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Hundreds of high school and middle school students lined up to participate in the American Welding Society’s Educational Mobile Unit outside an Angleton, Texas school. The career and welding trailer provides four welding simulators, examples of welding projects, and information about a welding career. 

The latest group of students at Midwest Technical Institute include a father and daughter who wanted to try out a new career together. 

Operation: Arc is a new graphic novel that aims to explain the process and applications of welding to young readers. The book includes full color illustrations, technical articles, and interviews with professional welders. 

While Brie Jenkins, a welder from the Ozarks, made front page news when she won second place in the American Welding Society’s Oktoberfest held in Springfield, none of her classmates were surprised.

It’s true that fences make good neighbors, but good welders can also make good fences. In the city of Kokomo, Brian Mikesell, a teacher at the Kokomo Career Center, is teaching his students real world job skills by designing and fabricating a fence for the town!

Some may call the welding class at Owens Community College organized chaos. Some may not even call it a class. Whatever you call it, a bunch of welders are creating some of the most unique art work around. Jim Gilmore of Owens shares the following

With the colder months upon us, many of us are looking for ways in which to stay warm.  Why not use some of your free time to weld a fire pit.  Not only will you stay warm while working on the project, but you will

With the seasons changing and the holidays fast approaching, now may be the perfect time to work on some welding projects that can be used as gifts. 

This week’s welding news includes lions, tigers, and lots and lots of tables… Special Welding News Welding Side Project Turns Into Welding Business: An Arizona businessman decided to try welding a patio table, but after finishing the first one, he became obsessed with creating the

Feels like spring break just started – and for some people it has. Cap off the end of spring break (or the beginning) by catching up with the latest news on the welding industry, welding programs and more in this edition of the “Weekly Roundup.”

If you’re like me, you spent the last few minutes of Friday night checking off one missing number after another. If you’re not like me, well then disregard the previous message. Putting lottery woes aside, sink into welding night, welding classes and more in this

March Madness isn’t the only event underway; enhance your welding skills or start afresh when you gear up to join one of the new welding programs below (program details can be found in articles with orange headings). Those welding events and more form this edition

How many people can say they have a wedding ring they welded themselves? With custom workshops springing up around the country, the number just might rise. Catch up on that story, welding news concerning jobs, programs and more from the last week of February in

In some US cities, welding jobs are so plentiful there are classes opening up just to train new people for the field. Set your eyes on the Welding Jobs section for more information on welding opportunities springing up around the country. That section and more

Are you ready for some football (I would be so much more interested were it my team playing for the Lombardi trophy)? Football fan or not, the Roundup is here to keep you company. Chew up the usual bag of tricks – welding events, welding

Roundup regulars will notice the newest edition to our weekly news report: welding health. Articles related to welding health issues and solutions will go in this section of the roundup. Welding health aside, be sure to check out the latest welding events, welding jobs and

The welding jobs are out there; are you making the most of the opportunity? This article says it all: Who are manufacturers hiring? Answer: People with skills. Get more information on available welding jobs, new/upgraded welding programs and much more in this edition of the