SPRING 2025

In the Spring 2025 issue

In the Spring 2025 issue of6 DISTRIBUTOR NEWS8 AEROSPACE FASTENERS PART 1 – WHAT KIND OFFASTENERS HOLD AN AIRCRAFT TOGETHER?Laurence Claus10 CYBERSECURITY: THE PLAYBOOK FOR FASTENERDISTRIBUTORS - HOW TO STAY AHEAD OF HACKERSJoe Dysart12 FASTENER SCIENCE: CORRECTIVE ACTION REQUESTS –APPROACHING THEM AS A WIN-WIN FOR ALL PARTIESRob LaPointe14 VISUAL LOCKING ELEMENTS AND LOCKNUTS FOR SHAFTSBruno Marbacher16 [COVER STORY] LINDFAST SOLUTIONS GROUP: OURGROWTH, YOUR ADVANTAGE26 WHAT FASTENER DISTRIBUTORS NEED TO KNOW ABOUTUSING TWO NUTS TO LOCK A BOLTGuy Avellon28 THE “5-STAR” WAREHOUSE: THE PHYSICAL FACILITY –SEASON 1, EPISODE 3Robert Footlik30 2025 - THE YEAR OF THE TARIFF INCREASESChris Donnell32 UNTHREADED: INTELLIGENTLY REACTING TO NEW TARIFFSEric Dudas34 LOK-MOR: A LEGACY OF QUALITY AND PERFORMANCEIN DOMESTIC LOCKNUT MANUFACTURING36 TRUMP SETS RAPID PACE OF EXECUTIVE ORDERS –WILL IT BE A BOOST FOR BUSINESS?Jim Truesdell38 VETERAN TALENT: 5 VALUABLE WAYS FASTENERDISTRIBUTORS INVEST IN THE FUTURENelson Valderrama40 INTERSTATE SCREW CORP: THE OLDEST AND LARGESTFASTENER DISTRIBUTOR IN FLORIDADennis Cowhey, Computer Insights42 PROPER INSPECTION OF SLOTTED RECESSESIN SCREW HEADSLarry Borowski44 ATTENDEE REGISTRATION IS NOW OPEN FORFASTENER FAIR USA 202548 THE BENEFITS OF LIGHT DUTY COILED SPRING PINSIN SOFT AND BRITTLE MATERIALSAdolf Valasek50 ARTIFICIAL INTELLIGENCE IN THE FASTENER INDUSTRYAND ISO/IEC 42001Scott Mersch52 MWFA HOLIDAY PARTY RECAP AND UPCOMING EVENTSFrancesca Lewis54 DECKER MANUFACTURING EXPANDS PRODUCT LINE56 IFE 2025 – BUILT ON TRADITION, DRIVEN BY INNOVATION58 ROTOR CLIP: HARNESSING THE VERSATILITY OF SPIRALRETAINING RINGS60 MFDA ECONOMIC FORECAST MEETINGRob Rundle62 GROWERMETAL CELEBRATES ITS 75TH ANNIVERSARYWITH THE LAUNCH OF GROWER ECONICAL ®64 EUROLINK FASTENER SUPPLY SERVICE: CELEBRATING25 YEARS OF ROCK-SOLID SERVICE66 E-Z LOK: E-Z THREADED INSERTS AND KITS FOR METAL68 MID-WEST FASTENER ASSOCIATION HOLIDAY PARTY PHOTOS72 CRESCENT MANUFACTURING: WHERE TINY SCREWSMAKE A WORLD OF DIFFERENCE72 HRISTIJAN GEORGIEVSKI ELECTED YFP PRESIDENT FOR 202574 WOMEN IN THE FASTENER INDUSTRY ANNOUNCEAWARD WINNERS

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