CALENDAR
OF EVENTS
Aug. 5—10-11: 30 a.m. CDT
FabCast: Fabrication Basics 101
Sponsor: Fabricators & Manufacturers
Assn., Intl.
Phone: 815-399-8775
Web: www.fmanet.org
Aug. 10—10-11: 30 a.m. CDT
FabCast: Welding Structural
Tubing 101
Sponsor: Fabricators & Manufacturers
Assn., Intl.
Phone: 815-399-8775
Web: www.fmanet.org
Aug. 12—10-11: 30 a.m. CDT
FabCast: Advanced Fabrication 102
Sponsor: Fabricators & Manufacturers
Assn., Intl.
Phone: 815-399-8775
Web: www.fmanet.org
Sept. 7-9—Columbus, Ohio
JobshopLean2010 Conference
Sponsor: The Ohio State University
Phone: 614-292-9267
Web: www.ise.osu.edu/ISEFaculty/
irani/ jobshoplean.htm
Sept. 8-10—Toledo, Ohio
Spray Finishing Technology
Workshop
Sponsor: DeVilbiss, Binks and Owens
Community College
Phone: 800-466-9367
Web: www.owens.edu
Sept. 20-21—Cincinnati, Ohio
5th Intl. EWI/TWI Seminar on
Joining Aerospace Materials
Sponsor: E WI, T WI
Phone: 614-688-5146
Web: www.ewi.org
Sept. 21-22—Wood Dale, Ill.
LaserFab Chicago
Sponsor: Fabricators & Manufacturers
Assn., Intl.
Phone: 815-399-8775
PRACTICAL WELDING TODAY
July/August 2010
Lorain County Community
College opens welding center
Lorain County Community College
(LCCC), Elyria, Ohio, has opened a new
welding lab and classrooms. The center,
made possible with a $4.9 million grant
from the National Science Foundation,
enhances the school’s on-campus arm of the
National Center for Welding Education and
Training (Weld-Ed).
“The need for welders has never been
greater,” said President Roy Church. “This
enables us to stay ahead of the curve by offer-
ing innovative training and recruitment.”
Part of a joint venture among more than
40 businesses and 10 colleges, as well as the
American Welding Society and National
Science Foundation, the Weld-Ed center is
doubling in size to 6,000 sq. ft. and will
offer features such as interactive video dis-
tance learning classrooms.
The center’s current enrollment of 25
will grow as the larger lab will offer more
day and evening classes to accommodate
working students.
“In today’s economy, we’re seeing a lot of
welders delaying retirement, but once things
start to turn around, we’re going to see a lot of
retirements, which will open up a lot of jobs,”
said Kelly Zelesnik, dean of the college’s
Engineering Technologies division. “There’s
going to be a lot of people needed to shore
up the industry.”
Source: The Chronicle-Telegram
Harris Products Group names
national accounts director
The Harris Products Group, Mason, Ohio,
has appointed Lorie Plengemeier to the position of director of national accounts.
Plengemeier spent 10 years at
Thermadyne in leadership positions in marketing and brand management and served as
account manager and most recently as
national accounts manager.
She has a bachelor’s degree in marketing
from Texas Christian University and an
M.B.A. from Fontbonne University.
The Harris Products Group, a Lincoln
Electric company, designs and manufactures
cutting, welding, brazing, and soldering
equipment and consumables and gas distribution systems.
Vallourec acquires Serimax
Seamless steel tube producer Vallourec,
Boulogne-Billancourt, France, has acquired
international welding group Serimax in a
$196.5 million deal. The acquisition complements Vallourec’s existing line pipe
operations, and the deal means the two
companies will be able to offer combined
pipe manufacturing and welding services.
Serimax provides welding and fabrication
for marine pipelines, spoolbase, and land-lines. It employs 800 staff and has welding
workshop facilities in the U.S., France, U.K.,
and Malaysia. The company continues as an
autonomous business unit within the
Vallourec Group and will provide welding
for all types of pipes and clients.
Solar Mfg. CEO wins U.S. Small
Business Administration Award
The U.S. Small Business Administration’s
Philadelphia District Office has announced
that the winner of the 2010 Eastern
Pennsylvania and Region 3 Small Business
Exporter of the Year Award is William
R. Jones, CEO of Solar Mfg. Inc.,
Souderton, Pa.
The company manufactures vacuum
furnace systems that heat treat, braze, carburize, and nitride metal parts. The systems
are used in industries such as aerospace,
medical, automotive, petrochemical, power
generation, and commercial and captive
heat treating.
The award is given each year “to an individual who uses creative overseas marketing
strategies and effective solutions to export-related problems to grow their business,” said
Dave Dickson, SBA’s Philadelphia district
director. The award is presented on a district,
regional—Region 3 consists of Pennsylvania,
Delaware, Maryland, Virginia, West
Virginia, and Washington, D.C.—and
national level.
