Episodes
April 11, 2013
Episode #62 - Farewell Baroness
Something is fishy under the new Bay Bridge, and it isn’t fish. Master fastener consultant , Mr. Carmen Vertullo , discusses what could have caused bolts to fail even before the project has been completed (19:02). Industry b...
March 28, 2013
Episode #61 - Tacos & Cigars
Fastener road warriors approach their travels in different ways, but those who listen to the fastener industry's top on-demand radio show will learn what's keeping the financial system afloat, as Federal Reserve economist, Mr...
March 7, 2013
Episode #60 - We Have Assumed Control
Assuming anything can be risky, especially when control is the object. Turn-around artist, Vince Chiappone , describes his experience taking the helm at The Richard Manno Company (85:41). Kind of a “big deal” in the fastene...
Feb. 21, 2013
Episode #59 - Start Shrugging
How will the fastener industry react to the influx of overbearing government attacks against business at every level? Is the answer to be found in the newest website release by the fastener industry's biggest player? And who ...
Feb. 7, 2013
Episode #58 - Gunsolidation
What's driving recent rapid fire fastener company acquisitions? Was the explosive FDI rebound triggered by legitimate market growth? And what would happen in the event of a total ban on threaded fasteners? Stelfast president ...
Jan. 24, 2013
Episode #57 - Thanks, Hoss
The legendary Cartwright family made its mark on the old west, just as some have made theirs on the fastener industry. Dan Zehnder welcomes industry magnate, Mr. Ed McIlhon , of Assembled Products , to the latest installment ...
Jan. 10, 2013
Episode #56 - Narrowly Averted
With world annihilation averted, the FTR boys convene a semi-all star panel to explore the future of the fastener industry after reviewing the year gone by. John Butler , of K&L Sales , the iPhone-toting Andy Pels , of ScrewC...
Dec. 12, 2012
Episode #55 - Cliff Jumpers
Back away from the cliff! Fastener talk radio triumphantly returns with Mr. Charlie Kerr , of Kerr Lakeside , to discuss the possible impact of the fiscal cliff on family operated fastener companies (80:19). Mike McNulty’s Fa...
Nov. 15, 2012
Episode #54 - No Business Like Bolt Business
As a brave new fastener world emerges, Mr. Dan Zehnder , of Trinity Hardware Headquarters , reunites legendary industry brothers, Jim and John Zehnder , during a historic interview covering the origins and times of Earnest Ma...
Oct. 18, 2012
Episode #53 - Inner Sanctum
The Vegas fastener show is over for another year. Who lost their shirt, and who picked up a colorful new one? Which big names made the biggest splash, and where were the big splashes made during after-hours activities? Indust...
Sept. 27, 2012
Episode #52 - Alphabetical Order
How will the fastener industry weigh in at the polls this November, and does the question belong on fastener talk radio in the first place? What new capability has been developed by the FCH Sourcing Network to connect the ind...
Sept. 13, 2012
Episode #51 - Frosty Malted Fastener Radio
The fastener industry rebounds amid news of new alliances and free flowing beverages. John Wachman , of Desert Distribution , describes his experience working with members of the fastener “rat pack” during his quest for faste...
Aug. 23, 2012
Episode #50 - The New 35
From Sparta to Los Angeles, the world depends on industrial fasteners. Industry legend, Mr. Ron Sackheim , carries the torch for the fastener industry, and shares his thoughts after a lifetime in the business during an encore...
Aug. 9, 2012
Episode #49 - Grateful Thread
Has the effect of a sizzling hot summer been to cool the outlook for the fastener industry? Where can you go to find hard to get fasteners when you don’t know where to go? And exactly who built the successful businesses that...
July 12, 2012
Episode #48 - Do Beavers Have Ears?
Brian and Eric encounter a large mammal swimming across the lake during their latest northwoods adventure . Was it a foreshadowing of softening markets, or of the recent droll headline out of Moscow? Despite lackluster GPS pe...
June 14, 2012
Episode #47 - Doing Fine
Industry consolidation, successful association events, and rising industry index numbers point to a sector that’s doing fine. Or is it? Mr. Charlie Kerr , of Kerr Lakeside , discusses his view of the fastener world and beyond...
May 24, 2012
Episode #46 - Not Like the Others
When anti-NATO protesters from around the world arrive in Chicago to cause havoc, the Fully Threaded boys naturally think of anti-corrosive fastener materials. Mark Alperin and Mark Klosek , of Vertex Distribution , share the...
May 10, 2012
Episode #45 - In the Money
To finish in the money, you need the people, resources and network connections it takes to compete at the highest level. Fastener associations provide many opportunities to bring all the ingredients together. Joe Peplinski ,...
April 26, 2012
Episode #44 - Ninety Seven Five The Rod
Will Amazon.com divert the flow of online sales from industrial suppliers? How will rapidly changing conditions in Asian manufacturing countries impact upcoming quarters for fastener distributors? When is a Din 975 NOT a th...
April 11, 2012
Episode #43 - Threadology
Avoid student debt by attending online courses in "threadology" , advanced fastener industry principles, as Mr. Bruce Darling , of Porteous Fastener Company , presents a wide-reaching introduction to the forces and events tha...
March 29, 2012
Episode #42 - Afterglow
What happened at the recent Pac-West and SFA spring conference meetings? Did the Taiwan International Fastener Show live up to expectations? How are forward-thinking fastener companies using technology to better serve custo...
March 8, 2012
Episode #41 - High Speed Fail
Some view higher gas prices as a vehicle for societal change, while others seek faster ways to get to Des Moines. The fastener industry stays on track despite the profusion of unfortunate ideas, as it strives for success. Spe...
Feb. 23, 2012
Episode #40 - Fame
In a conversation bound to capture the attention of a certain anonymous selection committee, Ms. Terri O’Barski, of Hayes Bolt & Supply , discusses the industry she knows and loves, and presents several observations sure to i...
Feb. 9, 2012
Episode #39 - Survey Said...
The fastener industry has spoken. Mike McNulty along with BB&T analyst Holden Lewis sort through responses to the first FDI survey and present their comments and analysis during the Fastener News Report (39:54). Next, Americ...