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SPRING 2009 VOLUME 32 - NO. 2

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SPRING 2009 VOLUME 32 - NO. 2

   6       Distributor News

  8       Fastener Selection — High Work Loads/
           High Service Level
           Bengt Blendulf

10      Stimulus Bill Aims to Loosen Up Credit
           For Small Business
           Jim Truesdell

 12      Bringing an Existing Building up to
           Current Standards
           Robert B. Footlik, P.E.

14       Minneapolis Washer & Stamping, Inc.
           The Evolution of a Domestic Stamping Business

16      Cover Story:
           Vulcan Threaded Products, Inc.

 28      Fastener Industry Deal-Making Activity
           Declines Significantly
           Richard P. Hagan

 30      Fastener Industry Hosts First Presidential Visit
           John Wolz

 32      The Worker, Retiree & Employee Recovery
           Act of 2008
           Bart Basi, CPA & Marcus S. Renwick

 34      Calculating Thread Strength
           Joe Greenslade

 38      Web 2.0-Enabled Press Releases: A Wider
           Reach for Company News
           Joe Dysart

 40      Applied Bolting & Germanischer Lloyd Work
           Together for Wind Turbine Tower Flange
           Bolt Squirter® DTIs
           Wayne Wallace

41      Zago Manufacturing Co., Inc.:
           The Sealing Specialists

 42      First Quarter Update
           Jeff Thredgold

44      Great Lakes Parts: Not Just Wheel Nuts Anymore

 48      Blind Rivets
           Anthony Di Maio

50      Metropolitan Fastener Distributors Association
           Holds Economic Forecast Meeting

 52      Learning as a Team
           Joseph P. Sasso

54     Fastener Crossword Puzzle

  58     Strategies For Surviving The Recession
           Adam J. Fein

62     Cutting Back on Marketing in a Recession?
           Don’t Even Think About it!
           Jim Bannister

63     Laboratory Testing Celebrates 25 Years

  64     National Industrial Fastener Show/West Reports
           Encouraging Numbers; Adds New Features,
           Hotel Rates

  65     Durham Storage Products Answers the “5 S” Call

  70     R&D Fasteners: Born in the USA
           Ryan McCaffrey

74     RIVET KING® Purchases Assets of Celus
           Fasteners Mfg. & Techform Fasteners Mfg. 

74     Active Screw Awards “Vendor of the Year”
           Award

  79     Industrial Metal Finishing: A Philosophy
           of Customer Service

  82     Learning From Failure
           Dave Kahle

84     Eight Ways to Get Serious About Making
           Sales in Today’s Economy
           John R. Graham

85     Smalley Steel Ring Company Has Over
           9,000 Rings & Springs Ready to Ship

  88     Adversity Gives You Strength
           John Boe

90     FIEG Bulletin: Mismarked Grade 5 Bolts

  92     Customer Care = Cash!
           George Hedley

93     Flange Advantage: “Our Service is
           Your Advantage”
          
94     The Office Salad Dressing: Steps to Resolve
           Workplace Conflicts
           Shari Frisinger

  98     Accurate Industrial Supply Co. Celebrates            
           60 Years

101     High Efficiency, High Production Riveting
           Station From Gage Bilt Products

104     2010 SFA Spring Conference & Expo to be Held
           April 8-11 in Dallas/Fort Worth
           John Elsner

109     Ideal Supply Expands With New
           Corporate Office

110     Fastener Tech ‘09: More Than Just a Show —
           An Event by the Industry for the Industry
           Nancy Rich

112     Fastener Tech ‘09 Schedule of Events

113     Fastener Word Search Puzzle

116     Southeastern Fastener Association Holds
           Spring Meeting
           Joanne Bialas

118     Sales Training Tips From the Trenches
           Nick White

121     Bolt Bins and Electronic Workbenches
           by Electra-Tec, Inc.

124     NAFCO Fastening Systems

129     Seastrom Manufacturing: Your Full
           Service Manufacturer

132     IFI: Commerce Finds Unfair Dumping of Steel
           Threaded Rod From People’s Republic of China

134     NEFDA Table Top Show Information and
           Registration Form

137     Accurate Manufactured Products Group:
           Changing Strategies for a Tough Economy

143     Delta Engineering Corp.: From Houses & Hotels
           to Nuts & Bolts

147     North Coast Fastener Association Holds
           Technical Meeting
           Sarah Johnson

150     Fastener Word Links Puzzle

151     PAC FAS Celebrates 45th Anniversary
           Rob Polasek

153     Subscription Form

161     Fastener Fair Stuttgart Smashes Through
           400-Exhibitor Barrier

192     Sudoko Puzzle

195     John M. Sutherland Nominated to 2009
           NEFDA Hall of Fame

198     Fastener Puzzle Solutions

199     Fastener Word Scramble Puzzle

203          In Memoriam: Robert Slass

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