Repair and field welding related news

There are 15 news releases related to repair and field welding.

AWS appoints managing director of certification

The American Welding Society (AWS), Miami, an organization working to advance the science, technology, and application of welding, recently appointed John Filippi as managing director of certification operations. Filippi helps manage AWS certification programs and supports domestic and internatio...
3/11/08

AWS seeks nominations for Image of Welding Awards

The American Welding Society (AWS), Miami, and its Welding Equipment Manufacturers Committee (WEMCO) seek nominations for the AWS sixth annual Image of Welding awards. Award winners will be announced during an awards ceremony at the FABTECH® International & AWS Welding Show, which runs Oct. ...
3/11/08

FABTECH hosts 31,000 visitors, covers 461,627 sq. ft.

The 2007 FABTECH® International & AWS Welding Show at McCormick Place in Chicago hosted more exhibiting companies and covered more exhibit space than any previous FABTECH. Filling 461,627 sq. ft. of booth space, the show attracted nearly 31,000 visitors from more than 75 countries, a 27 percent...
1/15/08

New Miller Web page connects visitors to welding resources

Miller Electric Mfg. Co.'s new Industries and Interests Web page, located at www.millerwelds.com/interests, organizes the information available on the Appleton, Wis., company's Web site into nine categories: Manufacturing, Fabrication, Construction, Service Truck, Welding Instructors, Motorsports, G...
1/15/08

AWS conference addresses joining dissimilar metals

Industry secrets and emerging technologies that are transforming the science and practical application of joining unlike metals will be showcased at the Joining Dissimilar Metals Conference, hosted by the American Welding Society (AWS). The two-day event, to be held at the Grosvenor Resort in Orl...
4/10/07

Grainger donation to aid welder training

Grainger, a national supplier of facilities maintenance supplies to businesses, has donated $5,000 to the Hobart Institute of Welding Technology (HIWT), Troy, Ohio. The contribution will be used to help the program purchase equipment for its classrooms and learning labs. "Grainger has a long tra...
3/12/07

Hobart Institute receives Image of Welding award

The American Welding Society (AWS) and the Welding Equipment Manufacturers Committee have announced that the Hobart Institute of Welding Technology has been selected to receive the 2006 Image of Welding award for the large business category, because of the impact the Institute has on the country's w...
9/20/06

Performance Racing trade show date set

The Performance Racing Industry Trade Show, Dec. 14-16, 2006, at the Orange County Convention Center, Orlando, Fla., will feature the latest motorsport technology, including welding and metal fabrication technology, from 1,400 companies. Two-time NASCAR® Nextel Cup champion Tony Stewart will...
9/12/06

AWS Job Fair to help connect welders, employers

The American Welding Society (AWS) has announced that it will host its second national job fair to allow employers to meet one-on-one and possibly recruit from a pool of more than 9,000 welding professionals, a group that has been in short supply. The Job Fair will take place in room C-206 from 9 a...
8/21/06

AWS seeks award nominations

The American Welding Society, Miami, is seeking nominations for its fourth annual Image of Welding awards. The awards are issued in seven categories and winners will be announced at the Image of Welding Awards Ceremony at FABTECH® International & AWS Welding Show Oct. 31-Nov. 2. Awards recog...
8/8/06

Malaysian demand for welding equipment, consumables to expand

Frost & Sullivan has reported that demand for welding equipment in Malaysia is set to expand as foreign investment boosts the general level of industrial infrastructure and manufacturing activity in the country. In 2005 the Malaysian Government eased rules to allow foreign investors 100 per cent own...
6/22/06

EWI appoints vice presidents

EWI, Columbus, Ohio, has named Harvey Castner and Phil Weisenbach as vice presidents and has appointed them as officers to its board. Weisenbach also has assumed the role of COO. Castner was elected vice president of the company's government programs office and continues to be responsible for gov...
4/11/06

New study shows no link between welding and Parkinson's

The Welding Information Center today announced that a new epidemiological study published in the February 2006 issue of Occupational and Environmental Medicine concluded that no link exists between welding or exposure to welding fumes and an increased risk of Parkinson’s disease or any other similar...
2/2/06

AWS to sponsor pavilion at Weldex 2006

Nexus Media Communications and the American Welding Society (AWS) will collaborate to establish an AWS pavilion at Weldex 2006. The pavilion will feature AWS members, the society itself, and products and services from the U.S. welding and fabrication industries. Jeff Weber, associate executive di...
11/8/05

Huntingdon Fusion delivers equipment to petrochemical industry

Huntingdon Fusion Techniques, a U.K.-based manufacturer of weld purge systems, has announced delivery of an equipment order to its U.S. distributor for Bechtel Intl. Inc. The delivery consisted of 152 Argweld® and QuickPurge® systems that will be used to purge steel pipes with argon during...
8/9/05
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