New partnership delivers free, high-impact training to WIFI members through IFI’s world-class educational programs [July 29, 2025] — In a bold step toward expanding opportunity and expertise in the fastener industry, Women in the Fastener Industry (WIFI) and the Industrial Fasteners Institute (IFI) have joined forces to launch EmpowerHER: WIFI x IFI. This new initiative provides WIFI […]
Same Great Show with Exciting New Additions The International Fastener Expo (IFE) is gearing up for a highly anticipated 2025 show, scheduled for September 15-17, 2025, at the Mandalay Bay Convention Center, Halls E & F, in Las Vegas, NV, USA. IFE is the premier business-to-business trade show for all types of fasteners, machinery & […]
The fasteners industry now has a new pathway for developing the skilled talent required by the more than 7,800 U.S. companies in this crucial manufacturing sector. The Industrial Fasteners Institute (IFI) partnered with the Marshall Advanced Manufacturing Center (MAMC) to develop a national apprenticeship framework that creates a standardized, U.S. Department of Labor (DOL)-approved pathway […]
STATEMENT FROM THE INDUSTRIAL FASTENERS INSTITUTE (IFI) FEBRUARY 12, 2025 — IFI is in the process of reviewing the just announced expansion of the Section 232 steel and aluminum tariffs and the removal of the exclusion process for U.S. manufacturers that cannot purchase the raw materials they need in the U.S. in the necessary quantity […]
IFI is pleased to share an opportunity to assist our friends in North Carolina who were devastated by the hurricanes and storms this past year. We received an email from Craig Penland at Eurolink, who informed us that they and Southwestern Fastener Association (SFA) have teamed up with 828Strong to raise money for families with children […]
Washington, D.C. – Today, the Industrial Fasteners Institute (IFI), along with more than 100 manufacturing associations, sent a letter to President-elect Donald Trump laying out a roadmap of regulatory actions across a wide range of agencies that the incoming administration can take to boost manufacturing growth in the United States. As the letter states: Dear President-elect Trump, Right […]
INDEPENDENCE, OHIO (May 28, 2024) – The Industrial Fasteners Institute (IFI) has announced the launch of the 12th Edition of the IFI Book of Fastener Standards, now available for purchase. The IFI Book of Fastener Standards serves as the industry’s resource and is a compilation of the most commonly used fastener standards for inch fasteners […]
INDEPENDENCE, OHIO (May 21, 2024) – The Industrial Fasteners Institute (IFI) is delighted to announce that Dr. Salim Brahimi, IFI’s Director of Engineering & Technology, has been honored with the prestigious Walter C. Voss Award, presented by ASTM International. This award recognizes individuals in engineering and/or science who have made notable contributions to knowledge in […]
IFI ELECTS BOARD AND DIVISION OFFICERS AT SPRING MEETING INDEPENDENCE, OHIO (MARCH 20, 2024) – The Industrial Fasteners Institute (IFI) elected new leadership for the organization’s Board of Directors for the 2024-2025 term during its annual meeting March 3-5, 2024 in Bonita Springs, Florida. Dan Curtis of MacLean-Fogg Company was selected to lead the board […]
