The Industrial Fasteners Institute is proud to announce the 2020 IFI Soaring Eagle Award recipients. Soaring Eagle Technology Award recipient is Anthony (Tony) DiMaio, and Soaring Eagle Service Award recipient is Mike McGuire. The Industrial Fasteners Institute Soaring Eagle Award recipients are those individuals who have made outstanding and significant contributions to the fastener industry.
 
The IFI Soaring Eagle Technology Award recognizes individuals who have extensive experience in the industrial fastener industry who have made significant contributions to the technological advancement of the fastener industry. Contributions may be through extensive work on fastener standards committees, the publication of widely acclaimed principles or documents and/or through the development of fastener related equipment products, or processes which have been widely acknowledged as advancements in fastener technology.
In recognition of service to the fastener industry as IFI Technical Committee Chairman and outstanding and pioneering contributions to the field of blind rivets, including the invention of innovative blind riveting tool designs and 26 U.S. patents that emphasize advanced technologies and appropriate methodologies. Mr. DiMaio’s contributions have raised the state of the art in rivet design, manufacturing and end-user application. These contributions are a rich legacy that are benefiting the blind rivet industry today and will continue to do so long into the future.
 
The IFI Soaring Eagle Service Award recognizes individuals who have contributed outstanding time and effort in the leadership of the Industrial Fasteners Institute and/or in some other way contributed to the health and well-being of the entire industrial fastener industry.
In recognition of 50+ years of contributions to the industrial fastener industry. As the founder of the National Industrial Fastener Show & Conference, the National Industrial Fastener Show/West, founder of the American Fastener Journal magazine, Fastening Magazine, and numerous fastener resource and buyers guides that have assisted the industry and end-user alike.

Source: IFI