Posted by Traveling Salesman at 1/31/2011 7:38 PM
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I just got an e-mail flyer from the Pac-West organization regarding an upcoming “Fastener Basics Workshop”. The flyer references that this workshop (which will take place on St. Paddy’s Day) pulls together highlights from the Fastener Training Institute’s acclaimed three-day Product Training Program. On February 24, the Mid-West Fastener Association is holding a training seminar, “The Least You Should KNow About Plating”. On February 10, the North Coast Fastener Association is holding a meeting on ATTARS ad DEFERS called, “Government Regulations that Impact the Fastener Industry”. I know the other fastener associations sponsor training sessions and table top shows and educational seminars (The New England Fasteners Distributors Association is holding a meeting on “The State of the Economy as it Relates to the Fastener Industry” on February 3). So, we can see that a lot of the individual fastener associations are attempting to offer training to individuals in the industry.I know the National Fastener Distributors Association offers all kinds of training but, unfortunately, I am unable to see that on their website as I am not a member.
As a young fastener upstart, I was fortunate to be able to attend a “Bolted Joint” seminar by the brilliant, Bengt Blendulf, who provided me a great technical binder and enough fastener information to fill my young head and that of several others. I see Bengt still writing in industry publications and hope he is still conducting seminars.
I would be remiss if I did not include Fastenal as one of the most active trainer of young fastener personnel. Sure, some of you might joke that you get calls from the branches from “kids” who don’t know anything about nuts and bolts. But, if we are to be honest, no other company has started more young people down the fastener training path than Fastenal. And, we were all young and just getting started ourselves at one time. There are a lot of smart Fastenal employees out there and a lot of them have taken their training on to other companies including working for suppliers whose products they once sold as Fastenal employees.
Geographically, it would be difficult to have everyone who needs training come to one facility for a thorough training. It is good that each of the organizations do their share to bring the training out in the field to where it is needed. Many individual companies and reps do product training on behalf of their …
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