Industry Links

Standards Organizations:

IFI	Industrial Fastener Institute:	https://www.indfast.org/Default.asp?
ANSI	American National Standards Institute:	https://www.ansi.org/
ASME	American Society of Mechanical Engineers:	https://www.asme.org/
DIN	German Institute for Standards:	https://www.din.de/cmd?level=tpl-home&contextid=din
JIS	Japanese Standards Association:	https://www.jsa.or.jp/default_english.asp
MIL	EverySpec Free MIL Drawings:	https://www.everyspec.com/

Associations:

	Pacific-West Fastener Association:	https://www.pac-west.org/
	Monrovia Chamber of Commerce:	https://www.monroviacc.com/
NFIB	National Federation of Independent Business:	https://www.nfib.com/
NFDA	National Fastener Distributors Association"	https://www.nfda-fastener.org/
NASF	National Association of Surface Finishing:	https://www.nasf.org
STFDA	Specialty Tools & Fasteners Distributors Association:	https://www.stafda.org/

Fastener Development:

	Phillips Screw Company:	https://www.phillips-screw.com/history_about_phillips.htm
	REMINC:	https://www.taptite.net/
	EJOT:	https://www.ejot.com/ejot.de/Home--4730.htm

Industrial Search Websites:

	Thomas Net:	https://www.thomasnet.com/
	Industrial Quick Search:	https://www.industrialquicksearch.com/
	Global Spec:	https://www.globalspec.com/

Government Agencies related to fasteners and importing and exporting of fasteners to and from the United States.:
Tariff Information:

United States International Trade Commission:

https://www.usitc.gov/tariff_affairs/

Customs Information:

United States Customs & Border Protection:

https://www.cbp.gov/

Patent & Trademark Information:

United States Patent & Trademark Office:

https://www.uspto.gov/

Fastener Education:

	Wikipedia information for the term “Fastener”:	https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fastener
	Apex Fasteners Blog:	https://apexfasteners.blogspot.com/
	Apex Fasteners Facebook:	https://www.facebook.com/pages/Apex-Fasteners/199965846699626?ref=ts