Bill Klare looks at the ledger sheet on his busy desk and can barely believe the numbers. In just a year’s time, Cargill Corp.’s 75-employee Indianapolis plant will save $12,000 on gloves, safety ...

Fastenal ( FAST) is emerging to be one of the most promising companies involved in the vending machine industry. While it sees itself as an industrial supplies company, Fastenal has over the last ...

Fasteners come in a variety of materials. Selecting a material should be based on such considerations as environment (corrosive or temperature extremes), weight, magnetic properties, stresses, ...

Fastener types and materials—from steel bolts to plastic rivets Fastener durability under common stresses Fastener standards and the evolving “right to repair” market When the goal is to join ...

Large buildings, industrial installations, and infrastructure projects rely on more than concrete, steel, and timber. Beneath ...

I realize this is not really new info. Winona nuts and bolts powerhouse Fastenal has been intalling industrial 'vending machines' for the past few years. But I hadn't really looked at this in depth.

It’s an old idea whose time has come. When Fastenal founder Bob Kierlin first contemplated getting into the nuts and bolts business, one of the first thoughts was of a vending machine that, at the ...