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February/March 2026

In the latest issue of FTI our editors and writers cover the following articles and more.

Industry Events:

  • Preview of wire 2026: Fastener Making Technologies on Display in Düsseldorf
  • Preview of Pac-West 2026 Spring Conference & Tabletop Show
  • Reports from Trade Associations

Feature Articles:

  • Case Study: R&D Teams Reduce Engineering and Production Search Time, by Milbien Medina
  • Turning up the Heat on Thread Rolling, by David C. Willens, Ph.D.
  • Tooling Orders That Don’t Derail: A Practical Guide for New Buyers, by Jesse Maga 
  • Top Products of 2025
  • Automated Bolt Surface Defect Detection and Cloud-Based Quality Monitoring, by Erhan Akın, Emre Güçlü, and Yunus Emre Uyanık 
  • IFI Chairman’s Update, by Larry Spelman
  • Traveling Salesman Spends 10 Minutes with…Grady Bailey and Ed Schroeder 
  • Improved Collection Efficiency with New Warehouse
  • Supply Chain Trends to Look Out For in 2026, by Adrian Wood 

Roundup Articles: 1. Heat Treatment, 2. Nail Making 

Spotlight Article: Tooling

Plus…Industry, Corporate, Regional, and Product News; USPTO Patents; Byline Columns

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