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Fully Threaded Radio – Special Report: Optimas CEO Marc Strandquist (24:44)

Bold strategies and a new leadership direction for industrial fastener supplier Optimas Solutions are the topics as newly appointed CEO, Mr. Marc Strandquist discusses key points of their exciting recently announced initiative, his management ... [Read More]
2020/10/30

Fastener Manufacturing: Graewe talks winds of change | Torque-Expo

A partner and supplier across a wide range of sectors, including automotive, rail and mechanical engineering to name a few, Graewe is a midsize metal processing company based in Finnentrop. Hayley Everett speaks with Managing Director Olaf Graewe on ... [Read More]
2020/10/30

Rivets nylon & plastic fasteners + Gesipa in Torque Magazine | Torque-Expo

The new issue of Torque Magazine is available to read online today, featuring rivets, nylon & plastic fasteners plus insights from Gesipa and a (virtual) tour of Makita USA’s huge new facility in Reno.(...) via Rivets nylon & plastic ... [Read More]
2020/10/28

Employee Spotlight – Karl Martyn, PEM® Applications Engineer, Galway Ireland – PennEngineering

We recently talked with Karl Martyn, PEM® Applications Engineer in Galway, Ireland, about his 17-year career with PennEngineering® and how he and his team often look to past experiences to help design and develop future fastening innovations for ... [Read More]
2020/10/22

Employee Spotlight – Larry Zhang, New Product Applications Manager, Kunshan, China – PennEngineering

We recently talked with Larry Zhang, New Product Applications Manager at PEM® China about his 15 year career with PennEngineering®(...) via Employee Spotlight – Larry Zhang, New Product Applications Manager, Kunshan, China – PennEngineering. [Read More]
2020/10/22

Fully Threaded Radio – Episode #157 – One More Rep (2:08:01)

The screw biz rebounded sooner than expected, but the customer meeting game still has a long way to go. Veteran sales pro Jackie "Kind of a Big Deal" Ventura guest-hosts a timely segment that details the current picture, as she welcomes fellow rep ... [Read More]
2020/10/22

FND Asks IFE More Details About Match & Meet | Fastener News Desk

FND Q: Many of us have been attending virtual events over the past months. Can you provide a brief description of what the virtual Match & Meet environment will be like?(...) via FND Asks IFE More Details About Match & Meet | Fastener News ... [Read More]
2020/10/21

Matten: Rare Synchronicity & Chemistry Built Fastener Fair | Global Fastener News

EDITOR’S NOTE: Our COVID-19 coverage is now free to the fastener industry. “There are two powerful things in business that really cannot be engineered: Synchronicity and chemistry,” Phil Matten reflected on his fastener career as he retires ... [Read More]
2020/10/18

Seeing the world through other people’s eyes | Fastener + Fixing Magazine

I’ve joked that when I ‘retired’ I could write all the stories I didn’t dare write while I was editor. Fear not. I leave the magazine shortly, in the best of hands, but will remain active in the fastener industry for a while yet – so it ... [Read More]
2020/10/18