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?Join Us 5/1 for Section Meeting?

Speaker George Fairbanks Sugar Mill Press Structural Repair 4” thick cast steel repair George is the owner of Fairbanks Inspection & Testing. He has over 45 years as an AWS CWI, received the National CWI in 2024, Counselor Award in 2014, and CWI Life Achievement Award 2024. and a member of D14.3 committees. He is…

??Join Us 3/19 for Baton Rouge Section March Meeting Notice\ Combined Section Meeting??‍?

Come join us in Breaux Bridge, LA! Crawfish Town will be hosting our Section’s Meeting on March 19th at 6:00 PM. Joint Section Meeting Speaker: Richard Holdren – AWS President Topic: Future of Welding and District Awards He is a senior welding engineer at ARC Specialties Technical Services, president/principal welding engineer at Welding Consultants LLC, and owner…

??Join Us 2/20 for February Meeting??

Technical Topic: Under Water Welding & Welding Procedures Speaker: Mr. Errol Gritten with Phoenix Under Water Welding Mr. Gritten is a Navy contract diver/welder for both hyperbaric & underwater welding. RSVP: RSVP by Tuesday, February 18, 2025 by 12:00 pm RSVP to April or Benny  @(225)-473-6362 or Jennifer or Rachel at (225)-751-6876 Time: 6:00 PM…

??Join Us 1/16 for Flame Cutting Applications and Demonstrations??

Technical Presentation Jeremy with Flame Tech will discuss flame preheating, cutting, and related topics.  The presentation will include practical demonstrations. RSVP: By Tuesday, January 14, 2025 by 12:00 PM  noon mailto: fit@fairbanksinspection.com FIT 225-473-6362 (April or Benny) or MMT 225-751-6876 (Jennifer or Rachel) Location: RPCC Gonzales Campus – 925 West Edenborne Pkwy, Gonzales, LA 70737

?Join Us 11/7 for November Meeting?

Jon Anderson, & Matthew Howerton (Lincoln) & OD Brewer (Miller) (sponsor Lincoln & Miller) Presentation and hands on demonstrations for attendees. Location is FIT (we have a 350 STT set up for testing and Miller will provide the RMD). Special Note: There will be an open house for those interested in coming in early to…

?Join Us 10/17 for October Meeting?

Tim Carbon & Jamie Witmer with GEO will talk about the types of heat exchanges, manufacturing considerations, welding, areas of concern and inspection with shop tour at GEO Heat Exchanger (sponsor GEO) 2 PDH Hours for this meeting RSVP:  By October 15, 2024 by 12 noon  FIT 225-473-6362 (April Nieto / Benny Warren) MMT 225-751-6876…