Date of Event: 10/24/2024 Location: Priefert 2630 S. Jefferson Ave. Mount Pleasant, Texas 75456 Number of Attendees: 25 Presenter/Notable Guest(s): Craig Easley- Plant Manager Event Summary: East Texas Section #150 members along with students from Tyler Junior College and LeTourneau University had the opportunity to tour Priefert’s Plant in Mount Pleasant Texas where they fabricate livestock panels and…
Date of Event: 11/21/2024 Location: Komatsu Longview Operations Employee & Administration Center 2400 MacArthur St., Longview, TX 75602 Number of Attendees: 15 Presenter/Notable Guest(s): Ben Lemmert-Miller District Sales Manager, Riley Wyers-Komatsu Welding Engineer Event Summary: Miller Electric presented their new Hercules High Deposition Submerged Arc Welding Process followed by a shop floor demonstration Section Members gathered…
Date of Event: 12/05/2024 Location: Spring Creek Barbeque 5810 S. Broadway Ave. Tyler, TX 75703 Number of Attendees: 12 Presenter/Notable Guest(s): JJones AWS VP Event Summary: Section members and their family members gathered to socialize, eat and give Toys for Salvation Army. Section Members and their family members gather for a Section Dinner and Salvation Army…
Date of Event: 09/19/2024 Location: LeTourneau University 2100 S. Mobberly Ave. Longview TX 75602 Number of Attendees: 45 Presenter/Notable Guest(s): Kimberly Pressley Fronius, Field Sales Rep. provided a presentation on Fronius perfect welding solutions and Students along with Local members where provide the opportunity to try out various Fronius welding equipment, Like their dynamic wire GTAW set-up along…
Date of Event: 05/23/2024 Location: Trinity Rail Plant 200,708 Jordan Valley Rd. Longview TX, 75604 Number of Attendees: 8 Presenter/Notable Guest(s): Trinity Rail Plant 200Jacob Raulston CWI -Welding Dept. Supervisor,Gerardo Aguilar CWI -QA Manager Event Summary: Trinity Rail Plant 200 showed off their proven power wave tandem SAW process that they do here at the Longview TX location. …
Date of Event: 04/18/2024 Location: 2100 S. Mobberly ave. TX 75602 Number of Attendees: 15 Presenter/Notable Guest(s): LeTourneau University SAUWW Senior Design team Event Summary: LETU UWW Senior Design Team will present their project of developing a flux for submerged arc underwater wet welding (SAUWW) that increases arc stability, decreases cooling rate, and improve weld bead…
Date of Event: 03/28/2024 Location: East Texas Oil Museum, 1301 S Henderson Blvd, Kilgore Texas 75662 Number of Attendees: 60+ Presenter/Notable Guest(s): Michael Krupnicki, AWS President Event Summary: AWS President Mike Krupnicki presentation included a focus on why students and welding professionals should make the AWS a cornerstone of their career. Left to Right, AWS VP Elect J…
Date of Event: 03/21/2024 Location: Komatsu 2400 MacArthur St. Longview TX, 75602 Number of Attendees: 12 Event Summary: Komatsu manufacturing depart presented and gave a shop tour to AWS section #150 members. East Texas Section #150 members posed for a picture in front of a Komatsu piece of equipment during the shop tour.