November 17-21: FTI Brings Fastener Training Week to Los Angeles

Fastener Training Institute (FTI) will present its final Fastener Training Week of 2025 in Los Angeles, CA from November 17 to 21. FTI is a nonprofit organization that provides beginning and advanced training on fastener products, standards and specifications.

“We’ll end the year in Los Angeles; (we are) excited to teach more fastener professionals what it takes to become a Certified Fastener Specialist,” said Jo Morris, Managing Director for FTI. “The more CFS trained fastener employees there are, the safer and more robust our industry will stay.”

Fastener Training Week is FTI’s flagship training program. Students gain Certified Fastener Specialist (CFS) designation by completing the weeklong training and passing a final exam.

Birmingham Fastener supports Fastener Training Week as sponsor for 2025 which features consensus standards organizations, IFI resources, torque tension, QA systems and sampling plans, thread technology and gage issues, print reading and tolerances, material specifications for steel fasteners and understanding how fasteners fail.

"It is thorough and challenging," said a spokesperson. "Students engage in hands-on exercises, case studies, learning labs, equipment demonstrations, off-site plant tours and expert instruction from Laurence Claus and Salim Brahimi from Industrial Fasteners Institute."

Morris added, “Salim and Laurance are not only sharp, smart and beyond knowledgeable about all things fasteners, but they also are generous with nuggets of wisdom; that part is priceless.”

Fastener distributors, manufacturers end-users, as well as sales and quality assurance professionals, are all encouraged to attend, she said.

Registration is open. Cost to attend is $3,300 per person with a $500 discount available for multiple attendees and association members (Pac-West, NFDA, IFI, MWFA, NCFA and SFA). Prices increase on November 4, 2025.

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Learn more by emailing Morris with questions at jom@fastenertraining.com. Training is suitable for individuals, as well as company teams.

Support from Würth Industry USA, FTI’s Sustaining Sponsor since 2019, is key to the successful presentation of Fastener Training Week, as well as all training offerings from FTI, according to the organization.

For more information contact:

Fastener Training Institute (FTI)

562-473-5373

1545 N. Columbus Ave.

Glendale, CA 91202

www.fastenertraining.org

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