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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…

?Volunteer Opportunity 4-12 through 4-14

The AWS Careers in Welding Trailer will be at the Ponchatoula Strawberry Festival April 12th through April 14th. AWS, Lincoln Electric and others are working together to provide youth and adults an opportunity to experience the latest welding technology and to learn more about welding careers. The AWS welding trailer is outfitted with the state-of-the-art…