What are Grade 9 bolts? And where do they come from? This edition of the Fastener Training Minute with Carmen Vertullo was originally published March 13, 2019 as “What are Grade 9 bolts” during episode 138 of Fully Threaded Radio. A question came up recently regarding a product we all know as Grade 9, Grade […]
Preparing a sample of fasteners to be sent to a testing lab. This edition of the Fastener Training Minute with Carmen Vertullo was originally published February 15, 2019, as “Specimen Preparation during episode 137 of Fully Threaded Radio. Today’s has to do with specimen preparation, for those of you who need to send Fasteners out […]
What caused the failure of the structural bolts on the Mario Cuomo bridge? This edition of the Fastener Training Minute with Carmen Vertullo was originally published January 17, 2019, as “Another bridge bolt problem” during episode 136 of Fully Threaded Radio. I recently received some information regarding another Bridge bolt problem, this time in New […]
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Important fastener technical resources that every fastener professional should have This edition of the Fastener Training Minute with Carmen Vertullo was originally published November 17, 2018 as “Import technical fastener resources” during episode 134 of Fully Threaded Radio. Today, we’re going to talk about some of the most important fastener technical Resources that every fastener […]
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What should you do when your customer asks you to zinc plate socket cap screws? This edition of the Fastener Training Minute with Carmen Vertullo was originally published October 25, 2018 as “What are the issues that relate to zinc plating socket cap screws” during episode 133 of Fully Threaded Radio. The reason why you […]
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This edition of the Fastener Training Minute with Carmen Vertullo was originally published September 23, 2018 as “a book recommendation for fastener people” during episode 132 of Fully Threaded Radio. Today we’re going to do something a little bit different. We’re going to do a book recommendation. Not a book review, just a recommendation. A […]
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This edition of the Fastener Training Minute with Carmen Vertullo was originally published August 23, 2018 as “Surface Discontinuities” during episode 131 of Fully Threaded Radio. Hi everybody, this is Carmen Vertullo with the Fastener Training Minute coming to you from the Fastener Training Institute and the Carver Facts Center here in beautiful, San Diego. […]
This edition of the Fastener Training Minute with Carmen Vertullo was originally published July 26, 2018 as “Dip-Spin Coatings” during episode 130 of Fully Threaded Radio. Hello everyone, this is Carmen Vertullo coming to you from the Carver Facts Center and the Fastener Training Institute. I’ve had several questions recently regarding dip-spin coatings on fasteners, […]
This edition of the Fastener Training Minute with Carmen Vertullo was originally published June 20, 2018 as “Screw Locking Devices” during episode 129 of Fully Threaded Radio. Welcome to another edition of the Fastener Training Minute. This is Carmen Vertullo coming to you from the Carver Facts Center here in beautiful San Diego and from […]
This edition of the Fastener Training Minute with Carmen Vertullo was originally published May 23, 2018 as “Fastener Head Markings” during episode 128 of Fully Threaded Radio. Hi everybody, thanks for listening to the Fastener Training Minute brought you by the Fastener Training Institute. And from the Carver FACT Center (Fastening Applications Consulting and Training) […]