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Customer fastener drawings and fastener specifications can be hard to understand if you do not have a solid knowledge of blueprint reading. Not knowing how to interpret a drawing detail can delay getting your product quoted, or worse – result in delays in receiving inspection and rejections.  A good fastener drawing is often the only thing between parts and profits. Stunningly good drawings can help you get and keep business you never had access to before. Don’t let the lack of a drawing hold up your sales opportunities! This webinar teaches the fundamentals of drafting terminology and will also go deep into examining actual fastener drawings and specifications – the good and the bad. It is moderately technical but appropriate for those with all levels of experience in the fastener industry. Fastener Blueprints is presented by Carmen Vertullo, owner and founder of Carver Labs. Thank you to Semblex for sponsoring this webinar. Read more

You shipped the right fastener. The fastener is in conformance with all the requirements. But are the certifications correct?  There’s more to providing fasteners than shipping round metal parts with heads and threads. There is paper, there are markings and there are numbers - without which the fastener can be rendered useless, stuck as a reject at receiving/inspection, and hold up the critical work for which your customer purchased them. Worse yet, inadequate certifications, test reports or lot traceability discovered after the fastener has been installed - or when there is a failure - can bring disaster to the user and the supplier. In this webinar, you’ll learn about the documentation needed to make sure your product’s credentials are in order. It has technical content but is appropriate for all levels of technical understanding. Sales, purchasing and especially quality assurance personnel should attend. Fastener Certifications and Test Reports is presented by Carmen Vertullo, owner and founder of Carver Labs. Read more

Most fastener suppliers process thousands and thousands of sales transactions ever year. It is inevitable that some of these will result in a “fastener failure” event. They know how to process those sales transactions very well, but most do not know how to process the failure event.  The consequences of a fastener failure can be devastating to everyone involved. How the supplier processes the failure can be the difference between keeping and losing a customer and can result in thousands of unnecessary dollars spent. Proper processing can help you save you money and keep your customers. This two-part webinar can be the most important training your company sees – ever. It contains some technical content but is appropriate for all members of your team regardless of their level of experience or position. It is especially important for executives, sales, technical and quality personnel. In part one of Fastener Failure, we lay the groundwork for conducting a proper investigation and look at case studies. Fastener Failure is presented by Carmen Vertullo, owner and founder of Carver Labs. Thank you to HEICO for sponsoring this webinar. Read more

Most fastener suppliers process thousands and thousands of sales transactions ever year. It is inevitable that some of these will result in a “fastener failure” event. They know how to process those sales transactions very well, but most do not know how to process the failure event.  The consequences of a fastener failure can be devastating to everyone involved. How the supplier processes the failure can be the difference between keeping and losing a customer and can result in thousands of unnecessary dollars spent. Proper processing can help you save you money and keep your customers. This two-part webinar can be the most important training your company sees – ever. It contains some technical content but is appropriate for all members of your team regardless of their level of experience or position. It is especially important for executives, sales, technical and quality personnel. In part two of Fastener Failure, we lay the groundwork for conducting a proper investigation and look at case studies. Fastener Failure is presented by Carmen Vertullo, owner and founder of Carver Labs. Read more

When it comes to selecting and understanding fastener materials, one of the primary considerations is strength. And strength is directly related to hardness. In this webinar we explore the relationship between strength and hardness in fastener materials. We look at how various fastener specifications, both Inch and Metric, classify fasteners according to strength and hardness. This is a highly technical presentation but is appropriate for all levels of experience and every position in the fastener industry. When you register for this webinar, you will receive a PDF Glossary of Terms. To make best use of time in this webinar we will not cover all terms in detail but will discuss it from an applications and testing perspective. Click Here for the list of terms we will cover. Have the list handy during the webinar for your reference as well as a copy of IFI Book Inch Book of Fasteners. Fastener Strength and Hardness is presented by Carmen Vertullo, owner and founder of Carver Labs. Read more

Decarburization, Case Depth, Root Radius, Pitch Diameter, Runout, Fillet … what do these terms mean?Using the right or wrong word can solve or create a fastener problem - and that can save or cost you money.  Fastener standards are full of technical terms that can make your eyes glaze over if you don’t know what they mean. However, when you do know the meanings, the world of fasteners becomes so much more interesting, exciting and profitable. This webinar will explore the most important fastener technical terms, including illustrations and examples. Each term will be examined in the context a few fastener standards and used in a conversational way. We won’t have enough time to present every possible fastener technical term, but we will provide authoritative resources for the attendees to discover the correct meaning and context of fastener terms. Who Should Attend This webinar is non-technical and is suitable for all levels of experience in the fastener industry. If you still don’t know your mega-pascals from your psi’s or you can’t tell a fillet radius from a filet mignon, this webinar is for you. However, if you are a seasoned fastener pro, you might be surprised to learn the correct meaning of some terms. Fastener Technical Terminology is presented by Carmen Vertullo, owner and founder of Carver Labs. Read more