Episode #30 - Ringing in the Rain
It's a veritable deluge of fastener industry insight as Mike McNulty's Fastener News Report covers the Grainger / Fabory deal, including insider observations by BB&T Capital Markets analyst, Holden Lewis (15:17). Russ Doran, of Timberline Fasteners, describes the industry from the Rocky Mountain region point of view, and previews the upcoming Pac-West fall conference (38:35). Industry sage, Bruce Darling, wraps up his summary of market conditions in the second of a two part series (64:47). Plus, Beacon Fasteners and Components quality manager, Jerry Stoczanskyj, discusses his recent elevation to three ASME standards committees (34:13). Hosts Brian Musker and Eric Dudas welcome title sponsor, Stelfast, and think there should be a replacement for the descriptor flash mob. They also explain the stormy demise of a mislaid and moistened iPhone. Run time: 01:40:18
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Episode #206A - Out of the Rut
AFC VP of sales John Kovatch joins Mike McNulty on the Fastener News Report, Jake "Valdez" Davis of BTM Manufacturing announces the return of fastener mud racing. Brian and Eric launch the IronClad gloves "Out of the Rut" contest.
Episode #205B - Travelers
Jo Morris of Desert Distribution and TJ McFarland of Brikksen travel far afield in their fastener endeavors, jamming in as much fun as good business will allow. Thread guru Carmen Vertullo discusses thread stripping on the Fastener Training Minute.
Episode #205A - Footprints
OneMonroe fastener data hawk JR Prahl sees the long range impact of clean data. Martin EVP Scott McDaniel joins Mike McNulty to examine the upward spike in industry sentiment on the Fastener News Report. Brian and Eric announce a new …
FTR Special Report: Würth EVP Larry Stevens
Würth EVP Larry Stevens shares his thoughts as he guides the world's largest industrial supplier toward global integration and connectivity. From simple midwest beginnings, he spent 16 years building the business in Asia before returning to the U.S. to focus …
Episode #202 - In Other News
Eurolink president Craig Penland and technologist Anders Green. Huyett CEO Tim "Iron Butt" O'Keeffe joins newsman Mike McNulty. Carmen Vertullo compares macro and micro hardness testing. IFE show manager Morgan Wilson, plus Bob "GQ" Baer and Lynn Dempsey report from …