Depending on the weather in your area, I hope you have a steaming cup of hot chocolate or an ice-cold glass of lemonade with you as you sort through the mound of welding news in this “Weekly Roundup.” Enjoy!
Special News
Woman helped build planes for war effort
When she was only 19, small-town girl Edie Leith jumped at the chance to move to the Detroit area and work in a factory producing pieces for a massive bomber plane that helped the United States win World War II.
A talk with the boss at Lincoln Electric
Welding equipment maker Lincoln Electric has shown an unusual ability to bounce back from the world-wide recession.
Sopko Welding celebrates 30 years
What started in his mother’s garage has now grown to a Seaside company proudly celebrating 30 years in business this month.
CLB-3's 'Metal Man': Marine uses welding skills to improve Helmand province
A generator’s hum followed by an intense flash of light means only one thing to the Marines of Combat Logistics Battalion 3’s Engineer Company: Lance Cpl. Jesse G. Mudd is working.
Heavy Metal Welding Pro Gets Off the Fence to Forge New Art
When an 18-year-old Frank Sciscilo joined the U.S. Navy in 1978 and was later assigned to his ship’s welding department, little did he know his talent for fire and steel would ignite both a profession and a passion.
Welding Events
3M to cover welding hazards in 'safety spotlight'
Diversified technology company 3M will cover welding hazards in its second 'safety spotlight' of the year.
Seminar shows how to improve pipe-welding skills
Lincoln Electric will demonstrate how to improve pipe-welding processes at a free Pipe Mill Welding Seminar, hosted at the company's corporate headquarters in Cleveland, Ohio, from 23-27 May 2011.
Miller, Weldcraft to Showcase at AeroDef
Miller Electric Mfg. Co. and Weldcraft will showcase new TIG welding products, TIG torches and accessories, and safety gear at the AeroDef Manufacturing Exposition and Conference. . .
State Fund sets safe welding seminar for Stockton
State Compensation Insurance Fund is holding a free seminar demonstrating correct safety practices for welding operations in an effort to help Central Valley employers protect their workers.
Welding Schools/Programs
Florence-Darlington Tech hosts second annual Welding Rodeo
Florence-Darlington Technical College will once again host its own version of Trick My Truck and Junkyard Wars on March 26 with the second annual Welding Rodeo.
Welding Competition Held in Jacksonville for Big Scholarship
More than 170 high school seniors from all over the country came to Jacksonville Saturday to compete for a valuable scholarship.
They were all welders.
College celebrates new welding program
There probably should have been sparks and flames, but still the excitement was palpable as the community college unveiled its new welding trailer last week.
Grant Will Establish Welding Program At WVNCC
The establishment of a welding program at the New Martinsville campus of West Virginia Northern Community College is one of the project supported by two grants totaling $84,000 from The Community Foundation for the Ohio Valley to WVNCC.
Welding program could see expansion
The welding program at Maquoketa High School would see a large building and program expansion if Clinton Community College receives a state grant.
Clinton Community College seeks welding grant
Clinton Community College has applied for a state grant that would allow a major expansion of Maquoketa High School’s welding program and building.
Welding Students
Girl in high school overcomes spina bifida to excel at welding
Tiffany Rivera turns heads when she lowers her welding helmet.
First, they stare at her tiny frame – 4 feet 9 inches.
Then they gawk at her welds – expert work for someone so young, her instructors say.
Welding student accepts free education Tuesday from secret benefactor
Amid humming machinery and clanging metal Tuesday, Tiffany Rivera, 17, signed documents to accept a two-year welding education from an anonymous donor.
Welding torch leads to scholarships
It is just like football season for the welding students at the Lawrence Counter Center of Technology, instructor Zeb Ferguson said.
Welding Success
It's all wisps of bright lights and a shower of sparks inside the welding shop at the Earnest Pruett Center of Technology. Students are finishing a few last minute projects and continuing to prepare for upcoming competitions.
Local students all fired up for welding competition
The sounds of flaming welding torches and metal being sheared filled the MSU- Great Falls College of Technology's trades building earlier this month, but there wasn't much chitchat from the 14 high school students in the shop contributing to the noise.