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title: "Fastenal Case Study: Building the Future in Real-Time"
description: For Fastenal, the investment in MachineMetrics paid for itself in less than 30 days and allowed them to produce more parts than ever before.
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# [Fastenal Case Study: Building the Future in Real-Time](https://www.machinemetrics.com/case-studies/fastenal)

 Written by [Henry Foster](https://www.machinemetrics.com/case-studies/author/henry-foster) | Feb 18, 2018 3:00:00 PM

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