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Fastener Training Institute
FASTENER FAIR USA 2025
Music City Center, Nashville, TN
Fastening 101 at Fastener
Fair USA
Tuesday, May 27, 2025
Sponsored by Star Stainless
8:30 a.m. to 4:30 p.m.
Instructor: Laurence Claus,
IFI Director of Education and
Training
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COURSE OVERVIEW
Fastening 101 at Fastener Fair USA is an all-day class brought to you
by the Fastener Training Institute. Explore the nuances of fastener
applications and design concepts to understand why certain head
styles, drive features, thread forms, materials, heat treatments and
plating and coatings are used. Come for the class and stay for the
show – or come to the show and take the class - and boost your
fastener knowledge well beyond the basics.
Fastener expert Laurence Claus, Industrial Fasteners Institute’s
Director of Education and Training, will engage attendees of all levels
and across all specialties, with a special emphasis on OEM’s.
By day’s end, attendees will have a vast appreciation of the diversity
and breadth of fastener designs, understand how fasteners are
produced and recognize cost variations across fasteners.
CURRICULUM INCLUDES
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How fasteners are made
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Fastener production methods
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Fastener design and material options
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Head styles and drive features
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Heat treatments
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Platings and coatings
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Fastener engineering concepts
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Torque, tightening, tension, stress and bolt strength
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Market segments
WHO SHOULD ATTEND
This class is ideal for OEM’s, engineers, sales professionals, quality
assurance professionals, purchasers, those in sourcing & quoting,
marketing or management as well as anyone interested in learning
more about fasteners.
REGISTRATION AND PRICING OPTIONS: Receive a FREE Webinar
with registration!
Class + Exhibit Hall: $399
Includes all-day training on May 27 with exhibit hall access on May 28-
29. The price increases to $499 on May 6, 2025.
Class + Exhibit Hall + Networking Party: $469
Includes all-day training on May 27, exhibit hall access on May 28-29
plus a ticket to the Fastener Fair USA networking party on May 28 from
6 p.m. to 8 p.m. at the Honky Tonk Bar. Food, drinks and activities are
included. The price increases to $569 on May 6, 2025.
Please note: If you already registered for the Exhibit Hall and would
like to upgrade your badge to include Fastening 101, please email
Fastener Fair USA Customer Service
(fastenerfairusainfo@reedexpo.com) or call 877-271-6789. You’ll
receive a discount code to offset the amount already paid.
Visit the FTI Booth
Stop by booth #641. Let FTI help your business with in-person, online,
on demand and on-site training classes.
Join FTI for Additional Learning in the Exhibit Hall
Ask the Experts Panel: Wednesday, May 28, 2 p.m. to 2:45 p.m.
Cancellations must be made in writing. Individuals will receive a written
confirmation of cancellation from Fastener Training Institute. All no-
shows will be invoiced for 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.