SUMMER 2024

In the Summer

In the Summer 2024 issue of 6 DISTRIBUTOR NEWS 8 FASTENER SCIENCE: STELLAR NUCLEOSYNTHESIS AND THE ORIGIN OF METAL Rob LaPointe 10 WHY FASTENER DISTRIBUTORS SHOULD OFFER APPLICATION ENGINEERING Laurence Claus 12 THE VARIOUS METHODS OF THREAD LOCKING Bruno Marbacher 14 WHAT DISTRIBUTORS NEED TO KNOW ABOUT THE TECHNIQUE WHEN TIGHTENING A BOLTED CONNECTION Guy Avellon 16 [COVER STORY] EDSON MANUFACTURING: THE DISTRIBUTOR’S RIVET SOURCE 26 AMERICAN BOLT CORP: YOUR TRUESTED FASTENER RESOURCE Dennis Cowhey 28 UNTHREADED: SO, YOU WANT TO BE A FASTENER ROCK STAR… Eric Dudas 30 ROTOR CLIP: WHAT IS A RETAINING RING? 32 GOOGLE AND YAHOO!’S CRACKDOWN ON EMAIL: A QUICK TRIP TO THE SPAM FOLDER Joe Dysart 34 IFI ANNOUNCES 12TH EDITION OF THE BOOK OF FASTENER STANDARDS Dan Walker 36 WHEN THE SUPPLY CHAIN BREAKS Robert Footlik 40 FASTENER FAIR USA 2024: CELEBRATING INNOVATION AND GROWTH IN CLEVELAND, OH 42 FTC IMPLEMENTS NON-COMPETE BAN Jim Truesdell 44 TORSIONAL STRENGTH TEST IS CRITICAL IN MANY SCREW SPECIFICATIONS Larry Borowski 46 HERE WE GO AGAIN… Chris Donnell 48 INTERCORP UNIVERSITY: YOU + INTERCORP = SUSTAINABLE BUSINESS RESULTS 50 E-Z LOK CONTINUES ITS TRADITION OF INNOVATION & SERVICE 52 AI FOR DISTRIBUTORS: TOP APPLICATIONS AND STRATEGIC ADVANTAGES Nelson Valderamma 53 IDEAL SUPPLY: YOUR IDEAL SOURCE FOR COMMERICAL AND MIL-SPEC FASTENERS 54 IMSM LTD: IMPROVE YOUR CHANCES OF WINNING! Scott Mersch 56 IT’S ALL ABOUT THE DETAILS: LET US TRAIN YOUR CREW Jo Morris 58 UNLIMITED GROWTH AT CABLE TIES UNLIMITED Stan Lockhart 60 STS INDUSTRIAL: YOUR ONE-STOP WHOLESALE SUPPLIER Dennis Cowhey 62 THE FASTENER EXPERTS MENTOR GROUP: I HAVE A FASTENER QUESTION…WHAT ARE THE STANDARD COMMITTES AND WHY SHOULD I JOIN? Your Expert, Tony Reid 64 STAFDA 2024 CONVENTION SPEAKERS ANNOUNCED Georgia H. Foley, CEO 66 MWFA EVENTS ROUND UP AND NEW BOARD OF DIRECTORS ANNOUNCED FOR 2024 Francesca Lewis 68 ALEMITE ® SHUTTERS PRODUCTION – HUYETT HAS A SOLUTION 70 THE DIFFERENCE BETWEEN COILED SPRING PINS AND SLOTTED SPRING PINS Adolf Valasek 72 IOVISTA: FASTENER INDUSTRY – EVOLVE OR GET LEFT BEHIND 74 IFI ANNOUNCES NEW BOARD LEADERSHIP & DIVISION CHAIRS Dan Walker 76 2X AWARD WINNING TECHNOLOGY: BIT-LOK REQUIRES ZERO FORCE TO INSTALL A SCREW 78 BUY-SELL AGREEMENTS Roman Basi 80 NCFA CELEBRATES A MILESTONE! Mike Robinson 81 NCFA DISTRIBUTOR SOCIAL PHOTOS

volume 47 // issue #3 82 2024/2025 SEFA BOARD OF DIRECTORS Nancy Rich 84 PERFECTION CHAIN PRODUCTS EXPANDS LEADERSHIP AS LARGEST WELDLESS CHAIN PRODUCER 88 MAFDA GOLF OUTING & SCHOLARSHIP A HUGE SUCCESS! Freddy Barr 88 MAFDA GOLF OUTING PHOTOS 91 BRYNOLF MANUFACTURING ADDS TO ITS PRODUCT LINE 92 WESTERN WIRE: AN INDUSTRY LEADER WITH OVER 100 YEARS OF EXPERTISE 95 FASTENER FAIR USA PHOTOS 97 COMPONENT PACKAGING ADDS NEW EQUIPMENT 100 MW INDUSTRIES: MASTERING THE ART OF LONG-TERM PLANNING 102 MW INDUSTRIES CUSTOMER APPRECIATION CRAWFISH BOIL 107 SUBSCRIPTION FORM 110 NEFDA SCHOLARSHIP AWARDS Laura Murphy 124 SEFA SPRING CONFERENCE – MEMBER EVENT OF THE YEAR Nancy Rich 125 SEFA SPRING CONFERENCE PHOTOS 131 SEMS AND SPECIALS: YOUR THREAD FORMING EXPERTS 137 UNICORP NOW OFFERS RETAINING RINGS 142 FASTENER WEB LINKS 152 PAC-WEST AFTER HOURS NETWORKING EVENTS Amy Nijjar 153 PAC-WEST AFTER HOURS SAN DIEGO PHOTOS 167 FASTENER FAIR USA OPENING NIGHT PARTY PHOTOS 171 MWFA SCREWED UP GOLF OPEN PHOTOS 182 MWFA ESSENTIALS IN HEAT TREATING & PLATING Francesca Lewis 183 MWFA WINE TASTING EVENT PHOTOS 190 SFA CONFERENCE REPORT Becky Buddenbohn 199 DON’T MISS OUR FALL ISSUE