How To Get Ahead in 2013
FEATURE
The Fastener History section of GlobalFastenerNews.com includes hundreds of history stories to give you a background on the fastener industry.
Below are some introductory articles available to you in FIN’s Fastener History to give you a start:
2000 FIN – Book Review: Historical Search for The Father of the Screw
Author Witold Rybczynski chose the screwdriver as the “the best tool of the millennium” and began searching a thousand years of history for mentions of the earliest screwdriver, but found it difficult … so tough that the subject became a book.
1997 FIN Calendar – 256 B.C., 1569, 1798, 1813, 1841, 1859, 1883, 1887 & 1892 Fastener Dates From Mel’s Fastener Museum
Quotes from the 1997 FIN Calendar preserve at least a peek at materials lost in the 2003 Southern California wildfire that destroyed the fastener museum Mel Kirsner built.
1998 FIN – The Ubiquitous A325
This article points out how every steel building being erected in North America utilizes A325s. Even if you are handling paperwork rather than fasteners, here is one to know about.
1997 FIN – From Cradle to Grave – The Fasteners in Your Life
Before starting to work in the fastener industry, you may not have been aware of how many fasteners are in your life.
Another article showing the numbers of fasteners: 2005 FIN – Million-Fastener Jumbo Jet Unveiled
1999 FIN – Callahan’s Observations on the Changing Industry at the 20th Anniversary of Fastener Industry News
Dick Callahan founded FIN in 1979 and came out of retirement long enough in 1999 to summarize the fastener industry over the two decades.
1994 FIN – Why 99.9% Accuracy Fails In Quality Measurement
How important is doing your job right?
2000 FIN – What is a Fastener?
The majority of the fastener industry doesn’t consider adhesives to be a product of the industry.
2005 FIN – TFS Unveils Intelligent Fastener Technology
Never thought of fasteners as “hi tech”? This and other articles showing fastener industry advancements.
Two other examples: 1988 FIN – Dyson Introduces Traceable Bolts and 1997 FIN – Computer Simulator is Changing How Header Operators Are Trained.
1997 FIN – Greenslade’s Required Fastener Reference Manuals
There is reading beyond FIN’s news articles about the industry. Joe Greenslade’s reading list will give you important knowledge about your products.
1997 FIN – Global Giant Würth Reentering North American Fastener Market
The interview with Reinhold Würth is just one of many industry leaders FIN has interviewed over the decades. Scroll through each year for lessons from other key figures too.
Want to advance in the fastener industry? Each month of 2013 pick a year of history and browse the articles. By the end of 2013 you’ll have a sense of a dozen years of your new industry.
That will still leave you with more Fastener History articles to read during 2014 and beyond … More history articles are added regularly.
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