Fastener Training Institute®

Product Training Program

  • This three-course program was designed to teach your employees about the products they buy, sell and warehouse.

  • While it is intended for people new to the industry, it will be beneficial for anyone who wants to expand their knowledge.

  • Classes do not need to be taken in sequence. If a class is missed, it can be made up the following year.

  • Upon completion of the program, students receive an engraved plaque. Pac-West honors its most recent graduates at each association meeting.

  • Classes are taught by recognized industry specialists and include every-day hands-on case studies and lots of real-life information.

Fastener Basics

  • This class combines the highlights of the FTI three-day Product Training Program into one day of valuable, fundamental information for new employees.

What Our Students Have To Say

  • The hands-on demonstrations were the best. You got to see how things work, right before your eyes!

  • I would recommend this class be taken by all in the fastener industry.

  • I gained loads of information from the instructors and literature and hope to attend seminars of this caliber in the future.

  • Terms and definitions were explained in a simple manner. Anyone not in the business would understand what the instructors were talking about.

  • I learned a lot of terminology.

  • It's a good program and beneficial for those old and new in the industry.

  • Samples, books and paperwork were prepared exceptionally well.

  • All of the speakers were great.

  • Most of the explanations helped clear up questions someone new to the industry might be wondering about.

2010 Course Schedule

Part #1 – January 19, 2010 (Class in La Mirada CA): - Click Here to register for this event

Would you like to know the difference between a hex head cap screw and a hex bolt?
What is tensile strength?
How are fasteners made?

Find the answers to these and other commonly asked questions at Part #1 of FTI's Product Training Program.

The curriculum for Part #1 of the Product Training Program will cover:

  • Hex Head Products
  • Nuts
  • Sockets Products
  • Common Materials
  • Methods of Manufacturing
  • Consensus Standards
  • How To Call Out Parts
  • How To Use the IFI Manual
  • What Size is the Screw?

Part 2 – February 16, 2010 (Class in La Mirada CA): - Click Here to register for this event

Do you know the difference between Taptite® and TT?
Why must high strength parts be baked after plating?
What does UNC-2A mean?

Find the answers to these and other commonly asked questions at Part #2 of FTI's Product Training Program.

The curriculum for Part #2 of the Product Training Program will cover:

  • Screw Drives
  • Screw Head Styles
  • Screw Threads
  • Washers
  • Coatings and Finishes
  • Hydrogen Embrittlement Demo
  • Large Threaded Fasteners
  • Thread Call-Outs
  • Thread Forms and Fit

Part 3 – March 9, 2010 (Class in La Mirada CA): - Click Here to register for this event

What's the difference between inch and metric fasteners?
What is tensile strength?
Why are some fasteners self-locking?

Find the answers to these and other commonly asked questions at Part #3 of FTI's Product Training Program.

The curriculum for Part #3 of the Product Training Program will cover:

  • Pins
  • Anchors
  • Rivets
  • Metrics
  • Self Locking & Sealing Fasteners
  • Inspection
  • Fastener Quality Act

Fastener Basics – August 24, 2010 (Class in La Mirada CA): - Click Here to register for this event

  • Basic Terminology
  • How To Call Out Parts
  • Hex Head Products
  • Large Threaded Fasteners
  • Nuts
  • Socket Products
  • Common Materials
  • Screw Drives
  • Screw Head Styles
  • Screw Threads
  • Washers
  • Rivets
  • Coatings and Finishes
  • Self Locking and Sealing
  • Metric

Dates and locations subject to change. Registration information will be mailed to all Pac-West members four weeks before each event.