Fastener Training Week, the Fastener Training Institute's (FTI’s) advanced technical training program, returns to Chicago, Illinois, from August 19 to August 23, 2024.

Source: FTI

Held at the Lincolnshire Marriott and hosted by the Mid-West Fasteners Association, the program includes a full week of classroom training, case-studies, learning labs, hands-on exercises, fastener manufacturing and testing facility tours and more. At the end of the week, students who pass a final exam receive Certified Fastener Specialist (CFS) designation, the highest achievement and recognition for fastener professionals.

Sponsored by Birmingham Fastener, Fastener Training Week is designed for fastener distributors, manufacturers, end-users, original equipment manufacturers, purchasers, engineers, and sales and quality assurance professionals and includes a multitude of in-depth training topics, including understanding how fasteners fail, testing standards, fastener finishes and inspecting fastener dimensional features. The Chicago session will be taught by industry experts Laurence Claus, Industrial Fasteners Institute director of education and training and Carmen Vertullo, owner and founder of Carver Labs.

Registration includes five days of training, educational materials, continental breakfast and lunch — with vegetarian options, transportation for plant tours, certification of completion and eligibility for the CFS designation.