February/March 2025
Articles and topics covered in the in the February/March Issue of FTI: Industry Events• Fastener Fair Global 2025 Preview• Pac-West
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The Marketing Mindset
FTI welcomes Jackie Bozart, President & Co-Founder of Sell.Market. Win. LLC, as a new columnist in Fastener Technology International. Her
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The Annealing Heat Treatment Process
Annealing is a heat treatment process used primarily to enhance the mechanical properties of materials, particularly metals. The purpose of
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Custom Thermal Processing Solutions
For over 75 years, Grieve has been a trusted name in the design and manufacture of industrial ovens and furnaces.
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A Robotic Electrostatic Coating System for Architectural Fasteners
Asahi Sunac Corporation (formerly known as Asahi Okuma Industrial Company Ltd.) of Aichi, Japan, marks 83 years since its establishment.
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Top Products of 2024
View the winners in our 28th annual article on the top products of the year in our digital edition. Results
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Optimizing Thread Roll Life by Controlling Major Diameters
In precision machining, thread rolling is a key process used to create threads on metal parts. As industries push for
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Fastener Fair Global 2025 Preview
From March 25–27, 2025, industry professionals will meet in Stuttgart for the 10th edition of Fastener Fair Global – the
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Producing M20 Bolts Directly from Coiled Wire
With the new BM 12 bolt-making machine, AMBA increases the range of products covered by its All-in-One series of machines
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Patents for February
USPTO Fastener Patents Compiled from the United States Patent and Trademark Office by the editors of FTI Fastening System, a
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Clinch Fasteners: Designs and Applications
Clinch fasteners are commonly used in conjunction with stamped or fabricated metal assemblies. They are captive-style fasteners that – upon
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Pac-West 2025 Spring Conference & Tabletop Show Preview
The Pacific-West Fastener Association (Pac-West), headquartered in Seal Beach, CA, USA, hosts its 2025 Spring Conference & Tabletop Show at
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February/March 2024
The February/March issue is now available online. Click here to read FTI February/March 2024 Contents: Trade Event Preview Articles: Roundup
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Mastering the Art of Machine Tooling: Unlocking Efficiency and Quality in Fastener Manufacturing
Fasteners, critical components of numerous sectors, ensure the integrity of everything from architectural structures to aerospace engineering. At the core
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Stainless Wire Phosphated
For normal steel wire, phosphate coating has been used for about 100 years to build up a tribo system to
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Top Products of 2023
These are the winners in our 27th annual article on the top products of the year. Results are based on
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Forging Machines and Tooling Techniques
For more than 60 years, Asahi Sunac Corporation (formerly Asahi Okuma Industrial Company Ltd) has been working on developments of
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Preview wire 2024: Fastener Making Technologies on Display in Düsseldorf
The lists of all wire 2024 and Tube 2024 exhibitors and their products are now online at www.wire-tradefair.com and www.tube-tradefair.com,
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10 Areas Manufacturers Might See an Impact from Artificial Intelligence
Few technologies have changed the manufacturing industry as much as Enterprise Resource Planning (ERP) software. From automated scheduling to precision
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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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