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What’ll be the talk in Cleveland? – Fastenerblog.net

 I’m looking forward to the Fastener Fair USA show in Cleveland. It’s pretty much in my backyard so I’m very curious to see how it goes. I can report that almost every distributor I talk with in NE Ohio, and many from MI are attending. Doesn... [Read More]
2018/04/05

Why it Takes Less Torque to Loosen a Bolt Than to Tighten It | Road and Track

 As Charlie Chaplin figured out during his brief assembly-line career depicted in the 1936 film Modern Times, tightening bolts all day can be a real pain. Lucky for Charlie, and for any one of us working on a mechanical project, there's good news at ... [Read More]
2018/03/27

Fully Threaded Radio – Episode #126 – Tariffs Anyone? (140:49)

 Date: March 15, 2018 By: Fully Threaded Radio Description: Who’s up for some sweet new tariffs? Apparently, not the fastener industry, as Kerr Lakeside honcho, Mr. Charlie Kerr weighs in with his reaction to the news of tariffs on imported ... [Read More]
2018/03/19

Video: An Inside Look At How ARP Fasteners Are Made | ChevyHardcore

 Nuts and bolts — they’re some off the smallest parts of anything mechanical, but they are also vital to holding any mechanical device together. ARP manufactures all forms of fasteners that are used inside engines of all sizes and horsepower ... [Read More]
2018/03/12

Fastenerblog.netMarch Madness Hits the Fastener Industry – Fastenerblog.net

 Want to fill out one more NCAA Bracket? Come join us and compete with your fastener peers. Not sure what the winner gets but we’ll come up with something (other than bragging rights)!(...) via Fastenerblog.netMarch Madness Hits the Fastener ... [Read More]
2018/03/12

Fully Threaded Radio – Episode #125 – Shake It Up (135:03)

 By: Fully Threaded RadioDescription: Shaking up the world of hard to locate metric fasteners, Craig Penland explains the unique business model of Eurolink Fastener Supply Service 1:29:24. Solution Industries boss, John Radel talks shop, and announ... [Read More]
2018/02/16

Fastenerblog.netFastener Fair in CLE – Fastenerblog.net

 I have spoken to a lot of distributors in Northeast Ohio and some in surrounding states. Without question, local distributors will be attending the Fastener Fair USA show in Cleveland. Questions about it being a “first time show” or the fact ... [Read More]
2018/02/15

How to teach a robot to screw – MIT Technology Review

 In the pantheon of technologies that make our modern society possible, one of the most underappreciated and neglected is the threaded fastener, more commonly known as the screw. This technology emerged at the dawn of the industrial era, when it ... [Read More]
2018/02/12

‘Unrecognized for 7 Decades,’ Original Rosie the Riveter Dies | Global Fastener News

 MEDIA SPOTLIGHT – The original ‘Rosie the Riveter’ – Naomi Parker Fraley – died January 20, 2018, in Longview, WA. “Over the years, a welter of American women have been identified as the model for Rosie, the ware worker of 1940s ... [Read More]
2018/01/25

Fully Threaded Radio – Episode #124 – One for the Barbie (127:48)

 Date: January 16, 2018 By: Fully Threaded Description: An exciting new era of fastener distribution appears imminent as Mike Ricciardi of ITW Shakeproof and Bryan Wheeler of Star Stainless report on the YFP Leadership Conference that focused ... [Read More]
2018/01/17