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2009 Events

   
MAY RAWC
   
MAR The Oldenburg Group
   
JAN Hands-On Night at WCTC
 
 

2008 Events

   
DEC Past Chair Night and Christmas Party
   
NOV Maynard Steel Casting Tour
   
OCT Vilter Tour
   
SEP Miller Park Tour
   
MAY Trek Bike Tour
   
APR Super Steel Tour
   
FEB District-Wide Meeting/Bucyrus Tour
 
 

 

Past event summary ...
 
Robotic Arc Welding Conference
May 11-13, 2009
 
 

The National Robotic Arc Welding Conference began with a tour on May 11 at Miller Electric in Appleton, WI. On Tuesday, May 12, approximately 100 attendees toured the Aurora, IL Caterpillar plant followed by the presentation of the D16 Excellence in Robotic Arc Welding Award to Richard Litt of Genesis Systems, Inc. Presenations were also given by Efi Lebel (President of Smart TCP), Mike Garman (Systems Engineering Manager Kawasaki Robotics, and Bob Ellig (President of Bluco Corp.). A reception, dinner, and the Milwaukee Section May meeting was attended by 143 people at the Best Western Milwaukee Airport hotel. The evening's keynote speaker was Donald A. Vincent, Executive Vice President Emeritus – Robotic Industries Association. A presentation of the AWS Milwwaukee Section Scholarship Awards for 2009 was also given.
 
The conference continued on May 13 at the Milwaukee Area Technical College's Center for Energy Conservation and Advanced Manufacturing with approximately 100 individuals attending various sessions. The event ended with a tour and social time held jointly with the Fabricators & Manufacturers Association (FMA) at the Harley Davidson Museum in Milwaukee.