Episode #134 – Got Zarf?

Eric Dudas

The fastener industry reacts to the news and events of this year’s International Fastener Expo, featuring perennial expo observers Jake Davis, of BTM Manufacturing, and Rosa “The Riveter” Hearn, of Brighton Best International (1:07:51). Also, from the show floor, the lovely and talented Lynn Dempsey speaks with Fastener Industry Hall of Fame award winners Robbie Gilchrist and Bob Sachs, and YFP award winners Jun Xu and Peggy Hsieh of BBI, along with Hans Fuller, Matt Boyd, John “Cool Hand” Butler, Don Nowak, Rich Cavoto, Baron “The Bearded Nut” Yarborough and more (20:01). Fastener Technology International editor Mike McNulty breaks industry headlines and the latest rally of the FDI on the Fastener News Report (48:53). Plus, four important reference resources your fastener business cannot afford to be without, on this edition of the Fastener Training Minute with Carmen Vertullo (1:01:07). BONUS: Winner of the 5th annual FTR/FTI Fastener Training Week scholarship, and also the winner of the First Edition FCH Thread Shad contest. Brian and Eric expand their vocabularies as they note a major addition to the coffee drinker’s lexicon. Run time: 02:46:15

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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.