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AWS 2014 President Dean Wilson shares a special message on his vision for welding innovation
AWS
 To succeed in welding, we need good materials, the right equipment, and proven procedures. Most of all, we need skilled personnel. A major part of the American Welding Society's 2014 plan is to supercharge the welding workforce. AWS has always been focused on people improving technology. Now we are also using technology to improve people and their professional career paths. Join AWS as we commit ourselves to this mission, to advance the science, technology, and people of welding, for ourselves, and for the next generations.
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Weld Cracking Conference
AWS
April 15-16, 2014
Denver
Hilton Garden Inn Denver Downtown
This conference will help welding engineers and others avoid mistakes and turn out high quality products. Topics range from impact tests and how they relate to potential weld cracking as well as the control of moisture in welding consumables.
International Symposium on Advances in Resistance Welding
AWS
April 28-30, 2014
Atlanta
Technical conference on resistance welding topics presented by AWS and the Resistance Welding Manufacturing Alliance (RWMA).
17th Aluminum Welding Conference
AWS
May 28-29, 2014
New Orleans
Hotel Monteleone
The 17th Aluminum Welding Conference will feature a distinguished panel of aluminum-industry experts who will survey the state of the art in aluminum welding technology and practice. This conference also provides several opportunities for you to network informally with speakers and other participants, as well as to visit an exhibition showcasing products and services available to the aluminum welding industry.
American Council of International Institute of Welding looking for US delegation members
AWS
July 13-18, 2014
Seoul, South Korea
The International Institute of Welding (IIW) provides a global platform for the exchange and diffusion of evolving welding technologies and application. The American Council of IIW is looking for members for the U.S. delegation.
Ford investment in Ohio plants boosts Midwest car manufacturing
NPR
 Ford Motor Company is adding 300 jobs and investing $500 million at its plant in Lima, Ohio. Earlier this month, Ford announced it was moving production of two truck models to Ohio from Mexico.
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Atlas Machine has what it believes to be the biggest welder in North America
Louisville Business First
Atlas Machine and Supply Inc., a Louisville, Ky.-based engineering and manufacturing company, has a custom-built, large-capacity welding machine that officials believe is the largest of its type in North America. The machinery is the signature piece of what Atlas has dubbed its Welding Solutions Center. The center, located at Atlas’ headquarters on Global Drive in Jefferson Riverport International, is expected to significantly expand the company’s ability to handle larger and more complicated work generated by the steel, paper and aluminum industries, according to a news release.
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3 reasons the US manufacturing comeback is no myth
CNBC
 Here are three reasons from Steve Forbes, Bill Ford and Chicago Mayor Rahm Emanuel on why the promise for bringing jobs back should be believed.
Manufacturers push for regulatory reform
Shopfloor
National Association of Manufacturers President and CEO Jay Timmons and Arizona Chamber of Commerce & Industry President and CEO Glenn Hamer recently co-authored an op-ed in the Arizona Daily Star, emphasizing the direct impact federal regulations have on local energy prices, consumers, and manufacturers.
Though these policy discussions take place on the national level, Timmons and Hamer note the implications are often most felt on the local level.
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Problem for American industry: A good welder is hard to find
The Wall Street Journal
The nation's 390,000-odd welders are becoming policy pin-ups, sparking debate on issues ranging from labor market dynamics to the health of the military-industrial base. The pay’s not bad, either. Kansas City Fed chief Esther George joined the throng March 28, singling out the sector as one reason why she felt there was upward pressure on wages, which was in turn stoking upward pressure on inflation.
Milwaukee's Bradley Tech welding lab to expand with $250,000 Bucyrus Foundation gift
Milwaukee Business Journal
The Bucyrus Foundation, a donor-advised fund at the Greater Milwaukee Foundation, is donating $250,000 to the Bradley Technology and Trade School Foundation to expand its welding lab, which will be named the Bucyrus Foundation Welding Lab. Susan Stein, philanthropic counsel at Bradley Technology and Trade School Foundation Inc., said the money would be used to expand the existing welding lab from four welding stations to eight and would help pay the operating expenses for the welding program for the next two school years.
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Oklahoma welding and fabrication business expands
Sequoyah County Times
Lockhart Welding and Fabrication is expanding, sort of. The Sallisaw, Okla., welding and fabricating business is expanding its current facility on 2701 N. Maple Ave. to add more room. Owner David Lockhart said the addition will take about six to seven weeks to complete and move in, and will expand the overall building to 11,500 square feet.
Elektron releases fully automatic spot-welding system
Fender Bender
Elektron recently announced that it has released the TrueAutoMode, a fully automatic spot welding system that the company says is the first of its kind in the industry. The TrueAutoMode automates the welding process to provide "perfect, OEM-approved spot welds every time," according to an Elektron release.
Virtual welding comes to Colorado community college
The Durango Herald
When community college students in southwest Colorado lay down their first line of molten metal, it may not be with a live torch next semester. For the first time at Southwest Colorado Community College, students will have the opportunity to practice with a virtual welder, allowing them to see the metal bonds forming through a computerized hood without bodily risk and without metal waste.
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AGCO sponsors welding in Minnesota
Fairmont Sentinel
Fairmont (Minn.) Area Schools will offer a pair of summer school classes this year. A welding academy will run for 15 days in June, while work on an FFA garden will continue throughout the summer. Earlier this month, Superintendent Joe Brown sent a letter to area businesses with a request for financial aid to sponsor a summer welding program for Martin County students. AGCO in Jackson responded with a pledge to donate the entire $6,000 to pay for staff and materials.
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Welders, America needs you
Bloomberg Businessweek
For the first time since the early 1960s, manufacturers have added jobs four years in a row. Couple that with the oil and gas boom and the thousands of miles of new pipeline being built, and the demand for skilled welders has risen sharply.
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Welders, America needs you
Bloomberg Businessweek
For the first time since the early 1960s, manufacturers have added jobs four years in a row. Couple that with the oil and gas boom and the thousands of miles of new pipeline being built, and the demand for skilled welders has risen sharply.
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Unit 40 helps create welding program at southern Illinois high school
Effingham Daily News
The future looks bright for area workers following the creation of a new partnership that includes Effingham (Ill.) High School. Effingham High School Principal Jason Fox recently announced the creation of an expanded welding program at the school. Fox and Superintendent Mark Doan heard from approximately 25 local manufacturers about the need for skilled workers.
Louisiana Delta CC becomes accredited welding test center
KNOE-TV
Louisiana Delta Community College has earned accreditation as an American Welding Society test facility. In the field of construction, welders play a very big role, and those hiring are looking for the best of the best. You can earn that title by being certified, and now, whether you're a student or not, you can get that stamp of approval at Louisiana Delta.
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