ADVISORY/Textron Fastening Systems To Announce and Demonstrate Intelligent Fastening Systems.

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ADVISORY...for Wednesday, Oct. 15

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    Editors Alert

    Press Briefing: Textron Fastening Systems to announce and
    demonstrate intelligent fastening systems.

    When: Wednesday, October 15 at 10:00 am

    Where: Textron Fastening Systems - 840 W. Long Lake Road, Troy,
    Mich. - At the corner of Crooks Road

    Significance: Microchips embedded in intelligent fasteners process
    and respond to commands from remote tools. Application software
    controls, manages, diagnoses, and documents a network of
    electronic chips in fasteners as parts are assembled and
    disassembled. Textron Fastening management will describe and
    demonstrate intelligent fastening applications and their
    implications for the automotive, electronic, aerospace, and
    construction industries. Among these will be tamper-proof
    intelligent fasteners for automotive airbags.

    Press Kit: News releases, technical backgrounders, and photos will
    be distributed in hard copy and on disks.