Given the current global health challenges and fight against COVID-19, the team here at Fastener Engineering is interested in how companies are coping, what precautions they’re taking, and any potential tips they may want to share with others. In this audio interview, editor Michelle Froese speaks with John Wachman, managing director, and Jo Morris, director…

Written by John Wachman, Managing Director Fastener Training Institute Prior to the 1970s, most fasteners were produced domestically by U.S. manufacturers. Typically, these companies employed field sales executives and engineers to work with distributors and end users on the proper fastener selection and installation. These workers were backed by factory-based product managers and application engineers.…

The Fastener Training Institute (FTI) has announced its next Fastener Training Week training course, which is scheduled for March 16 to 20 in Cleveland, OH. This advanced technical training program is offered in partnership with the Industrial Fasteners Institute and is for fastener distributors, manufacturers, and end users. Fastener Training Week offers five intensive days…

What began nearly 50 years ago as a collaboration between fastener distributors to train new employees has since developed into an international organization for novice and advanced individuals working in the industry. Today, the Fastener Training Institute (FTI) provides a host of in-person and online training programs by recognized industry experts on fastener products, standards,…

Fastener Training Week — an advanced technical training program for fastener distributors, manufacturers, end users, and OEMs — is scheduled for December 2nd to 6th, in La Miranda, California. The course is offered by The Fastener Training Institute, a non-profit organization that provides training on fastener products and standards, in partnership with the Industrial Fasteners…