We are always excited to announce Industrial Distribution’s top 50 compilation of businesses competing in the MRO market – distributing everything from fasteners to safety products. The Big 50 List ranks biggest market movers in the industry based on previous year’s global sales. This year’s Big 50 List is based on 2019 sales figures, not […]
This edition of the Fastener Training Minute with Carmen Vertullo was originally published July 21, 2020 as “ASME B18.16.6 nylon insert lock nuts” during episode 154 of Fully Threaded Radio. Today’s topic, like many of our topics came via an email question. Actually, it was a problem that a client had regarding the proper designation […]
This edition of the Fastener Training Minute with Carmen Vertullo was originally published June 18, 2020 as “Fastener Standards Review Channel” during episode 153 of Fully Threaded Radio. We’ve been doing an interesting thing on the internet here since the pandemic has been going on and it’s called the Fasteners Standards Review Channel. I spend […]
Wednesday, May 13 1:00 p.m. ET. The world is a very different place today. With the constant demands of this ever-changing environment, suppliers and buyers in the fastener and industrial products industry have had to pivot in real time. So, how have businesses in the industry dealt with the challenges brought about by this crisis? […]
What is weathering Steel and where do we use it? This edition of the Fastener Training Minute with Carmen Vertullo was originally published May 16, 2020 as “What are Grade 3 Rivets” during episode 152 of Fully Threaded Radio. As often is the case, my Fastener Training Minute discussion comes from an email question. One […]
The first months of 2020 were great for precision fastener manufacturer Richard Manno based in West Babylon, New York. With the rest of the country, however, executive vice president Jason Wagner and general manager Ilian Dimitrov watched business take a turn as news of a global novel coronavirus outbreak turned into actual confirmed cases in […]
Standards aren’t always clear about fastener temperature tolerances This edition of the Fastener Training Minute with Carmen Vertullo was originally published April 16, 2020 as “The Heat is On” during episode 151 of Fully Threaded Radio. There are three things that can help inform us about this. The first thing is believe it or not, […]
The Fastener Distributor Index (FDI) in March asked respondents to weigh in with their feelings about operating conditions as the COVID-19 hysteria began to hit North America. With stronger than average survey participation, 62% of respondents said there would be either a minor or major shift of manufacturing back to the U.S. as a result […]
To increase the number of sales inquires from your FCH listings, follow the lead of top performing network members. Here are a few strategies they have in common. 1. List as Much Inventory as Possible Thousands of searches per week take place on FCH Sourcing Network and on any given day there can be over […]
Economic distress in the wake of the COVID-19 shutdown suggests deteriorating trade relations between China and the U.S. according to the newest Fastener Distributor Index (FDI) survey, completed April 3, 2020. The survey of North American privately held distributors of industrial fasteners also revealed that respondents feel the turmoil would result in only minor shifting […]
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