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…
January 31, 2022 – The Ohio State University, Welding Engineering Department; Columbus, OH A presentation was given by Jim Worman about different career paths that Ohio State Welding Engineers can take. He explained his career through nine different companies and also explained some of the odd projects he did through his career.Then six AWS Members…
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…
Event Report The AWS Columbus Section hosted an online meeting on February 16, 2021, on the topic of “Cobots in the Workplace”. Forty people attended. The meeting was recorded and is available to view at your convenience.
The AWS Columbus Section held a social gathering at Pins Mechanical in Dublin on December 2, 2019. Topics discussed included engineering copier capabilities and production, weld quality and inspection, failure analysis and cracking problems and solutions.
The Columbus Section held a scholarship recognition event on January 16th from 6-7:30pm at the Edison Joining Technology Center (EJTC), which is the welding engineering building on Ohio State campus. Columbus Section provided pizza, salad and soft drinks for the students and presenters. The event started off with a presentation on AWS Scholarships and an…
AWS Columbus Section/CTS December Tour of The Gear and Power Transmission Research Laboratory On December 2nd, the AWS Columbus Section joined with other organizations from the Columbus Technical Societies to tour The Gear and Power Transmission Research Laboratory, formerly the Gear Dynamics and Gear and Power Transmission Laboratory. It is a research group at The…
Tour of the Amazon Fulfillment Center On October 10, 2019, the AWS Columbus Section joined with other organizations from the Columbus Technical Societies to tour an Amazon fulfillment center and learn how it operates. The CMH-1 facility has an 855,000sq ft footprint with workspace on four floors. The tour provided insight into how IT, robotics…