Common Fastener Quality Issues: Surface Discontinuities and Manufacturing Defects Co-Produced by Industrial Fasteners Institute and Fastener Training Institute Date Wednesday, February 19, 2025 Time 9:00 a.m. to 4:00 p.m. Location IFI Headquarters, Independence, OH Instructor Laurence Claus, IFI Director of Education and Training COURSE DETAILS This all-day class provides students with an intermediate look at quality issues universally experienced throughout the fastener industry. Common issues will be broadly covered with problems categorized into several areas: raw material, forming, thread rolling, secondaries, handling, heat treating, and plating. In addition to identifying the problems, common causes and prevention strategies will be reviewed and presented. The class concludes with a review of sorting technology and which common quality issues are capable of being detected. This is an intermediate level class that exposes participants to new ways of thinking about root causes to common quality issues and how to prevent them. The class requires some limited understanding of fastener manufacturing processes, including what can go wrong WHO SHOULD ATTEND • Quality department roles • Production, operational management • Product, quality, and manufacturing engineering • New part launch • Technical sales • Individuals wanting to learn more about the industry and product- related challenges REGISTRATION Register directly with Industrial Fasteners Institute PRICING Early bird pricing is available until Wednesday, February 5. The cost is $498 per day or $996 for both days if combined with Basics of Fastener Manufacturing on Tuesday, February 18. Prices will increase to $550 and $1100 on February 6, 2025. The class is FREE for IFI Members. 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.