Pearl Abrasive Co. is proud to introduce the new Slim-Cut Plus™ Thin Cut-Off Wheel. The new Slim-Cut Plus™ is designed for cutting carbon steel and stainless steel.
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Humanitarian to
speak at FABTECH prayer breakfast
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FABTECH attendees are invited to start off their day on Wednesday, Nov. 16, with a prayer breakfast hosted by Ken Isaacs, vice president of Projects at Samaritan's Purse. Aimed at inspiring and encouraging attendees to help the poor with skills they already have, Isaacs will share practical ways that everyone can help the less fortunate across the globe. The breakfast will take place from 7:00 a.m. – 8:30 a.m. in room N137 of McCormick
Place in Chicago. To register, please visit www.aws.org/fabtechevents. Registration code is W47. More
World will install 44 gigawatts of wind power in 2011
IEEE Spectrum
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The World Wind Energy Association released its mid-year report for 2011 and showed an increase in installations over the same period a year earlier. A total of
18,405 megawatts of wind power were installed in the first half of this year around the world, up from 16,000 megawatts in 2010.
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Stinger Welding in Libby, Mont. focus of Montana Jobs Economic Engine Initiative
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Montana Senator Max Baucus' Montana Jobs Economic Engine initiative that elevates the profile of Montana businesses that find innovative ways to grow, highlights Stinger Welding in Libby. The company has hired more than 40 people in the last two months and is currently accepting applications for more than 50 positions immediately.
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• Unique pass-thru drive with one-step mounting
• Work on bores from under 1” to over 4 feet in diameter
• Dual-ported boring bars offer easy bore measurements without tool removal
• ID measuring system and precision tool bit adjuster ensuring .0001” accuracy
• Optional snap-ring groove and face machining kit
• BOA bore welder works with your existing MIG welder
• 3 year warranty
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Retraining for the future
Flathead Beacon
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Behind Flathead Valley Community College's Lincoln County Campus in Libby, Mont., sits a trailer turned classroom. Inside are 10 welding stations, tightly lined along one wall and shrouded by red plastic curtains. For some in Libby this is just a classroom, but for others it's a future.
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Buffalo Welding Corp has been providing businesses with the latest in welding technology, welding supplies, and friendly fast professional service for over 60 years. MORE
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400 Series Trackless Welding Carriage with Integrated Wire Feeder (400 Moggy®)Continuous and Stitch Weld models available. MORE
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Helium shortage saps party industry
ArgusLeader.com
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A helium shortage attributed to a refinery shutdown in Wyoming is putting a pinch on the party balloon industry and has put Sioux Falls businesses on allocated deliveries. The supply squeeze also could affect hospitals, some of which use helium to cool their MRI magnets and industries that use the inert gas for welding or manufacturing.
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Welding & Gases Today highlights top
salespeople
GAWDA via ThomasNet News
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GAWDA Sales Hall of Fame features 17 sales reps and managers in gases and welding sales.Over the last few
years, the nature of selling in the gases and welding industry has changed with the economy. Welding & Gases Today went to the industry salespeople and sales managers who are making a difference in today's economy to find out what makes them successful in their field.
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New from the world leader in industrial gases. This rugged, industrial grade equipment delivers years of trouble-free service in all types of welding, cutting and metal working applications. Products include regulators, flowmeters, manifolds and much more. Items are in stock for immediate
availability. Call 800-654-2737 for a 24-page catalog, or visit ALspecialtygases.com.
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Skilled workforce is booming
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One educator is calling it a paradox. A high unemployment rate, but a skilled labor shortage. At Botetourt Technical Education Center or BTEC in Fincastle, Va., those skilled students are getting more than a diploma. Over the last two years, enrollment numbers have jumped.
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Lloyd's Register introduces training in welding
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Lloyd's Register is offering training courses in the properties of marine materials, welding techniques and non destructive examination, or NDE, some of the
cornerstones of ship construction, repair and maintenance.
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Welding wire for sour gas pipeline applications
Construction & Maintenance
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Hobart Brothers announced that it has developed a gas shielded, metal cored wire specifically to improve welding performance and quality on sour gas pipeline applications.
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MIT forum examines the role of manufacturing in rebuilding the economy
MIT News
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In 1950, more than 30 percent of Americans were employed in manufacturing, working at jobs such as welding, machining and assembly. Today, that number has shrunk significantly: Manufacturing jobs make up less than 10 percent of the U.S. workforce. As the country seeks to reinvigorate its job market and move past an economic recession, the state of U.S. manufacturing has become a hotly debated topic. To examine manufacturing's role
in economic recovery, students, faculty and representatives of MIT's corporate partners gathered recently in MIT's Wong Auditorium for a forum: "Rebuilding the American Economy."
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The world’s largest line of quality weld wire dispensing and weld cell support equipment. See our innovative new products this year at Fabtech in the "Wizard's Castle" booth #5522. MORE
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SigmaNEST is the leading CAD/CAM nesting system for programming CNC plasma, laser, punch, oxyfuel, waterjet, router, knife, tube/pipe and combination machines." MORE
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Tech Air and Corp
Brothers enter into merger agreement
Business Wire via MarketWatch
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Tech Air, a Danbury, Conn., based distributor of industrial, medical and specialty gases and related welding supplies, announced the signing of a definitive agreement to acquire Providence, R.I., based Corp Brothers. Tech Air is owned by CI Capital Partners and the company's management.
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We successfully place welders at the largest mining/construction OEMs. We are former weld supervisors recruiting welders.
Email us for more information pspearo@weldrecruiter.com
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Intelligence built into the iCNC
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plasma cutting program.
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Hands-on learning a trade at school
The Roanoke Times
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Sixteen-year-old James Duncan is a second-year welding student at Roanoke Technical Education Center in Roanoke, Texas. "I want to do this as a career," he said, standing in the school's welding workshop. "My dad was a welder on the shipyard in Philly, and also my cousin is in welding. They are always looking for welders. It's good money."
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Survey leads to welding class at S.D. technical school
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Student demand has led to a new welding class at Hub Area Technical School in Aberdeen, S.D.
School officials did a survey in November to gauge student interest in various classes and welding beat out
some of the classes that were already offered, said instructor Kenn Bailly.
So this year, one, nine-week introduction to wire feed welding class is being offered each quarter.
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Hobart Institute of Welding Technology offers a wide range of welding classes and certifications. Training and certification may be done at our facility or yours. Also offered are complete welding training programs including DVD’s, Instructor Guides, and Student Workbooks. Visit us at www.welding.org or call 1-800-332-9448 for details.
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Offering the performance of welders costing thousands more! Featuring square-wave inverter technology and capable of operating on 110VAC or 220VAC, this unit welds materials up to 1/4" thick. Includes "WP-17" type torch, regulator, foot pedal, ground clamp and cable, and 110v-to-220v adapter plug. Backed by Eastwood's 3-year warranty.
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The purpose of the ceramic composite coating is to provide a wear resistance surface while also providing corrosion
protection of the coated object. The coating material, a "Ceramic Core" tubular aluminum wire is filled with up to 46 percent ceramic, when sprayed onto an object produces a ceramic composite coating of aluminum and ceramic.
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