Date of Event: 01/27/2026 Location: Name: Austin Energy – Headquarters. Address: 4815 Mueller Blvd Austin, TX 78723 United States Number of Attendees: 13 Presenter/Notable Guest(s): Name: Clayton Signor. Title: MSE, MBA, and President of Texas Pile, LLC. Event Summary: The Central Texas Section held a meeting hosted at Austin Energy. The meeting included a presentation by Clayton Signor…
Date of Event: 12/19/2025 Location: Name: Amaya’s Taco Village. Address: 5804 N Interstate 35 Bldg O Unit 100 Austin, TX 78751 Number of Attendees: 16 Event Summary: The Central Texas Section hosted a holiday meeting at a local Austin restaurant. Members enjoyed good food, a festive gift exchange, and the opportunity to reconnect in a relaxed setting…
Date of Event: 11/18/2025 Location: Name: DuPuy Oxygen. Address: 1400 North Industrial Blvd, Round Rock, TX 78681 Number of Attendees: 29 Presenter/Notable Guest(s): Name: Rex Reynolds. Title: Regional Sales for Cougartron Inc Event Summary: Cougartron’s Rex Reynolds, in collaboration with DuPuy Oxygen, delivered an informative and hands on presentation on weld passivation of stainless steel. Attendees were…
Date of Event: 10/16/2025 Location: Patriot Erectors / 3023 W. Hwy 290, Dripping Springs TX 78620 Number of Attendees: 175 Presenter/Notable Guest(s): Name: Parley Dixon. Title: CEO of Patriot Erectors. Event Summary: This event included vendor booths and displays, hands-on interactive activities, a fundraiser for The Burke Center For Youth, a delicious lunch, and a ceremony to celebrate…
Date of Event: 08/19/2025 Location: Dynamic Systems, Inc. – Buda Fabrication. 2820 Business Park Dr Buda, TX 78610 Number of Attendees: 21 Presenter/Notable Guest(s): Michael Hodges. Event Summary: Dynamic Systems, Inc hosted a meeting for the Central Texas Section. The event included a presentation on Building Information Modeling, group discussion, and was followed by a fabrication shop tour.…
Date of Event: 04/23/2025 Location: Loose Cannon Industries LLC Number of Attendees: 37 Presenter/Notable Guest(s): Inez Escamilla, Jacob Hoard Event Summary: Inez shared her remarkable business journey from its humble beginnings to the present day. She gave an overview of her business and the projects her team has worked on over the years. Tour Inez Attendees
Date of Event: 04/16/2024 Location: Epic Piping San Marcos, TX Number of Attendees: 24 Presenter/Notable Guest(s): Presenters:Raul AlemanAngel SoriaMiles WiliamsAlejandro Ramirez Event Summary: On Tuesday, April 16th, Central Texas Section 144 participated in a plant tour of Epic Piping in San Marcos, TX. Miles Williams, Agel Soria, Raul Aleman, and Alejandro Ramirez, all with Epic Piping…
Date of Event: 03/19/2025 Location: Curra’s Grill Number of Attendees: 14 Event Summary: Central Texas had a dinner and ceremony for the 2024 Recipients of the AWS Section Awards. Award Recipients Awards Dinner Award Presentations
Date of Event: 02/19/2025 Location: Austin Community College Campus Round Rock Campus Number of Attendees: 26 Presenter/Notable Guest(s): Isaac Carrion Event Summary: Isaac Carrion of ICWELD, shared some of his experiences from over 30 years of repairing heavy equipment. Topics covered included: exothermic cutting, carbon arc gouging, oxyacetylene cutting, and the challenges of welding out of position in…
Date of Event: 01/29/2025 Location: Austin Energy Headquarters, 4815 Mueller Blvd, Austin, Tx Number of Attendees: 21 Presenter/Notable Guest(s): Zy BobbittAWS CWI, ICC MSI, CHST Event Summary: In line with Safety First mentality, Central Texas Section hosted a gathering of professionals and students to learn about Safety in our industry.Zy Bobbitt provided a lively and engaging presentation and…