Episode #113 – Year of the Scrooster

Eric Dudas

Great walls and mass migrations impact the fastener industry. Thread adventurer, Rob Lucas, of Lindstrom (1:14:46), and domestic manufacturing crusader, Harry Moser, of the Reshoring Initiative (20:20), present their perspectives on these and other forces as they drive the screw biz in a somewhat great leap forward. Würth EVP, Marc Strandquist joins industry anchorman Mike McNulty on the Fastener News Report to discuss surprising January FDI numbers (48:07). Plus, fastener wonk Carmen Vertullo explains a common problem with thread pitch and plating on the Fastener Training Minute (1:07:46). Brian and Eric uncover no ancient secrets, but keep an eye on Amazon, and struggle with their Chinese zodiac identities. Run time: 02:02:03

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About the Hosts

Brian Musker

Brian Musker

Known as the “hardest working man in the online thread game”, Brian Musker earned his advanced engineering degree with a thesis on fastening technology many years before entering the fastener industry with the launch of the FCH Sourcing Network in 2006. Today, he is known as the developer of the industry renowned “FCH Scrubber” software that cleans and cross-matches fastener inventory for distributors across the industry. He is also a strong advocate for his beloved breakfast spread, Vegemite.

Eric Dudas

Eric Dudas

Eric Dudas got the idea of launching Fully Threaded Radio in the early days of podcasting as he pondered how to promote the FCH Sourcing Network to an industry that wasn’t doing much with traditional social media. Fifteen years later, the show has a life of its own and has opened more doors than he could have imagined. More recently, he’s been working to build the NFBBQA (National Fastener BBQ Association) to help fastener professionals better enjoy cooking meat over fire. He also enjoys chicken ranching at his small farm in semi-rural northeast Ohio.