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46 THE DISTRIBUTOR’S LINK FASTENER TECH TM ’15 MWFA, PO Box 5, Lake Zurich, IL 60047 TOLL-FREE 1-800-753-8338 TEL 847-438-8338 EMAIL mwfa@ameritech.com WEB www.mwfa.net SEMINARS & GOLF OUTING ADDED TO FASTENER TECH TM ’15 ITINERARY by Nancy Rich Two educational events and a golf outing have been added to FASTENER TECH ’15 - "The All-Fastener- Industry Event in the Heart-of-the-Fastener Industry" - which already includes an exhibition and several networking opportunities. The New Components Are: • “Buyer Beware Seminar” presented by the Mid-West Fastener Association (MWFA) • “Fastener Technology Workshop” presented by the Fastener Training Institute (FTI) • MWFA Shotgun Golf Outing Exhibit sales for FASTENER TECH ’15 are underway, including space in a new “Technology Center” section, which is reserved for suppliers of materials, tooling and machinery for making any type of fasteners. The balance of the show will be filled with suppliers of all types of fasteners and related products and services. Exhibitor registration forms as well as the show floor plan and list of exhibitors are available at www.fastenertech.com/fastenertech and www.mwfa.net. Several fastener industry associations and publications are participating in FASTENER TECH ’15: Distributor's Link www.linkmagazine.com Fully Threaded Radio www.fullythreaded.com • • Fastener Industry Coalition (FIC) www.fastenercoalition.org Fastener Technology International www.fastenertech.com Fastener Training Institute www.fastenertraining.org Global Fastener News www.globalfastenernews.com Mid-West Fastener Association (MWFA) www.mwfa.net National Fastener Distributors Association (NFDA) www.nfda-fastener.org North Coast Fastener Association (NCFA) www.ncfaonline.com SHOW EVENT ARTICLE Pacific-West Fastener Association www.pac-west.org • Women in the Fastener Industry (WIFI) www.fastenerwomen.com FASTENER TECH ’15 is being produced by Fastener Technology International magazine, Akron, OH, USA, and the Mid-West Fastener Association (MWFA), Lake Zurich, IL, USA. FASTENER TECH ’15, the fifth staging of the allfastener-industry concept in fastener industry trade shows, is scheduled to take place in Rosemont (Chicago), IL, USA, June 8-10, 2015 at the Donald E. Stephens Convention Center. FASTENER TECH ’15 offers attendees and exhibitors a valuable, cost-effective and easy to attend event that provides benefits to fastener manufacturers, distributors, users and suppliers. FASTENER TECH ’15 is a biennial event. Fastener Technology International is a bimonthly international technical magazine for manufacturers, distributors and users of all types of fasteners - the print edition is delivered to thousands of subscribers in more than 90 countries, and the digital edition is available to industry professionals around the clock at www.fastenertech.com. The Mid-West Fastener Association (MWFA) has been representing and serving all segments of the fastener industry for more than half a century. MWFA members include fastener manufacturers, distributors, importers and industry suppliers. Details are available at www.mwfa.net. For details on exhibiting, contact Nancy Rich of the MWFA at mwfa@ameritech.net, 847-438-8338; or contact Tom Hutchinson of Fastener Technology International at tlh@fastenertech.com, +1-330-864-2122. Editorial Contact: Mike McNulty of Fastener Technology International, mcnulty@fastenertech.com or +1-330-864-2122. FASTENER TECH TM ’15