WINTER 2025

In the Winter 2025 issue

In the Winter 2025 issue of6 DISTRIBUTOR NEWS8 PREVAILING TORQUE FASTENERSLaurence Claus10 WHAT FASTENER DISTRIBUTORS NEED TO KNOWABOUT REPLACING WHEEL HARDWAREGuy Avellon12 DUCTILITY TESTINGLarry Borowski14 THE “5-STAR” WAREHOUSE: THE PEOPLESEASON 1, EPISODE 2Robert Footlik16 [COVER STORY] AMPG: HOW TO REVIVE THEMANUFACTURING INDUSTRY IN THE UNITED STATESBradley Vaughn26 UNTHREADED: AI REALITY CATCHES UP WITH THE HYPE –PRACTICAL FASTENER INDUSTRY APPLICATIONSEric Dudas28 GOOGLE TO THE WORLD: THESE COOKIES DON’T CRUMBLEJoe Dysart30 FASTENER SCIENCE: BASIC INSPECTION FORQUALITY CONTROLRob LaPointe32 OUTSIDE SALES AND OVERTIME – STATUS UNDERTHE FAIR LABOR STANDARDS ACTJim Truesdell34 2024 IS IN THE BOOKS! WHAT LIES AHEAD?Chris Donnell36 SELF-DIRECTED IRA FOR REAL ESTATERoman Basi38 EXCITING MILESTONE FOR INTEGRATED PACKAGING &FASTENER INC.40 PRICING PRESSURES AND MARGIN BATTLES:HOW DISTRIBUTION LEADERS ARE FIGHTING BACKNelson Valderrama42 LOCKING EFFECTIVENESS OF THREAD FORMING SCREW &DESIGN MEASURES TO PREVENT PRELOAD LOSSBruno Marbacher44 FASTENER TRAINING INSTITUTE: TRAINING FOREVERY LEVEL OF EMPLOYEEJo Morris46 FASTENER TOOL & SUPPLY: YOUR SUPPLYCHAIN PARTNERDennis Cowhey, Computer Insights48 DEMYSTIFYING MONOBOLT RIVETS AND THEIRINSTALLATION TOOLSMikel Eichinger50 IFE 2024 – WELCOME PARTY PHOTOS52 WHY ISO 14001 IS ESSENTIAL FOR THEFASTENER INDUSTRYScott Mersch54 MFDA: THE BIGGER YOU ARE, THE MOREPROTECTION YOU NEEDRob Rundle56 REGISTRATION OPENS FOR STAFDA’S 2025 EXCELLENCEIN DISTRIBUTION PROGRAMGeorgia H. Foley, CEO58 THE BEST OF IFE 2024: TOP TAKEAWAYS FROM THEFASTENER INDUSTRY’S PREMIER EVENT59 IFE 2024 – SHOW PHOTOS60 INTERCORP: ANNOUNCING THE NEW STRONG TIMBERFAMILY OF FASTENERS62 GROWERMETAL: A YEAR OF INNOVATION FORTHE FASTENER INDUSTRY64 FASTENER FAIR USA IS HEADING TO NASHVILLE!64 SFA SLEEP IN HEAVENLY PEACE BED BUILD PHOTOS66 SPIROL: HOW TO MATE COMPRESSION LIMITERS &THREADED INSERTS IN PLASTIC ASSEMBLIESChristie Jones68 INTRODUCING THE NEWLY PATENTED TIGERTOOTH FASTENEREd Ingalls, Inventor69 BEACON FASTENERS AND COMPONENTS RECEIVESINAUGURAL WÜRTH INDUSTRIES AWARD

volume 48 // issue #172 J. LANFRANCO FASTENER SYSTEMS CELEBRATES50 YEARS OF EXCELLENCE72 CARL SPACKMAN ELECTED PAC-WEST PRESIDENTAmy Nijjar74 GOEBEL’S WORLD RIVETING CONGRESS SUCCESSFULLYLAUNCHES ‘MADE IN GERMANY’ FACTORY76 MWFA CELEBRATES ITS 2024 HALL OF FAME &SCHOLARSHIP WINNERSFrancesca Lewis80 NEW STAFDA OFFICERS ANNOUNCEDGeorgia H. Foley, CEO80 MAFDA: THE 2024 EDUCATION DINNERNatalie Barr84 STAFDA 48TH ANNUAL CONVENTION & TRADE SHOW PHOTOSCourtesy of Rosa Hearn86 E-Z LOK SET TO UNVEIL INSERT AND TORQUE OUTTESTING EQUIPMENT109 SUBSCRIPTION FORM111 BRIGHTON-BEST IFE 2024 COCKTAIL PARTY PHOTOS118 2024 HAS BEEN GOOD TO THE NCFAMike Robinson122 FASTENER INDUSTRY WEB LINKS130 ENGAGE WITH NFDA MEMBERS IN 2025!Amy Nijjar131 NFDA 2024 EXECUTIVE SUMMIT PHOTOS133 SEFA TO CELEBRATE 50TH ANNIVERSARY IN 2025Nancy Rich142 SFA ENJOYS THE SEASON OF GIVINGBecky Buddenbohn145 YFP AWARDS SCHOLARSHIP FOR FASTENER TRAINING WEEK152 PAC-WEST SPRING CONFERENCE AND TABLE TOP SHOWAmy Nijjar159 DON’T MISS THE BIG SPRING SHOW ISSUE