SHOW NEWS: IFFI Features ColdForming 101, Trends

John Wolz

New technology and trends and a one-day fundamentals of cold forming will be featured at International Fastener & Forming International Exhibition & Conference.
The second IFFI will be held June 2 to 5, 2003, at the Stephens Convention Center in Rosemont, IL, near Chicago�s O�Hare International Airport. \
The Tuesday-Wednesday-Thursday show, designed primarily for machinery makers and suppliers to exhibit to fastener manufacturers, is organized by the Industrial Fasteners Institute and International Fastener Machinery Association.The conferences begin Monday and are sponsored by Fastener Technology International magazine.
Tuesday seminars
Thread Rolling Seminar; Tapping & Secondary Operations; Simulation of the Metal Forming Process, John Walters, Scientific Forming Technologies Corp.; Parts Washing in the 21st Century, Ed Tulinski, Jenfab; and Fastener Industry Economics.
Wednesday seminars
Heat Treating; Hydrogen Embrittlement, Richard Sisson Jr., Worcester Polytechnic Institute; Cost Reduction & Lightweight Components are the Main Drivers in the Automotive Industry, Ferdinand Kersten, Nedschroef Herentals NV; and Fastener Adhesives, Joan Detloff, 3M Automotive.
Thursday seminars
Coating & Plating, Brian Lowry, Curtis Metal Finishing; and Quality Systems, Joe Greenslade, Greenslade & Company Inc.
ColdForming 101
ColdForming 101 will be taught on Monday by Ike Tripp Jr., president of Etna Products, and Dr. Heinz Dwulctzki, head of technical service and laboratory at Carl Bechem GmbH.
The program includes the history and development of cold forming applications, manufacturing steps, cold forming mode, and lubricants.
Marcyan Thiel, general sales manager of Nedschroef Herentals NV, Herentals, Belgium, will be speaking on ColdForming Machinery; Dr. Roger Wright, professor of materials engineering at Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute, Troy, MI, Input Materials Rod, Wire & Bar; John Walters, vice president of Scientific Forming Technologies Corp., Columbus, OH, ColdForming Tooling & Process Simulation; and Michael McNulty, editor of Fastener Technology International, Economic & Technical Trends.
For conference registration contact FTI. Tel: 330 686-9544. Web: iffiexpo.com or fastenertech.com Registration for the exhibits is free. For show information contact Jim Flanagan. Tel: 508 735-3411 Fax 954 697-2679 E-mail: sales@flanagangroup.net Web: IFFIexpo.com or Ray Zirkle. Tel: 203 794-0444 Fax 203 743-4810 E-mail: rzirkle@bzsales.com �2003 FastenerNews.com