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Episode #207A – FDI Screwge

The FDI brings a lump of coal to the fastener industry, but Star Stainless president Tim Roberto Jr. and Fastener Technology International senior news editor Mike McNulty remain positive, despite mixed feelings over probable new tariffs, on the Fastener News Report (20:23). Goebel Fasteners CEO Christian Reich takes more fastener limelight at this year’s Fastenal […]

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Episode #206B – A Mining Mind

Premium fastener provider J. Lanfranco sends mining industry veteran Steve Roebuck on a mission to dig up new business from an international market (11:20). On the Fastener Training Minute, thread educator Carmen Vertullo discusses a classic question involving nylon insert locknuts (22:50). PLUS: The first winner of the “Out of the Rut” IronClad gloves contest! […]

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Episode #205A – Footprints

Digital fastener data is like footprints that leave a long lasting imprint.  So says JR Prahl of mega-industrial supplier OneMonroe (45:19). On the Fastener News Report, senior fastener newsman Mike McNulty welcomes Martin Fastening Supply EVP Scott McDaniel to discuss the soaring FDI readings from the most recent report (10:18). Brian and Eric set a […]

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Special Report: Würth EVP Larry Stevens

 Würth EVP Larry Stevens shares his thoughts as he guides the world’s largest industrial supplier toward global integration and connectivity. From simple midwest beginnings, he spent 16 years building the business in Asia before returning to the U.S. to focus on directing the company’s vast collection of companies towards a more unified growth course. […]

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FTM 204 – Bainite, the new fastener material

Fastener Training Minute 204

This edition of the Fastener Training Minute with Carmen Vertullo was originally published September 20th, 2024 as “The high-strength fastener material of the future, property class 16.8 Bainite” during episode 204 of Fully Threaded Radio. Well hello everyone, this is Carmen Vertullo with your Fastener Training Minute,  coming to you from Fastener Training Institute and […]

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Episode #204 – Wall to Wall

Don “The Amazing” Shan joins Brian and Eric for semi-comprehensive IFE ’24 coverage, featuring Larry Stevens, Jo Morris, Marcel Goebel, Wayne Wishnew, Lisa Sanderson, Jake Glaser, John Gaudette, Mike Robinson and many more!  An important name was added to the wall this year, and the lovely and talented Lynn Dempsey was there.  Plus, Earnest CEO […]

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Episode #203 – More Threads

Fastener industry 50 year veteran and Goebel Fasteners national sales manager Sam Underwood explains what makes a great distributor (14:29). Will Snyder of WTC Business Technology Services on the fallout from the Cloudstrike internet outage snafu (1:29:54). Birmingham Fastener & Supply CEO Brad Tinney joins Mike McNulty on the Fastener News Report to review the […]

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