The Traveling Salesman Spends 10 Minutes with Dee Ward
I am the Senior Vice President for the Würth Group. I am responsible for the Würth Industry companies in Asia-Pacific
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The Traveling Salesman Spends 10 Minutes with… Carmen Vertullo
Carmen Vertullo, so much has already been written about you, where do I begin? You won the prestigious NFDA Fastener
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XRF Analyzer for Fasteners
Bowman, Schaumburg, IL, USA, a manufacturer of XRF (X-ray fluorescence) quality control instruments, has introduced the K Series, a benchtop
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Fastener Testing – Improve Safety in Materials Testing
by Alan Thomas, Zwick Roell Materials and component testing plays a crucial role in ensuring the safety of the products
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The Traveling Salesman Spends 10 Minutes with Jose Miguel Janeiro
Traveling Salesman (TS): First of all, let’s talk about the name, JM Tor Par. Please tell us the meaning behind
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The Traveling Salesman Spends 10 Minutes with…Michael Knight, President & CEO, Endries Industries
Traveling Salesman (TM): So, I would like to say, “welcome to the fastener industry”. But in all fairness, I did
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The Traveling Salesman spends 10 minutes with Deanna Ellis
Traveling Salesman (TS): Deanna Ellis, your title is “Plant Manager of Elgin Fastener’s Telefast Division”. To my knowledge, in the
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Fastener Testing: High-Energy Falling Weight Testing Machine
A ZwickRoell drop weight tester for impact testing with an installation height of approximately 9 m, a weight of significantly more than 10 tons, and a drop energy of 120,000 joules is employed by the Gövert sub-contract testing laboratory in Germany. Tests are performed on various pipe wall specimens on behalf of customers, using one of the largest drop weight testers in the world
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International Fastener Event in Germany
Fastener Fair Global 2023, the 9th International Exhibition for the Fastener and Fixing Industry, takes place from March 21 to 23, 2023 in Halls 1, 3, 5 and 7 at Messe Stuttgart Exhibition Centre in Stuttgart, Germany. The event is a meeting place for leading international organizations in the fastener and fixing sector as well as an opportunity for exchanging competencies and views on current technological developments.
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The Traveling Salesman Spends 10 Minutes with Heidi Volltauer
Traveling Salesman (TS): You and your company have certainly been making a lot of news this year. I have seen
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The traveling salesman spends 10 minutes with Salim Brahimi
Traveling Salesman (TS): So, to some part of the fastener industry, you are Salim Brahimi, instructor for the Fastener Training
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The Traveling Salesman Spends 10 Minutes with… Kris Kolb
Kris Kolb, President and Owner Patriot Bolt and Supply Humble, TX, USA Traveling Salesman (TS): Patriot Bolt and Supply has
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After Four Long Years, A Return to Düsseldorf: Preview of wire 2022
by Messe Düsseldorf North America At last! After being postponed in 2020 because of the COVID-19 pandemic, wire, the International
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See You in Detroit – Fastener Fair USA 2022 Preview
by MJ McGrath, Marketing Director Fastener Fair USA After the great success of the 2021 event in Cleveland, OH, USA,
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The Traveling Salesman Spends 10 Minutes with…Kevin Godin, CEO of AFC Industries
Kevin Godin, CEO AFC Industries Brunswick, OH, USA Traveling Salesman (TS): I do not know if there is a company
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The Traveling Salesman Spends 10 Minutes with Baron Yarborough, Spring Bolt and Nut Manufacturing
Traveling Salesman (TS): OK, so I’ve seen that you are now the Chairman and Executive Director of the Southwest Fastener
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The Traveling Salesman Spends 10 Minutes with: Matthew Delawder
Traveling Salesman (TS): Might be the most simple question I ask, and a lot of other people might already know,
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The Traveling Salesman Spends 10 Minutes with… Dan Hill CEO, Würth Industry North America
Traveling Salesman (TS): Okay, I have read a few interviews with you in the past year, so I am taking
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The Traveling Salesman Spends 10 Minutes with…Matthew Boyd, VP of Sales Parker Fasteners
Traveling Salesman (TS): Matthew Boyd, you are the Vice President of Sales for Parker Fasteners. How long have you been
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Testing of Bolts, Screws & Studs to DIN EN ISO 898-1, ASTM F606-1 & DIN EN ISO 3506-1
Some of the most important fasteners—bolts, screws and studs—are not only considered universally important in industry settings, but also for every day purposes. They are used in construction of complex machinery and equipment as well as vehicles and buildings. Since mechanical stress is concentrated on these types of connection points, the integrity of fasteners is extremely important. Therefore bolts, screws and nuts are subject to strict safety requirements.
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