MEETING OCTOBER 14, 2009
Russell Oelschlager of Air Products
DETAILS:
Inspection and NDT of welded cryogenic pressure vessels
Schedule:
5:30pm – Board Meeting for the Philadelphia Section American Welding Society
6:30pm –7:30 Dinner and
7:30PM 8:30PM Presentation by Russell Oelschlager
NEW LOCATION
Lehman’s Restaurant
400 Wanamaker Avenue
Essington, PA 19029
http://lehmans.lbu.com/index.html
Lehman’s is located near Rt. 420 and Industrial Hwy
Lehman's offer great food. This looks to be a great venue for our meeting
Make plans to attend!
$20.00 for Members
Come as you are
Please email Reservations to
Frank@excelweld.com
Chairman' Message
Greetings,
We have a exciting year ahead of us. we hope to see you out at our meetings. if you have an idea for a meeting for next year please contact us and we will try to arrange a date. hope you and your family had a fun safe summer.
Gary Atherton chairman Philadelphia AWS
Respectfully
Gary Atherton
Philadelphia Section Chairman AWS
STUDENT NIGHT
Twenty-one students representing 8 schools from South Jersey participated in the annual Section student welding contest. Our section has set aside this night to honor these participants as well as the seniors and to invite our members and friends to share their experiences within the welding industry.
SINCE OUR LAST MEETING
2009 DISTRICT 2 CONFERENCE
DISTRICTS REPRESENTED, MEMBERS IN ATTENDANCE
SANDY HOOK PARK, SANDY HOOK, NJ
STAFF REPRESENTIVE Terry Perez
District Director, District2, New Jersey Section Ken Stockton District Director
Long Island
Brian Cassidy Chairman
Harland Thomson Vice- Chairman
Ray O’Leary Secretary
New Jersey Section
Seann Bradley Chairman
Alfred Fleury Treasurer
Philadelphia Section
Gary Atherton Chairman
Kevin Throgmorton Secretary
New York Section
Dominick Colasanto Chairman
Robert Waite Vice- Chairman
Thomas Colasanto
Only Chairmen have voting rights.
CALL TO ORDER: 8:50 AM Saturday, June 6, 2009
APPOINTMENT of MEETING SECRETARY: Kevin Throgmorton
NATIONAL ACTIVITIES:
National Staff Representative, Certification, Terry Perez presented new pamphlets available from National and distributed several of the new pamphlets. “AWS WELDER MEMBERSHIP, EXCLUSIVELY FOR WELDERS”. A folder with various pamphlets’ sealed and ready for distribution is also available from National. As well as the pamphlet “POST JOBS/ FIND JOBS was distributed to the members. Terry reported the percentages of welders in over all numbers falls short of the goals of the AWS. Also that national is stepping up efforts in the recruitment of welders. Local sections are being asked to promote WWW.AWSJOBFIND.COM
District Director Ken Stockton continued the National Activities as presented in the District 2 Director Report.
DISTRICT BUSINESS:
Election of New District Director.
Following , by unanimous vote,
Harland Thomson Vice- Chairman, Long Island was elected as the New District 2 Director
SCHOLARSHIPS/ STUDENT LOANS:
The Section Chairmen met to discuss and review the applications submitted for scholarship awards. The following was approved for distribution.
Section 001 Christopher Mc Kelvey $1500.00
Section 004 David Phillips $1000.00
Section 001 John Woodling $ 500.00
Section 004 Kathryn Leaman $1000.00
Section 001 Jordan Adams $1000.00
Section 001 Jon Marchesanto $1000.00
Section 001 Ryan Mc Collum $1000.00
Section 001 IS THE PHILADELPHIA SECTION
Adjournment: Aprox. 12:45 pm
District 2 Director Report
Membership Committee
Effective May 1, 2009
Classification
Individual Members 57,292 up 5.6%
Student Members 5,638 up 8%
Transitional Members 192 up
Corporate
Effective May 1, 2009
Sustaining Companies 521 up 6%
Supporting Companies 311 up 6%
Educational Institutions 496 up 5.6%
Affiliate Companies 477 up 12%
Distributor Companies 47 up 5%
Total Number of Members 57,292
Welder as Members
The following subjects were voted on and passed
1. Discounts on welding equipment (Tools of the Trade)
2. Welding Project Books
3. Publication Offerings add 25 to 30 AWS books
4. Insurance programs
Membership Dues it was agreed that there will not be an increase to
Membership dues
Education Scholarship Committee increase of $2,500 to the current annual District Scholarship which will be it up to $7,500
Skills/USA
Skills/USA will be hosting the Weld-Off at the Chicago Show
Six American Students will compete
World Skills Competition 2009 Calgary, Alberta, Canada
September 1-6
2011 London, UK October 5-10
AWS pledged $52,000
Industry pledged $156,000
This money is ear marked for training, material, transportation, room and board
Welders as Member Campaign
The total number of welders that have joined the AWS is 4,271 to date
Leadership Symposium is scheduled for July 12-15, 09 at AWS headquarters
Instructors Institute is scheduled for July 28- August 1, 09 at AWS headquarters
Executive Directors Report
The society has a reserve fund of $18,711,200
AWS WeldMex was a success; there was 25,000 square feet of exhibit space. Approximately 90 exhibitors
The AWS Journal was translated into Spanish. For the WeldMex Show
AWS staff has sold 25,400 square feet
At the Chicago Show the staff has budgeted for 190, 00 square feet of exhibit space. The AWS staff has sold all most 147,000 square feet
Beginning this year the Vise President’s will be assigned to cover District Conferences
The staff numbers are 102 employees
AWS Presence at Shows outside the USA
1. Weld India 2009 February 4-7, 09
2. Weldmex Mexico June 2-4, 09
3. Beijing-Essen Welding Show, Shanghai China, June 3-6, 09
4. Western Mfg, Edmonton, Canada, June 16-18, 09
5. Essen Welding Fair, Essen, Germany, September 14-19, 09
(This show is held every four years)
Foundation
Capital Campaign has raised 3.25 Million to date
Work on the Work Force Development is on going
The SOS squad is traveling to section to promote Work Force Development
Health and Safety
• Four new Safety Fact Sheets are under development
• Ventilation
• Welding on Coated, Painted or Plated Parts
• Respiratory Protection
• Welding Cables
Education Conferences
11 were scheduled 2 were canceled
Average attendee 23
AWS Washington Office
• OSHA expected to increase activity
• Protecting America’s Workers Act Reintroduced on a state and federal levels
• EPA Acting on Global Warming
• The Green act and the welding field
ANNOUNCEMENTS
Metallurgy of Welding and Joining (13-Lesson Series)
Welding metallurgy is a complex subject because it requires knowledge of materials, welding processes, design, and inspection. Metallurgy of Welding and Joining provides an excellent review of welding processes, welding of materials ranging from carbon steel to specialized alloys, guidelines for designing weldments to facilitate welding, and testing and inspecting welds to meet performance requirements. To measure your retention of each lesson’s materials and end-of -lesson test will be provided, in addition to an end of course examination.
Target Audience
* Welders
* Welding inspectors
* Engineers
* Managers
* Technicians
* Metallurgists
* Sales or purchasing personnel
Learning Objectives
Upon completion of this course, you should be able to:
* Intelligently select the appropriate welding process for a particular application
* Describe the basic metallurgy of the melted and heat-affected zone of a metal or alloy
* Identify the cause of and avoid weld defects
* Choose or adjust welding parameters and techniques to optimize weldment properties
Course Outline:
1. An Overview of Joining Processes
2. Overview of Welding Processes
3. Metals as a Material
4. Alloying and Phase Diagrams
5. Solidification of Metals and Alloys
6. Solidification in Welds
7. Metallurgy of Steels
8. Welding of Carbon Steels and Low and Medium Alloys Steels
9. High Alloy Steels - Fundamentals
10. High Alloys Steels - Techniques
11. Arc Welding Aluminum, Magnesium, Titanium and Nickel
12.Weld Metal Soundness
13. Inspection of Weldments
Class will be held at SPS Technologies weekly for 2.5-3 hrs the course comes with books and there are weekly test as well as a final. They are very challenging.
The MEI course will begin in November and again be at SPS Technologies, probably on Tuesdays the same as before. No more exact details are available at this time. It will be promoted as a joint venture with the local chapters/sections of ASMI, ASNT & AWS.
Pricing will be available soon
The following link will take you to the asminternational site
http://asmcommunity.asminternational.org/portal/site/www/
For more information contact Bob Rich at 215 572 3485 of contact Fred Klock at SPS. or Kevin Throgmorton at aws.philly@gmail.com
PDH’s Personal Development Hours
May be earned for attendance for section meetings. A maximum of 20 PDH may be accepted for 9
CWI and CWI recertification as per AWS B5.1 Specifications for the Qualification of Welding Inspectors
As well as for the following
Plan now to attend the 2009
FABTECH International & AWS Welding Show
November 15-18.
It's North America's largest welding, metal forming, and fabricating event.
For more information, visit www.aws.org/expo
AMERICAN WELDING SOCIETY
C/O
Kevin Throgmorton 450 Dayton St Phoenixville Pa 19460
Discussed at our last meeting