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Date of Event:<\/strong> 04\/16\/2024<\/p>

Location:\u00a0<\/strong>Epic Piping San Marcos, TX<\/p>

Number of Attendees:<\/strong> 24<\/p>

Presenter\/Notable Guest(s): <\/strong>Presenters:
Raul Aleman
Angel Soria
Miles Wiliams
Alejandro Ramirez
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Event Summary: <\/strong>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 led the tour of the facilities. Epic is one of the largest single-roof pipe fabrication shops in North America. The facility includes 325,000 square feet under one roof with a capacity of 6,000 spools per month on a single shift. It also contains six fabrication bays and more than 40 acres of secure laydown space. Epic hires people who are trainable to meet their high standards for quality, and work expectations. The tour included the carbon steel and stainless steel welding bays. GTAW, GMAW, and SAW welding processes are used in the fabrication of pipe spools for the petro-chemical industries.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t

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Date of Event: 04\/16\/2024 Location:\u00a0Epic 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…<\/p>\n

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