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Distributor's Link Magazine Fall 2024 / Vol 47 No 4

In the Fall

In the Fall 2024 issue of 6 DISTRIBUTOR NEWS 8 RECOGNIZING COMMON FLAWS IN COLD HEADED FASTENERS Laurence Claus 10 HARDNESS TESTING SMALL FASTENERS: USING MACROHARDNESS & MICROHARDNESS TECHNIQUES Rob LaPointe 12 LIQUID THREAD LOCKERS PREVENT ROTATIONAL LOOSENING Bruno Marbacher 14 WORKFLOW AUTOMATION: REDUCE STEPS, ELIMINATE MISTAKES, SAVE TIME Dennis Cowhey 16 [COVER STORY] GOEBEL’S BIG RESHORING EFFORT – GERMANY PRODUCTION FACILITY TO OPEN Q3 2024 26 WHAT FASTENER DISTRIBUTORS NEED TO KNOW ABOUT HOW TO INVESTIGATE FASTENER FAILURES Guy Avellon 28 UNTHREADED: THE TIME THAT CARMEN GOT IT WRONG Eric Dudas 30 ROTOR CLIP INTRODUCES NEW PATENTED WAVE SPRING ENGINEERED FOR EV MARKET 32 WHAT DOES IT TAKE TO BE AN AUTOMOTIVE FASTENER SUPPLIER? Larry Borowski 34 FTI EXPANDS TRAINING IN SPANISH: PRESENTADO EN INGLES Y ESPANOL Jo Morris 36 CYBER ATTACKS? NAH, WE’RE JUST NUTS AND BOLTS Scott Mersch 38 THE STRAINS OF GLOBAL SUPPLY CHAIN Chris Donnell 40 THE “5-STAR” WAREHOUSE: THE VISION - SEASON 1, EPISODE 1 Robert Footlik 42 ADVANCING MOBILITY: SPECIALIZED SOLUTIONS FOR EV BUSBARS John O’Brien 44 HOW FASTENER DISTRIBUTORS CAN BECOME A PROFITABLE PRESENCE ON LINKEDIN Joe Dysart 46 IN MEMORIAM: ALLEN GOODMAN 48 STRATEGIC PRICING STRATEGY: THE ONE THING DISTRIBUTION EXECS MISS ABOUT PROFITABILITY AND PRICING Nelson Valderrama 50 CONNELLY VS. UNITED STATES: IMPACT ON COMPANY LIFE INSURANCE PROCEEDS AND BUY-SELL AGREEMENTS Roman Basi 52 SUPREME COURT’S OVERTURNING CHEVRON DEFENSE CHECKS AGENCY OVERREACH Jim Truesdell 54 SC FASTENING: CELEBRATING 25 YEARS OF DEDICATION AND INNOVATION Dennis Cowhey 56 2024 HAS BEEN GOOD TO THE NCFA Mike Robinson 58 STAFDA’S OPENING PARTY AT THE COUNTRY MUSIC HALL OF FAME Georgia H. Foley, CEO 60 IFI BOOK OF FASTENER STANDARDS: A CONVERSATION WITH DR. SALIM BRAHIMI Dan Walker 62 BAY SUPPLY: HOW TO CHOOSE WHICH SOLID RIVET MATERIAL TO USE Mike Eichinger, COO 64 HOW PRE-FABRICATED DISC SPRINGS SAVE TIME, MONEY & ENSURE QUALITY John Valvoda 66 MIDWEST FASTENER ASSOCIATION FSTNR WEEK: A WEEK OF INDUSTRY ACHIEVEMENT AND CONNECTION Francesca Lewis 67 MIDWEST FASTENER ASSOCIATION FSTNR WEEK: TABLE TOP SHOW PHOTOS 68 KINTER: WE’RE READY TO SHINE WHEN OUR CUSTOMERS NEED US

volume 47 // issue #4 70 SFA ENJOYS LIVE MUSIC, COLD BEVERAGES, BASEBALL GAME & SCHOLARSHIPS! Becky Buddenbohn 72 BRIKKSEN: IT’S ALL IN THE DETAILS 76 R&R ENGINEERING: CELEBRATING 55 YEARS OF EXCELLENCE IN MANUFACTURING 78 MFDA ANNOUNCES SCHOLARSHIP RECIPIENTS Rob Rundle 81 UC COMPONENTS: INSTANT LIVE EXPERT SUPPORT FROM OUR CERTIFIED FASTENER SPECIALISTS 84 PAC-WEST FALL DINNER MEETING & VENDOR SHOWCASE Amy Nijjar 86 E-Z LOK THREADED INSERTS AND KITS FOR SOFTWOOD 91 EUROLINK FASTENER SUPPLY: SOUTH CAROLINA PRODUCT LINE EXPANSION 98 SEFA TO CELEBRATE 50TH ANNIVERSARY IN 2025 Nancy Rich 98 SEFA SUMMER SOCIAL PHOTOS 103 MIDWEST FASTENER ASSOCIATION FSTNR WEEK: SLEEP IN HEAVENLY PEACE BED BUILD PHOTOS 111 NFDA SCHOLARSHIP FOR FASTENER TRAINING WEEK Amy Nijjar 116 PAC-WEST AFTER HOURS NETWORKING EVENTS Amy Nijjar 118 NCFA CHEERS TO FASTENERS PHOTOS 123 MIDWEST FASTENER ASSOCIATION FSTNR WEEK: 71ST ANNUAL GOLF OUTING PHOTOS 125 SUBSCRIPTION FORM 126 THE IMPORTANCE OF DISTRIBUTORS JOINING FASTENER ASSOCIATIONS Rosa Hearn, Brighton-Best International 153 NFDA ANNUAL MEETING & ESPS PHOTOS 157 SCOTT MCDANIEL ELECTED NFDA PRESIDENT Amy Nijjar 163 IN MEMORIAM: ROBERT MARTIN CALFEE III 175 SET YOUR TARGET ON OUR FIRST ISSUE OF 2025

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