Live from the Fastener TV studio: It’s IN THE NEWS the week of August 16th, 2021
IT’s A BIG WEEK for EVENTS IN THE FASTENER INDUSTRY SO LET’S GET STARTED…
LISTEN TO THIS EPISODE ON OUR FASTENERTV YOUTUBE CHANNEL: (7:22)
MWFA’s FSTNR Week officially begins TODAY:
The FSTNR Week unofficially opened on Saturday in Chicago at the Tough Mudder event. Three miles of Tough Mudder’s famous teamwork inspired obstacles and mud, the fastener industry was well represented with Team Tough Nutters.
The MWFA FSTNR Week Schedule includes:
Fastener Training Week CHICAGO | Accelerated Training for the FTI Certified Fastener Specialist™ (CFS) designation More info go to FastenerTraining.org
Aug 16- Basic Print Reading (today)
Aug 17– Fastener Tabletop Show & 75th Anniversary & Hall of Fame Dinner
Aug 18– Golf Outing
Aug 19– MWFA Mixer
For more info go to: http://MWFA.net Twitter: @MWFA_News
IN OTHER FASTENER INDUSTRY NEWS…
Marc Strandquist praises colleagues @Optimas_S as he says goodbye. His linked in update stated “Although my time here has ended I wish all my Optimas Solutions colleagues the very best for their journey into the future. I am very proud of you.”
Optimas announced that Daniel Harms is the new President of the Americas and a member of their Board of Directors.
Industrial Fasteners Institute announced first call for nominations of the Joe Greenslade Young Leadership Soaring Eagle Award instituted in memory of Joe Greenslade who served as IFI Technical Director from 2007 to 2015. Deadline for submissions September 1, 2021
On AUG 17th Crain’s Content Studio Presents: Global Supply Chains: Fasteners, Hardware and the Auto Industry. Hear from experts in the industry who can speak to their supply chain experience with Taiwan and the vast possibilities for U.S. fastener producers including specialization, collaboration between large and small enterprises, OEM, small-batch, and mass product production. Panelists include Doug Ruggles – President, Martin Fastening Solutions, Joe Nagle – Sr. Manager, Strategic Sourcing Customer Solutions, Lawson Products, Jon Najeski – Senior Buyer, Screws Industries Register for the event: https://www.nfda-fastener.org/
The National Fastener Distributors Association announced the 2021 recipient of its Fastener Professional of the Year award, Jim Derry @FieldFastener Join NFDA fastener association for a virtual celebration Friday, Sept. 10, 2-3:00 pm ET Register at https://www.nfda-fastener.org/
Registration is open for the 2021 International Fastener Expo in Vegas, use FND discount code FAS25FND and SAVE $25 off your registration fee.
IN 3D Printing NEWS…
BIG NEWS in METAL #3DPrinting! Desktop Metal is Acquiring industrial 3D Printing company ExOne to create the leading additive manufacturing portfolio for mass production. Ric Fulop Founder and CEO said, “This transaction is a big step in delivering on our vision of accelerating the adoption of additive manufacturing 2.0.” Read more at FND.
Experience LIVE 3D Printing Demos with Wurth Industry NA on their 3D Demo Days Tour as they cross the USA! Upcoming dates include Aug 17th Louisville, KY, Aug 18-19th Nashville, TN & Aug 24-25th Des Moines, IA. More info:
IN MFG NEWS…
Manufacturing Day is OCT. 1st , 2021! Are there any fastener distributors or manufacturers out there taking place in a Manufacturing Day event? Let us know about it and we’ll share it with the industry! This year, MFG Day will also include a strong emphasis on engaging at digital and virtual events throughout the country.
Start planning your Manufacturing Day experience today! Share on social media with hashtags #CreatorsWanted & #MFGDay21. Visit http://creatorswanted.org to learn more and find new tools to inspire more creators.
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Until next week, be well and Keep it Fastenating.
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