING

THE DISTRIBUTOR’S LINK 77 Birmingham Fastener and Supply Inc. has become a Master Distributor of Nucor fasteners to better serve their customers. This partnership enables Birmingham Fastener to provide immediate turnaround of hex cap screws to better serve their distributors and other customers. “Our company has had a strong partnership with Nucor for the past 39 years,” says Birmingham Fastener President, Brad Tinney, “Becoming a Nucor Master Distributor is an incredible opportunity to strengthen our partnership.” By becoming a Nucor Master Distributor, Birmingham Fastener has the following hex cap screws in stock and ready to ship to distributors in need: ¤ Standard Hex Cap Screws -1/4” ip to 1-1/4” ¤ Metric Hex Cap Screws - M6 Up to M12 ¤ Finishes including Plain, Zinc, Yellow Zinc “Powerful partnerships produce powerful results,” says Tinney, “This will not only serve our customers, but it will continue our mission to promote American manufacturing and distribution.” Founded in 1980, Birmingham Fastener is a leading domestic manufacturer and distributor of fasteners for structural steel fabrication, metal building manufacturers, water works, OEM, and MRO. The Birmingham For further information contact Birmingham Fastener Inc Toll-Free at: 1-800- 695- 3511, Fax: 205-591-7107 or online at www.bhamfast.com. It is with regret that the Mid- Atlantic Fastener Distributors Association (MAFDA) will not be hosting this year’s golf outing. We are hopeful that we will be able to host this year’s holiday party on December 17, 2020 but will keep our members updated. We ask the money that you might have spent for the golf outing be donated to a local charity of your choice, since all of our local charities could use the money now more than ever. We hope that everyone continues to be vigilant in stopping the spread of COVID-19. For more information visit MAFDA online at www.mafda.com.