NEWS LETTERS FOR PHILADELPHIA SECTION test
2008-2009
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MEETING APRIL 22, 2009
STUDENT NIGHT & TOUR of the
Divers Academy International
DETAILS:
Approximately fifty welding students and their instructors will be attending the Philadelphia Section Student Night. The night will feature a tour of the new Divers Academy in Erial New Jersey.
Lakeside Business Park
1500 Liberty Place
Erial, NJ 08081-1139
http://www.diversacademy.com/index.html
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 experences within the welding industry.
Tour of The Divers Academy International
With Tamara Brown
SPEAKER Richard W Connelly President MagneGas USA
Summary: Waste-to-Energy
The PLASMA ARC FLOW(TM) process gasifies a number of liquid wastes into usable byproducts
Speaker: Richard W Connelly
Richard W Connelly, proven experience in the management, distribution, with 37 years experience sales and marketing of specialty gases including welding gas, medical/specialty gases and industrial products. Additional expertise in the heavy metal working industrial sector and related engineering and process management.
MagneGas is a cost competitive and clean burning fuel that is essentially interchangeable with Natural Gas or it can be mixed with Natural Gas. It has the lowest Green House gas emissions when compared to fossil fuel. The refinery has no odor or noise pollution as it runs quietly in a completely sealed environment. The fuel can be used for metal cutting, cooking, heating, or powering natural gas bi fuel automobiles.
We are Pleased to Welcome
Robert Murray of DIVERS ACADEMY INTERNATIONAL
DETAILS:
Divers Academy International offers a comprehensive and practical education program that prepares and places commercial divers in the United States and around the world. Rob will also discuss underwater welding and Inspection.
Speaker: Robert MURRAY
Rob is no stranger to AWS. His knowledge in commercial Diving and presentation has always drawn a good crowd to our meetings and we are looking forward to another fabulous meeting.
Topic: DEEP SEA DIVING WELDING AND INSPECTION
The Divers Academy Commercial Deep Sea Diving Program is designed to keep pace with the various and changing demands of the commercial diving industry. Divers Academy International´s full-immersion training provides commercial diving students with the equivalent of an employer´s most sought-after qualification: on-the-job experience.
Our graduates have gone on to find success in several sectors of commercial diving such as:
• Offshore Diving: This typically deals with commercial divers working in the production sector of the oil and gas industry, maintaining oil platforms and building underwater structures.
• Inland/onshore diving: Similar in terms of nature of work to offshore diving, onshore diving mainly deals with civil engineering work, Bridge Inspection and repair, cable burial, pile and pier repair.
• Hazmat Diving: Hazmat diving, requiring highly skilled commercial divers, typically involves repairing damaged pipelines, pollution control work, underwater welding inside sewers or septic tanks.
• Nuclear Diving: Nuclear diving involves conducting repairs around areas of radiation hotspots.
• Scientific Diving: This mainly involves the study and testing of underwater environments for scientific purposes.
Rob is always eager to answer your questions.
Follow these links to learn more about The Divers ACADEMY INERNATIONAL
http://www.diversacademy.com/index.html
DETAILS:
We are pleased to tour the Steamfitters Local 420, Training Center
No other organization serves the training needs of the piping industry like the United Association. For over a century, the UA has been training the most highly-qualified workers in the United States and Canada.
The UA spends over $140 million annually on training programs efforts involving approximately 335,000 journeymen and apprentices in over 320 local training facilities at any given time.
see their website at http://lu420.org/training.asp
Live display of the Liburdi Dimetrics P-300 and model F-Weld Head orbital pipe welding system on 8" sch 40 pipe and the Wachs Brand of pipe prepping equipment.
Schedule:
5:30pm – Board Meeting for the Philadelphia Section American Welding Society
6:30pm – Tour the Steamfitters Training facilities with a live display of the Liburdi Dimetrics P-300.
Location:
Steamfitters Local 420, Training Center
14420 Townsend Road
Philadelphia, PA 19154 (267) 350-4200
Speaker Steve Sweeney
Topic:Tour the Steamfitters LU 420 Training Facility
Speaker Don Brown
Topic:Live display of the Liburdi Dimetrics P-300 and model F-Weld Head orbital pipe welding system20 Training Facility
About Steamfitters Local 420 Training
STEAMFITTERS’ LOCAL 420 TRAINING FACILITY
Steamfitters’ Local Union 420 apprenticeship training covers all aspects of the piping industry. None of which is as important to our trade as welding. The beginning apprentice is introduced to welding immediately upon starting their apprenticeship. Generally, an eight hour class day consist of 2 hours of welding with that time increasing as their apprenticeship moves forward. Our training school is recognized by the United Association as an Authorized Testing Facility. We have 32 weld booths, all equipped to train in every aspect of our industry. Our instructional staff is highly skilled and have worked in the trade as certified welders for an average of 15 or more years before becoming full time apprentice instructors. We currently have four ATR’s (authorized test representatives) and two of whom are CWI’s. We have around 250 registered apprentices at any given time, with 30 to 40 completing their apprenticeship every August and February. On average we have been graduating around 75% with at least one weld qualification and many with two or more.