Fastener Training Week - Charolotte, NC

View the 2026 Fastener Training Weeks PDF May 4-8, 2026 with Fastener Fair USA Location Coming Soon INSTRUCTORS Coming Soon The Fastener Training Institute (FTI) continues its partnership with the Industrial Fasteners Institute (IFI) to present Fastener Training Week. This session will be held in conjunction with Fastener Fair USA in Charlotte, North Carolina, and features virtual tours and in-depth presentations from FTI suppliers - including a quality lab, cold header and secondary processor. Registration includes entry to Fastener Fair and the networking party. Fastener Training Week offers five intensive days of education and plant tours as part of FTI’s Certified Fastener Specialist™ (CFS) advanced technical training program. After completion and passing a final exam, attendees are eligible for CFS designation. The week features learning labs, case-studies, interactive exercises and quizzes to reinforce learning taught by industry experts. Content includes manufacturing processes, consensus standards, quality control as well as manufacturing, quality lab and secondary processing facility tours. TOPICS INCLUDE • Acquiring specifications • Basic fastener math • Certifications, test reports and lot traceability • Consensus standards organizations • Dimensional specifications • Hands-on equipment experience • IFI resources • IFI technology connection demonstration • Material specifications for steel fasteners • Off-site plant tours featuring manufacturing, secondary processes and/or testing facilities • Print reading and tolerances • Quality assurance systems and sampling plans • Specification exercises • Structural bolts, nuts, washers and machine screws – stainless steel • Testing standards, fastener finishes and inspecting fastener dimensional features • Thread technology and gage issues • Torque tension • Torque tension demonstration • Understanding how fasteners fail WHO SHOULD ATTEND Fastener Training Week is ideal for fastener distributors, engineers, end- users, manufacturers, OEMs, quality assurance professionals and sales professionals. The training is advanced, so it is recommended attendees have two years of experience or complete FTI’s Fastener Basics or Product Training in advance. REGISTRATION INCLUDES Five consecutive days of training Training materials Continental breakfast, lunch and refreshments Transportation for all plant tours Certificate of completion Eligibility for the Certified Fastener Specialist™ designation REQUIRED MATERIALS Each participating company is REQUIRED to bring a copy of either the 11th or 12th edition of the IFI Inch Fastener Standards book. 12th edition books can be ordered through FTI but must be done so two weeks prior to class. Select “IFI Inch Standards Book” during registration check-out. PRICING AND REGISTRATION Registration fees are per person. Company groups or teams are encouraged. Single participant: $3300 Additional participant: $2800 Association Members (Pac-West, NFDA, IFI, MWFA, NCFA and SFA members) Single participant: $2800 Additional participant: $2300 All prices increase by $500 on May 21. Monday instruction begins at 10 a.m. and Friday instruction ends at 12 p.m. Please make travel arrangements accordingly. QUESTIONS For any questions, please email FTI’s Managing Director, Jo Morris. CANCELLATIONS AND REFUNDS Cancellations and requests for refunds must be made in writing no later than two weeks before the start of Fastener Training Week and are subject to a $350 processing fee. Individuals will receive a written confirmation of cancellation from Fastener Training Institute. All no-shows will be invoiced the full registration fees. The Fastener Training Institute reserves the right to change instructors or cancel seminars and cannot be held responsible for costs incurred other than the registration fee. ONGOING PARTNER PLANT TOUR HOSTS Coming Soon COFFEE SPONSOR TESTIMONIALS FROM FASTENER TRAINING WEEK ATTENDEES This course helped me gain a solid understanding of mechanical engineering and develop the technical knowledge important to this field. It also makes me realize the complexities and challenges we face and that make the work even more interesting. – Fastener Training Week attendee The class was incredible! You think you know the fastener industry until you get there and but that all changes. The class opened a whole new world and was so informative. The trainers were great and coordination of courses and activities were next level. I recommend all in our industry attend! - Paul Medeiros, Olander As a newcomer to the fastener industry, Fastener Training Week was an incredible experience that gave me a much greater appreciation of the industry and the engineering behind such seemingly simple items. – Fastener Training Week attendee Fastener Training Week was incredibly helpful. I gained a lot of valuable knowledge. The instructors were excellent. The tours and training were well structured and thorough. - Jorge Carrillo, Olander Fastener Training Week was the best corporate training dollars I have had the opportunity to spend. We will continue evaluating talent to send. It was tremendously helpful to apply this information to what I do. – Chad Pawlenty, Director of Sourcing and Business Intelligence Aero-Space Fasteners and Electronics Getting my CFS designation with Fastener Training Institute was a game- changer - not just for me but for my entire company. I recommend Fastener Training Week to anyone serious about committing to our industry. Bob Baer, President, Abbott Interfast In Memoriam: The late Joe Greenslade, retired IFI Director of Engineering Technology, was instrumental in developing the Fastener Training Week program and curriculum. Thank you, Joe.