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Weekly Roundup – ESAB Creates Welding Award for High Schools

Find out why it’s not a good idea to use welding gas for any purpose other than welding (yikes!). That story and more fill out this edition...

Weekly Roundup – Grinding, Welding, and Lots of Bronze

Welding has left its stamp on everything from creating sculptures and lighthouses to enlightening teens and adults alike. Read up on those stories and more in this...

Weekly Roundup – New York State FFA Welding Contest

Enjoy some news on a record-setting weld, welding programs for students and teachers, plus more in this edition of the “Weekly Roundup”. If you’re a student in...

Why Choose a Career in Welding?

Today, there is a growing need for new welders. In fact, this year there will be a shortage of 250,000 welding professionals, according to the U.S. Bureau...

Weekly Roundup – Sparks of Inspiration

This past week saw news about the current welding job situation, companies donating welding equipment, some artists using welding to create amazing pieces, and much more. Enjoy!...

Weekly Roundup – Investigation Finds Welding Crack Caused Crane Collapse

News in the welding world has been all over the place this week! Special events are covered (such as the 2010 EAA AirVenture show), a nice collection...

Weekly Roundup – Melting the Steel Ceiling

Females get the spotlight in this week’s edition of the roundup. Read about ‘Welder chics’ in Canada who are creating quite a name for themselves in the...

Weekly Roundup – Welding Program Wheeling In

Find out the story behind Lincoln Electric’s unique way of rewarding workers, and get to know Elizabeth Cook’s ode to a “Welder.” Those articles and more are...

Weekly Roundup – Happy Birthday, Laser!

Happy belated birthday to the laser! Laser welding would just be, well, welding without a certain Hughes Labs researcher and his ingenious creation. Read the first article...

Weekly Roundup – $41.7 Million Dollar Lotto Winner is Alberta Welder

Are you a welder by choice or necessity? Would you still be a welder if you won the lottery? Read about one welder’s stroke of luck and...

Weekly Roundup – Women Welders at Florida SkillsUSA Conference

This week’s roundup covers stories such as: A welder using his skills to aide the military The danger of working with stainless steel The all-female welding team...

Weekly Roundup – Students Gain Attention from U.S. Department of Agriculture

When was the last time your welding project had the potential to make a major impact on the state (or possibly national) level? Read about the students...

Weekly Roundup – Lincoln's Robotic Arm in Iron Man 2

So what role does welding play in Iron Man 2 (if you’ve seen the first one, you already know that welding plays a significant part in movie)?...

Weekly Roundup – The Invincible Iron Man

So what role does welding play in Iron Man 2 (if you’ve seen the first one, you already know that welding plays a significant part in movie)?...

Weekly Roundup – Community Welding Day Benefits March of Dimes

This week’s roundup includes a variety of stories: An article about a community college that’s using welding to help March of Dimes Some info on new welding...

Weekly Roundup – Welding Spotlight on Undercover Boss

This roundup is packed with news. Welding takes the spotlight in one episode of the CBS reality show Undercover Boss. Does your boss have any actual experience...

Weekly Roundup – Kentucky Derby Festival Event

It seems that more and more welding programs pop up each day, further proof that the craft of welding is far from being taken over by robots....

Weekly Roundup – Rosie the Riveter? No. Velma the Welder

This week’s roundup is full of interesting news. Would you offer a reward of nearly 2x what your welder is worth if it were stolen? How did...

Weekly Roundup – News in the Welding World -Underwater Welding Book and Career

There’s a splash of underwater welding news in this week’s edition of the Roundup. Welding and comic books? Plus a career in underwater welding could make someone six...

Weekly Roundup – Welding Skills Open Career Doors

Though the roundup this week is short, most of the news comes out of the “Schools/Programs and Students” section. New to the roundup is the “Up-and-coming Events”...

Weekly Roundup – E-Learning Opportunities

Industry news, schools/programs and students, and "Welding Gone Wrong" are the three categories covered this week. Enjoy!

Weekly Roundup – ILMO Employee Spreading Welding Skills in Haiti

This is more like the “middle-of-the-week roundup.” Last week was such a slow week for welding news that I decided to wait a few more days to...

Weekly Roundup – One Man's Trash is Another Man's Sculpture

Aside from news in the “Welding Gone Wrong” category, not much has brewed in the welding world this week. Enjoy!   Picture Credit: The US Navy Special...

Weekly Roundup – BOECES-trained Boxer Creates Welding Sculpture

Articles on welded game figures, a chance for free welding gear, and welding inspiration for students are just the tip of last week’s roundup. Enjoy!   Picture...