Register Now for October Training Course

On October 20-24, 2025, Matrix Engineering Consultants and NNi Training and Consulting Inc. will conduct a revised four-day “Fundamentals of Threaded Fastener and Joint Design”training.

This one-of-a-kind fastener training course will provide participants with an in-depth explanation of fastener terminology, technology, and threaded fastener joint design calculations and strategies.

A fourth day has been added, and much of the content revised, to blend practical case studies and hands-on exercises with classroom training.

Participants may choose to attend in-person or via a live online stream. The course will be conducted from the training facilities of Matrix Engineering Consultants, 12986 Valley View Road, Eden Prairie, Minnesota.

The course will be taught by Laurence Claus, president of NNi Training and Consulting Inc., and Jon Ness, P.E., principal engineer of Matrix Engineering Consultants.

• Laurence Claus has more than 36 years of fastener industry experience, serves as the director of training and education for the Industrial Fasteners Institute, is chairman of the SAE Fastener Committee, recent vice chairman of the ASTM Fastener Committee F16, and subcommittee chairman for both ASTM F16 and ASME B18.
• Jon Ness is a licensed professional engineer with more than 35 years of engineering and design experience related to the development of on- and off-road vehicles. He has technical expertise in the design and validation of bolted joints and has led multiple root cause investigations of bolted joint failures.

Participants can earn up to 28 professional development hours with this course.

For more information about the course and registration, visit https://www.matrixengrg.com/training/fundamentals-of-threaded-fasteners-and-joint-design/