Race Fastener Technology Presented at Long Beach City College’s Society of Manufacturing Engineers’ Club

Race Fastener Technology Presented at Long Beach City College’s Society of Manufacturing Engineers’ Club
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Automotive Racing Products (ARP) of Ventura, California, supported a presentation on performance fastener technology at California’s Long Beach City College (LBCC) Society of Manufacturing Engineers Club (SME) on March 17, 2015.

Jean Genibrel, a lifelong racing professional and Vice President of the LBCC’s SME Auto Racing Technology Club delivered the presentation to the group. The group was established as a support to a Multi Disciplinary Program, (MDP), headed by Mr. Tim Shoemaker, (tshoemaker@lbcc.edu) that offers classes and certifications in computer aided drafting, metal forming and welding.

ARP’s technology and solutions to fastener engineering, installation and identification dove-tailed nicely with the variety of disciplines endemic to many professions the students endeavor to master.

The proper installation techniques and tightening procedures of threaded fasteners were covered along with their relevance to the technologies the students vie to enter such as aerospace, aircraft and auto racing. The students became aware of the importance of using the proper fasteners and their installation when they design, fabricate or machine parts.

Jean explained: “The notion that a threaded bolt or stud must be stretched an engineered amount to yield a tension equivalent to the clamping force necessary to at least equal the force applied to the parts the fasteners are clamping was totally foreign to the students, even to the engineering ones and to the instructors present.”

The Long Beach City College Multidisciplinary Curriculum is the one that was formed to attract displaced workers, Veterans and other individuals interested in training in a selected group of related disciplines for eventual employment in a variety of industries from aircraft, aerospace, automotive and auto racing.

Contact: Jean Genibrel, genibrel@gmail.com. (562) 685-1297