FALL 2023

In the Fall

In the Fall 2023 issue of 6 DISTRIBUTOR NEWS 8 FASTENER SCIENCE: PRECISION, ACCURACY AND SIGNIFICANCE IN MEASUREMENT Rob LaPointe 10 DIFFICULT FASTENING APPLICATIONS – PART 3: MIXED MATERIAL JOINTS Laurence Claus 12 THREAD-CUTTING SCREWS AND SELF-DRILLING SCREWS FOR SPECIAL APPLICATIONS Bruno Marbacher 14 WHAT DISTRIBUTORS NEED TO KNOW ABOUT STRUCTURAL BOLTING Guy Avellon 16 [COVER FEATURE] ABBOTT INTERFAST: MANUFACTURING INNOVATION 26 CYBERSECURITY: MANY FASTENER DISTRIBUTORS ARE DOUBLING-DOWN ON RISK TRAINING Joe Dysart 28 METALLURGENT TEST LAB: A NEW SERVICE-ORIENTED TESTING FACILITY 30 ROTOR CLIP’S INDUSTRY LEADING WEBSITE PROVIDES NEW FUNCTIONALITY 32 THE CONNECTED WORLD Dennis Cowhey 36 IFI BEGINS DEVELOPMENT OF INDUSTRY-RECOGNIZED APPRENTICESHIP PROGRAM Dan Walker, Managing Director 38 IFE 2023 TO HOST THE FASTENER INDUSTRY THIS OCTOBER 9-11 IN LAS VEGAS 40 ECONOMIST TELLS NFDA: POST-COVID LET-DOWN APPEARS TO BE SOFT LANDING John Wolz 42 PEGASUS SUPPLY GROUP: EXPANDED PRODUCT LINES AND IMPROVED SERVICE FOR CUSTOMERS IN THE US & CANADA 44 ESCAPING THE CHAOS: WHY EMAIL IS LOSING ITS GRIP ON DOCUMENT TRANSFER Paul Decker, Co-Founder, SmartCert ® 46 6e AND 6E PITCH DIAMETER ALLOWANCES PROVIDE SPACE FOR HEAVY COATINGS Larry Borowski 48 EDSON MANUFACTURING: RIVETING THE INDUSTRY 50 STAFDA’S UPCOMING 47TH ANNUAL CONVENTION & TRADE SHOW Georgia H. Foley, CEO 52 DISTRIBUTORS MOVE FORWARD WITH MARKET CHANGES BROUGHT BY PANDEMIC Jim Truesdell 54 RIVETING SOLUTIONS: COLLABORATE WITH YOUR RIVET MANUFACTURER FOR SUPERIOR TOOL PERFORMANCE Steven Sherman 56 ALL IS QUITE ON THE WESTERN FRONT Chris Donnell 57 UNICORP IS AN AUTHORIZED ROTOR CLIP ROTOREXPRESS ® PARTNER 58 MWFA HOSTS ‘SCREWED UP OPEN’ GOLF OUTING Nancy Rich 60 WHOLESALE DISTRIBUTION: WHAT YOU CAN EXPECT IN 2030 Nelson Valderrama 62 GROWERMETAL: MORE THAN 7,000 WASHERS TO SUIT THE NEEDS OF THE GLOBAL MARKET 64 IS IT HOT ENOUGH FOR YOU? Robert Footlik 66 WHAT EVER HAPPENED TO CHERRY RIVETS? Mike Eichinger 68 PLANNING YOUR 2024 MARKETING BUDGET: A ROADMAP FOR SUCCESS Joe Shoemaker 70 IS IT ILLEGAL TO TRACK YOUR EMPLOYEES’ ACTIVITIES WHEN THEY’RE WORKING FROM HOME? 72 ISO 27001: SAFEGUARDING THE FASTENER INDUSTRY’S FUTURE Scott Mersch 73 UC COMPONENTS ADDS TO ITS PRODUCT LINE 74 MENTORING FASTENER EXPERTS – AN APPORTUNITY Justine Urban 76 UNTHREADED: A PREDOMINANTLY FASTENER-RELATED LESSON Eric Dudas 78 SPIROL CELEBRATES 75 YEARS OF HELPING CUSTOMERS THRIVE! Christie Jones 80 THE IMPACT OF INFLATION Roman Basi 82 MFDA SCHOLARSHIP WINNERS ANNOUNCED Rob Rundle 84 INDUSTRIAL FASTENER & SUPPLY: HELPING YOU KEEP IT TOGETHER Dennis Cowhey 88 INTERCORP: HOW CAN AN EXPERT-GRADE FASTENER SUPPLIER CHANGE YOUR LIFE? 90 MW INDUSTRIES, INC: EMBRACING GROWTH, EFFICIENCY, AND CUSTOMER-CENTRICITY 92 MW INDUSTRIES, INC. 24TH ANNUAL CUSTOMER APPRECIATION CRAWFISH BOIL 94 PAUL REILLY TO PRESENT VALUE-ADDED SELLING SEMINAR TO MWFA MEMBERS Nancy Rich

volume 46 // issue #4 96 FTI NEW CLASS: FASTENER FUNDAMENTALS – THE NUTS AND BOLTS FOR FASTENER PROFESSIONALS Jo Morris 97 SEMS AND SPECIALS ADDS NEW 2-DIE HEADER TO LINE UP 98 NFDA PANELISTS: 2022 RECORD SALES – SOME NUMBER SLIPPING THIS YEAR John Wolz 99 SUBSCRIPTION FORM 100 NEFDA 34TH SCHOLARSHIP GOLF OUTING Laura Murphy 102 NEFDA GOLF OUTING PHOTOS 104 VOLT INDUSTRIAL PLASTICS: VOLT 2.0 IS ALMOST READY! 105 NFDA SCHOLARSHIP FOR FASTENER TRAINING WEEK Amy Nijjar 106 BAY SUPPLY LAUNCHES INNOVATIVE BAY-AUTO-QUOTE MANAGEMENT SYSTEM 108 MID-WEST FASTENER ASSOCIATION NAMES FRANCESCA LEWIS EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR Nancy Rich 109 SUNCOR STAINLESS HAS DEVELOPED A NEW LINE OF STAINLESS LASHING RINGS 112 IT’S BEEN A BUSY SUMMER FOR THE NCFA Mike Robinson 113 NCFA WINE TASTING EVENT PHOTOS 115 TEST YOUR DRYWALL SCREW IQ…DAGGERZ STYLE! 124 WIFI ANNOUNCES SCHOLARSHIP WINNER 144 FASTENER INDUSTRY WEB LINKS 150 HOUSTON HOSTS THE SFA CONFERENCE AND EXPO 156 MWFA ‘SCREWED UP OPEN’ GOLF PHOTOS 159 PAC-WEST: JOIN US IN COER D’ALENE SEPTEMBER 14-16 Amy Nijjar 161 NFDA ANNUAL MEETING PHOTOS 162 MFDA’S 25TH ANNUAL TOYS FOR TOTS DRIVE Rob Rundle 175 MAFDA: CONNECTING ALL ASPECTS OF THE FASTENER INDUSTRY Chuck Halpin & Justin Myers 186 NFDA: JOIN US IN SCOTTSDALE IN OCTOBER FOR THE 2023 EXECUTIVE SUMMIT Amy Nijjar 199 DON’T MISS OUR FIRST ISSUE OF 2024!