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Call for Nominations

Call for Nominations Nominations for section officers for the 2022-2023 term are open and must be reported to the Secretary. All members in good standing are eligible. The roles and responsibilities are detailed in the Section Bylaws.

Additive Manufacturing Event Report

Directed Energy Deposition Additive Manufacturing Date: April 11, 2022 Location: Edison Welding Institute; Columbus, Ohio Attendance: 14 Presentation: Dr. Thomas J. Lienert, AWS Past-President, (2019), provided an overview of Directed Energy Deposition-Laser (DED-L) Additive Manufacturing (AM) and compared it with multi-pass welding.  After reviewing the seven AM processes (recognized by the ASTM F-42 Committee) he…

Section Meritorious Award to Brad DeMent

Section Meritorious Award Brad DeMent, Operations Administrator, Delaware Area Career Center was presented with the AWS Section Meritorious Award.  Brad was recognized for his many years of service as a welding instructor at the career center.  The award was presented by Roger Hilty, AWS District 7 Director, and Randy Dull, AWS Columbus Section Chairman. Roger…

AWS Section Meeting

AWS Section Meeting on April 11, 2022 AWS Past-President Dr. Thomas J. Lienert will give a presentation on Additive Manufacturing (AM) on April 11, 2022.  It will be a traditional meeting with social time, dinner, and presentation. AM is specialized welding to make components entirely from deposited metal.  Tom will give an overview of the…

Handheld Laser Welding Event Report

Handheld Laser Welding Event Report Date: October 13, 2021 Location: Edison Welding Institute; Columbus, Ohio Attendance: 52 Topic: Handheld Laser Welding Presentation: Kevin Arnold, IPG Photonics Regional Sales Manager for the Midwest, presented its LightWELD 1500, thenewest laser welding technology with the ability to replace many TIG and MIG welding applications in thefabrication and general…

October Section Meeting

October 13, 2021, Section Meeting AWS is hosting a meeting at EWI that features hand-held laser welding.  There will be a presentation and live demonstrations.  Dinner is provided. Reservations are required. See the meeting notice for more information including RSVP details.