6/14/2011 11:10:00 AM
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39 Students Participate in 1st FTI/IFI Automotive Training
The first Automotive Fastener Technology training program drew 39 students. The Fastener Training Institute and the Industrial Fasteners Institute partnered to present a two-day technical training program in Troy, MI in April.
This course was created to provide understanding of automotive fasteners for service providers, fastener manufacturers, tier suppliers and OEMs.
The program included tours of a heat treating facility – Commercial Steel Treating – and a coatings/surface finishing facility – Curtis Metal Finishing.
Instructors were Joe Greenslade of the IFI and Salim Brahimi of IBECA Technologies. Brian Lowry of Curtis taught coatings and surface finishing and Ralph Shoberg of PCB Load & Torque) covered load cell technology
Upcoming 2011 FTI training programs:
Fastener Specification and Terminology, June 8, in LaMirada, CA.
Fastener Technology Workshop, June 13, in Rosemont, IL in conjunction with FastenerTech 2011
Fastening Technology & Bolted/Screwed Joint Design, June 15-16, in Rosemont.
Understanding the Bolted Joint, July 12, LaMirada.
Dimensional and Material Specifications, August 16, LaMirda.
Fastener Basics, August 30, LaMirada.
Fastener Basics Workshop, September 15, Denver, CO
Fastener Quality Assurance, September 20, LaMirda.
Fastener Testing, October 11, at Atlas Testing in Rancho Cucamonga, CA.
Fastener Technology Workshop, October 19, in Las Vegas, in conjunction with the National Industrial Fastener & Mill Supply Expo.
“Crowdsourced Fastener Training: Get What You Need!”, October 19, in Las Vegas, in conjunction with the NIFMSE. For FTI information: Tel: 714 484-4747 or 800 606-5232 E-mail: info@FastenerTraining.org Web: fastenertraining.org ©2011 GlobalFastenerNews.com
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