SPRING 2023

In the Spring

In the Spring 2023 issue of 6 DISTRIBUTOR NEWS 8 FASTENER SCIENCE: STRESS DURABILITY TESTING – ASTM F606 AND NASM 1312-5 Rob LaPointe 10 THREAD-FORMING SCREWS FOR A COST-EFFICIENT FASTENING SOLUTION Bruno Marbacher 12 DIFFICULT FASTENING APPLICATIONS – PART 1: THREAD FORMING INTO THIN SHEETS Laurence Claus 14 FASTENER FAIR USA: SEE YOU IN NASHVILLE! 16 [COVER FEATURE] CONTINENTAL AERO: THE STANDARD OF EXCELLENCE FOR 75 YEARS 26 WIFI ANNOUNCES THE MARYANN MARZOCCHI EDUCATION SCHOLARSHIP 28 LINDFAST + STAR STAINLESS: A NEW CONSTELLATION OF FASTENER SERVICE AND SUPPLY 30 ROTOR CLIP COMPANY: WHAT MAKES RETAINING RINGS THE RIGHT SOLUTION? 32 THE FASTENER EXPERTS MENTOR GROUP: I HAVE A FASTENER QUESTION…. Your Expert, John Butler 34 ZAGO MANUFACTURING CELEBRATES 30 YEARS! 36 WHAT DISTRIBUTORS NEED TO KNOW ABOUT TORQUE Guy Avellon 38 CELO USA – TRIDENT FASTENERS INC: THE IMPORTANCE OF LICENSED FASTENERS 40 COMPUTER INSIGHTS: ISO AUDITS MADE EASY Dennis Cowhey 42 CHANGES ARE HAPPENING Chris Donnell 43 INTEGRATED PACKAGING IS OFF TO A GREAT START IN 2023 44 SETTING ADJUSTABLE THREAD RINGS PART 1: WHY DO I NEED THE SET PLUG? Larry Borowski 46 FCH SOURCING NETWORK: OUT OF STOCK? IT HAPPENS! Eric Dudas 48 ATLAS INDUSTRY MARKETING: THE JOURNEY OF AN INDEPENDENT REP Alan Lindahl 50 FASTENER TRAINING INSTITUTE OFFERS ON-SITE TRAINING Jo Morris 52 PENN ENGINEERING SELF CLINCHING VS WELD FASTENERS: WHICH IS BEST? Michael J. Rossi 54 MWFA ANNOUNCES NEW VENUE FOR 2023 FSTNR WEEK Nancy Rich 56 MECHANICAL POWER: STREAMLINING GLOBAL SOURCING WITH HASSLE-FREE SOLUTIONS Dennis Cowhey 58 TAMING THE TOXIC WAREHOUSE Robert Footlik 60 INDIANA STEEL PRODUCTS: THE ‘ONE-STOP’ FOR ALL YOUR ROD, U-BOLT, STUD AND ANCHOR NEEDS 62 AI MAKES HIRING MORE EFFICIENT AND LESS EXPENSIVE AT YOUR FASTENER COMPANY Joe Dysart 64 ESG INVESTING: IMPACT ON INVESTORS AND DISTRIBUTORS’ SUPPLY CHAIN BURDENS Jim Truesdell 66 STAFDA SPRING UPDATE Georgia H. Foley, CEO 68 HOLE PREPARATION FOR BLIND RIVETING Anthony Di Maio 70 DON’T GET BURIED IN EXCESS: HOW TO AVOID THE DANGERS OF INFLATED INVENTORY Nelson Valderrama 71 UNICORP EXPANDS SHOULDER SCREW & DOWEL PIN INVENTORY 72 FTI ANNOUNCES WURTH INDUSTRY NORTH AMERICA 2023 SUSTAINING SPONSORSHIP 76 WHY CHOOSE A C-CORPORATION? Roman Basi 77 MM DISTRIBUTION: YOUR HEAVY TRUCK AND TRAILER SPECIALISTS 78 COME TO CHICAGO IN JUNE FOR NFDA’S 2023 ANNUAL MEETING Amy Niijar 80 SHEREX’S NEW ROUND BODY RIVET NUT, OPTISERT ® - PERFORMANCE FOR ALL APPLICATIONS 83 BTM MANUFACTURING IS MORE THAN COFFEE – IT’S A COFFEE WITH A MISSION!

volume 46 // issue #2 84 FTI ‘FASTENING 101’ PRE-SHOW CLASS AT FASTENER FAIR USA 90 SPIROL EXPANDS CL220 SPLIT SEAM COMPRESSION LIMITER LINE 92 FASTENERS DELIVER PROFIT FOR PUBLIC COMPANIES Jason Sandefur 96 BAY SUPPLY: EVERYTHING YOU NEED TO KNOW ABOUT WELL NUTS Mike Eichinger 98 WIFI ANNOUNCES 2022 AWARD WINNERS 100 EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR, NANCY RICH TO RETIRE FROM MID-WEST FASTENER ASSOCIATION 101 EUROLINK TO EXHIBIT ‘FAST, FASTER, FASTEST’ AT FFUSA 115 AMPG BEGINS CONSTRUCTION ON IN-HOUSE DESIGN AND TEST LAB 121 NEF PURCHASES FIVE NEW SLOTTING MACHINES 127 MAFDA HOLIDAY PARTY 2022 Bill Bankoske 133 SUBSCRIPTION FORM 134 FASTENER INDUSTRY WEB LINKS 140 SANTA HELPS MWFA CELEBRATE HOLIDAYS Nancy Rich 141 MWFA HOLIDAY PARTY PHOTOS 148 PAC-WEST FASTENER ASSOC: JOIN US IN SCOTTSDALE APRIL 26-29 Amy Niijar 151 MFDA ENDS 2022 ON A HIGH WITH TOYS FOR TOTS DRIVE 154 NCFA OFFERS A VARIETY OF EVENTS IN 2023 Marty Nolan 166 SEFA 2023 CONFERENCE DESTINATION AND SCHEDULE Nancy Rich 169 PAC-WEST AFTER HOURS PARTY PHOTOS 177 NEFDA INDUCTS TWO NEW MEMBERS INTO HALL OF FAME Laura Murphy 183 MAFDA HOLIDAY PARTY PHOTOS 199 ADVERTISE IN OUR THIRD QUARTER ISSUE, RECEIVE GREAT BENEFITS!