Fastening Technology
& Bolted Joint Design
A Two Day Technical Seminar
For registration information, please click on the link below:
November 17 - 18, 2009 - Chicago, IL
About the seminar:
This two day seminar was developed to give engineers and other technical personnel current specifications for, and a better understanding of, the complexities of mechanical joining with fasteners. Insufficient guidelines and outdated information are not adequately equipping engineers for real life design challenges. This can lead to catastrophic failures or costly over-designs. The Federal regulations (Fastener Quality Act) on these often safety critical design elements has caused a renewed focus on the proper use of fasteners. This seminar incorporates the most recent techniques and guidelines from both international and domestic engineering societies and research groups and provides attendees with immediately applicable knowledge.
Who should attend:
Since most manufactured products involve the use of fasteners for assembly, this seminar is very beneficial to professionals working on design and development, maintenance, and procurement of fasteners and bolted interfaces. If you are involved in design engineering, manufacturing and assembly, standardization, testing, quality control, or otherwise involved with technical aspects of fasteners, this course is designed especially for you.
Benefits of attending:
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Gain a better understanding of the bolted/screwed joint, elastic interactions and preload stress |
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Understand loosening causalities |
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Select proper tightening methods |
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Calculate safety factors and limitations |
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Select the optimal fasteners for the design |
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Evaluate dissimilar materials for thermal expansion and galvanic properties |
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Gain insights into materials, threads and product standards |
Course concepts:
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Standards and Specifications |
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Material Standards |
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Fastener Manufacturing |
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Screw Threads |
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Corrosion and Protection |
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Quality |
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Joint Design |
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Safety Factors |
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Tightening Strategies |
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Locking Methods |
About the instructor:
Bengt Blendulf, was on faculty at Clemson University in the College of Engineering and Science until 1996, when he formed EduPro Inc. to focus on education and consulting in the area of fastening technology and bolted/screwed joint design. He is a founding member and currently serves as chairman of the Bolting Technology Council (ASTM). Bengt teaches and consults for many U.S. and international companies and organizations that require fastener expertise. He has been in the metalworking field since 1962 and in the fastener industry since 1966. Educated in Sweden (mechanical engineering), he moved to the U.S. in 1974 to start a subsidiary for a leading European fastener manufacturer. He is the author of over 80 technical papers in addition to published articles related to fasteners and international standardization. Bengt is also a contributing author of the Handbook of Bolts and Bolted Joints (Marcel Dekker Inc.).
For registration information, please click on the link below:
November 17 - 18, 2009 - Chicago, IL
