Date of Event: 02/18/2025 Location: 1086 South 3rd Street Manchester, Iowa 52057 Number of Attendees: 8 Presenter/Notable Guest(s): The presenter and tour guide was Cory Stafford, the Director of Operations. Event Summary: Cold Northeast Iowa weather and lots of colds and flu effected the attendance to this impressive presentation and plant tour. Cory Stafford, the Director of Operations,…
Date of Event: 11/07/2024 Location: Williams, White & Company at 600 River Dr. Moline, IL 61265 Number of Attendees: 22 Event Summary: The Eastern Iowa Section 162 had a plant tour of the Williams, White & Company production facility in Moline, IL on 11.07.24. Williams, White & Company was founded in 1854 and is noted for very…
Date of Event: 05/15/2024 Location: 8500 Hillandale Rd., Davenport, IA Number of Attendees: 95 Event Summary: On May 15th, the Third Annual AWS/John T. Blong Technology Center Welding Competition was held for local High Schools and College students. 56 students competed for the $1,000.00, $750.00, and 500.00 scholarship prizes for SMAW, GMAW, GTAW welding processes. Ten vendors…
Date of Event: 03/19/2024 Location: 500 Walford Road SW, Cedar Rapids, IA Number of Attendees: 23 Presenter/Notable Guest(s): Jim Tedrow Piping Operations Leader Event Summary: On March 19th, the Eastern Iowa AWS Section toured the Modern Piping Facility. Modern Piping is a third generation family owned company that employs over 500 people at five offices across Iowa and…
Date of Event: 02/27/2024 Location: Silver Hawk Fabrication 6001 49th Street South, Muscatine, IA 52761 Number of Attendees: 15 Presenter/Notable Guest(s): Kristen Ball (Owner) and Jamie Howland (Production Manager) of Silver Hawk Fabrication Event Summary: The plant tour started with summary of how the company was started by Kristen’s grandfather, and how the company has grown as a…
Date of Event: 11/14/2023 Location: Tipton Structural Fabrication 1405 Sycamore Street, Tipton, Iowa 52772 Number of Attendees: 19 Presenter/Notable Guest(s): Larry Becker and Bruce Zuraba of TSF Event Summary: Tipton Structural Fabrication was founded in 1996. A tour of the production facilities and fabrication equipment showed how their expansion was first based on quality and customer’s needs in…