Tappan Zee Bridge In New York Requires Specialty Welders and Technology
Bob Dylan has taken to welding and iron working in his latest artistic project. Pulling from his iron ore roots of Hibbing Minnesota, Dylan has put together...
John Vyhlidal is out to convince students in Omaha’s high schools to consider “not” going to college. Instead, he’s offering high quality jobs at Tri-V Tool & Manufacturing....
Nate Bowman, the welding instructor at the Sidney Johnson Vocational Center, never had anything handed to him. From the age of 12, he worked at his own...
Lady Gaga had everyone talking about why she’s wearing a welding face shield in a promotional picture for her new album ARTPOP. In the picture, Gaga is...
Zaddie Johnson grew up in Alabama working on farms, picking cotton and hauling hay. She had to work alongside her brothers, and when she married her husband,...
This Week’s Welding News...Dreams of a Welding Career
When Kaleb McCartney graduated from high school, he knew that he wanted to build things, and according to the Sequim Gazette, welding quickly became his dream career....
Patrick Dufault wanted to become a welder for as far back as he can remember. However, a case of primary dyslexia caused Dufault to struggle in school...
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...
Durham Welder Creates Stainless Steel Memorial Tree
Welding isn’t just for pipelines and hot rods. In fact, some welders have found ways to donate their welding skills to the community by creating lasting memories...
Lincoln Electric Helps Over 100 Boys Scouts Earn Their Welding Badge
Lincoln Electric is teamed up with several Ohio Boy Scout troops to provide a thorough, hands-on introduction to welding. Northern Ohio’s News Herald reported, “more than 100...
A young welder is building on her successes along her path to technical college, industrial welding, and a hopeful career in her own welding shop. The Clarkston...
Welding students at Grayson College have found a way to use their welding guns to make their communities stronger. Over the past year several student welders have...
After 30 years as Missoula’s Mr. Fix It, Bill Shorten is finally retiring. What did this welder do in his 30 years? The Missoulian reports: “Jack Stucky,...
The Welding Industry is Lacking Skilled Labor (2012)
Thomas Friedman discussed the challenges of the manufacturing sector in the New York Times and addressed welding in particular, driving home the importance of welders getting the...
Welding is in the news lately because Apple’s revamped iMac is relying on a welding process for its ultra thin construction. And if that’s a surprise, this...