Fastener Fundamentals The nuts and bolts for fastener professionals October 9, 2023 8:30 a.m. to 4:40 p.m. Mandalay Bay, Las Vegas Instructor, Carmen Vertullo, Fastener Consultant and Trainer, Carver Labs COURSE DETAILS This one-day class will bring the basics of fasteners and beyond to industry professionals at International Fastener Expo. It includes the best of Fastener Training Institute’s Fastener Basic Training and Certified Specialist Training programs. Carmen Vertullo has been teaching Fastener Training Institute programs and many others for over 20 years – and he has taught it all. This class is full of his favorite topics and must-knows for every fastener professional and is interactive with learning exercises, case studies, and valuable take-home resources. Curriculum Includes: • Types and applications of various threaded and non-threaded fasteners • Fastener standards organizations • Your fastener technical library • Basics of fastener materials • Platings, coatings and corrosion prevention for fasteners • Best methods for properly tightening fasteners – there’s more to tension than torque • Dealing with fastener customer complaints – from small screws to structural bolts • Fastener failure investigation – what you need to know to sleep at night • Ten things every fastener supplier can do to add value, reduce risk, and increase profits in the fastener supply transaction Pricing: The cost to attend is $399 through October 7, 2023. Prices increase to $449 starting on October 8, 2023. Fastener Fundamentals is sponsored by Star Stainless. Register now. About the Instructor Carmen Vertullo has been instructing fastener professionals in sales, purchasing and quality, as well as end-users, manufacturers and engineers for over 30 years. He established Fastener Testing Laboratories, Fastener Test Methods and sits on Fastener Technical Committees at ASTM, ASME, ISO and RCSC. He has trained our nation’s defense professionals at Naval Nuclear Reactors, the US Army Helicopter Engine Aviation Engineering Directorate, the Pantex Plant - the primary United States nuclear weapons assembly and disassembly facility, as well as countless OEM’s, Fastener Suppliers, Fastener Manufacturers and Secondary Processors. His favorite fastener topics and particular areas of expertise include Hydrogen Embrittlement, Structural Bolting, Tightening Strategies, Failure Investigation, Fastener Testing, Manufacturing, Thread Inspection, Fastener Standards, Bolted Joint Design, CAD Fastener Drawings, and Compliance Issues. He is a degreed manufacturing engineer, a US Air Force Veteran and one of the very first Certified Fastener Specialists. Carmen is always open to taking fastener questions and can be reached at carmenv@carverem.com or 619-204-1543.