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March 18, 2024

Episode #198 - Meat Me in Texas

Charlie Kerr on the impact of EVs on the fastener industry. Fastenal CFO Holden Lewis reviews the latest FDI. Carmen Vertullo explains bolt tightness testing. SFA president Brad Burel previews the upcoming spring conference.…
March 3, 2024

Special Report: Mud Race Cancelled?

Elite fastener mud racers Bob "GQ" Baer, Jake "Valdez" Davis, and GH3 break a shocking development pertaining to the 2024 Rugged Nut event scheduled ahead of this year's MWFA FSTNR week.
Feb. 20, 2024

Episode #197 - Flying Squirrel

J. Lanfranco boss Jason Baines on infrastructure and taking care of staff. Atlanta Rod sales manager Chris McCaffrey sees increased demand for domestic parts. BBI president Jun Xu on the rising FDI. Carmen Vertullo explains …
Jan. 18, 2024

Episode #196 - Clean Up

Würth EVP Dee Ward is flying high with a new mission that will take him far. Jake "Valdez" Davis gets his CFS as dean of the Fastener Training Institute Jo Morris keeps it real. Bob "GQ" Baer and Mike McNulty have the comple…
Dec. 19, 2023

Episode #195 - Third R AI L

Scott Camp of Atlas Distribution Services, AFC CEO Kevin Godin and McNulty on the FDI rebound, Christian Reich of Goebel gets CFS certified, plus BoltWise co-founder Cole Weiler brings AI solutions to the fastener industry. …
Nov. 16, 2023

Episode #194 - Spheres of Confusion

Würth Revcar CEO Chapman Revercomb, Lindfast Solutions Group VP of Quality Darlene Collis is back from the ASTM, Hans Fuller joins McNulty and Carmen looks at blind rivets. BONSU: Rosa talks AI at the NFDA.
Oct. 19, 2023

Episode #193 - Haul of Fame

IFE '23 is in the books, and the FDI slid back below the 50 mark again. New industry partnerships, grand openings and Hall of Fame inductees, plus the risks surrounding socket screw plating.
Sept. 21, 2023

Episode #192 - The Legend of Boulder Junction

Endries CEO Michael Knight, Don "The Amazing" Shan, Charlie Kerr on the UAW strike, Carmen Vertullo on cutting taps and so long to Marc Strandquist. Plus, a new podcast "Bolts N Hose" from Patriot Bolt.
Sept. 9, 2023

Special Report: MWFA FSTNR Week '23

MWFA FSTNR Week '23 highlights and floor interviews.
Aug. 19, 2023

Episode #191 - The Smell of Thread

Chris Nissen of Aspen Fasteners traces amazing changes in the fastener industry during his long tenure as a family owned importer turned digital seller(1:34:57). Newsman Mike McNulty and Frank "Balboa" Devito of Brighton Be…
July 20, 2023

Episode #190 - For Shore

S.W. Anderson president Jim Dagnan dives into his tenure at the head of the NFDA as new trends and new technologies challenge the fastener industry (1:19:07). Baird senior analyst David Manthey joins newsman Mike McNulty o…
June 22, 2023

Episode #189 - Crossroads

The world approaches a precarious intersection with the advent of super AI. AFC Industries CEO Kevin Godin shares his thoughts and describes how new tech tools are already in use in the fastener industry (1:26:19). BTM Man…
June 8, 2023

Special Report: Fastener Fair USA '23

Highlights and floor interviews from this year's Fastener Fair USA in Nashville. Featuring interviews by the lovely and talented Lynn Dempsey with Rich Cavoto , Jen Kushnir , Jun Xu , Bob Chiricosta , Lonni Kieffer , Itzela…
May 14, 2023

Episode #188 - Completely Different

Marine Fasteners CEO Dee Ward and ERP platform founder Bob Reynolds of INxSQL Software view the fastener industry from completely different angles, and share their insights on improving customer satisfaction for continued su…
April 18, 2023

Episode #187 - More Wining

Like a skilled sommelier, Threaded Fasteners CEO Billy Duren uncorks The Nuts and Bolts of Leadership, a new podcast designed to inspire, instruct and inform budding leaders (1:36:26). With his nose for success in the fasten…
March 16, 2023

Episode #186 - Like a Glove

As the fastener market adapts to unsettled circumstances, Endries International president and CEO Michael Knight engineers a strategy for continued growth (1:44:56). Distributors report mostly positive sales last month, as …
Feb. 17, 2023

Episode #185 - Not The End

IFI Director of Training and senior fastener consultant, Laurence Claus describes a key challenge facing all fastener companies, the standards process, and his approach to bringing perspective to the industry (1:43:17). Gre…
Jan. 17, 2023

Episode #184 - Resolutions

Premium locknut supplier J Lanfranco sees big opportunities appearing, as the cosmopolitan Jason Baines leads their North American push (1:47:01). Likewise, hard charger Matt Boyd is helping to guide Parker Fasteners forge a…
Dec. 15, 2022

Episode #183 - Down Hill

Like a bobsled down a frozen precipice, the fastener industry streaks to the close of another blazing fast year. Fresh off the slopes, Mr. Charlie Kerr of Kerr Lakeside discovers a vexing industry development, and shares his…
Nov. 18, 2022

Episode #182 - Asking For It

Selling fasteners begins by asking for the order, as Tim "Action" Jackson proved during an illustrious career in the thread game (1:30:37). Newly appointed Marine Fasteners CEO Dee Ward asks his team for their best whenever…
Oct. 27, 2022

Episode #181 - The No Show Show

IFE is like no other show in the fastener industry, and this year's edition seemed a lot like "the good old days" without the carpeting. The lovely and talented Lynn Dempsey took her mic to the show floor and spoke to atten…
Oct. 7, 2022

Special Report: Strandquist Sells

Industry veteran Marc Strandquist announces a new mission with Sellside Group, helping fastener companies navigate the challenges of a market in flux. David Kerr of Metal Resource Solutions warns of coming price hikes on Eu…
Sept. 22, 2022

Episode #180 - Trainageddon?

Has tragedy been narrowly averted or is the supply disruption train still racing down the track, set to impact business across the country? Scanwell Logistics freight forwarding expert Chris Donnell shares his view (16:31). …
Sept. 7, 2022

Special Report: MWFA FSTNR Week '22

The Mid-West Fastener Association annual FSTNR Week and table top show, golf tournament and lead up events were wildly successful again this year. TJ McFarland, Don "Tex" Carr, Mike Robinson, Jake "Valdez" Davis, Erica St…