Save the Date! Oaks Amusement ParkScholarship Fundraiser Saturday, September 10thOaks Amusement Park – Portland, OR View the Announcement for Full Details Sign Up via Eventbrite! Please feel free to reach out to the AWS Portland Section board with any [email protected]
Join Us Wednesday, 12/15 for Welding Stainless Steel Speaker: Boyce Towell Add This Meeting to your Calendar Join This Meeting: Click HERE to join this meeting on Wednesday, 12/15 at 5:30PM PDT About the AWS Portland Section The AWS Portland Section currently serves 522 members across the following area: In Oregon to include Clatsop, Tillamook, Yamhill, Washington, Columbia, Multnomah,…
Join Us for a Day of FunSaturday, August 28th Come blow off some steam and knock out somesporting clays as we raise money for charity! ***Proceeds from this event will be going towards supporting local welding scholarships!*** View the Announcement RSVP:RSVP to the Eventbrite address below so that we order the correct amount of food!…
May 19, 2021 – Virtual MeetingSpecial thanks to Ben A Pletcher for presenting a follow up meeting educating our members more about heat input control, this time specifically on stainless steels and aluminum alloys! Ben Pletcher’s presentations in February and May brought the Portland Section to the #1 and #3 spots in terms of attendance during…
Online Meeting: Wednesday, May 19th5:30-8:00PM PDT Add This Meeting to Your Calendar Speaker: Dr. Ben Pletcher Overview: This will be a continuation meeting from February when Dr. Pletcher spoke on heat input controls for carbon steel and T1 materials. His presentation went so well and was engaged with the audience that he was unable to…
Online Meeting: Thursday, April 22nd 5:30-8:00PM PDT Speaker: Tom Lienert, B.S. in Welding Engineering, M.S. and Ph.D. in Materials Science and Engineering Overview: Stainless steels, defined as steels containing more than 10.5% Cr, find broad use in industry owing to their corrosion resistance in many environments. This presentation will discuss how stainless steels form a…
Online Meeting: Thursday, March 25th Speaker: Les Scott, Select Arc Inc./Arcos Industries LLC Technical Sales/Regional Sales Manager Overview: Select Arc 730/730C and why Select Arc made the decision and effort to introduce another E71T1-1/9 into the welding market! Join This Meeting: Click the following link to join this meeting at 5:30PM PDT on Thursday,…
Thursday, February 25th at 5:30PM “Why Heat Input Control is Critical?”with Ben A. Pletcher, PH. D, P.E. Update for Meeting – We are needing to reschedule the meeting that was previously scheduled for tonight, 2/18/2021. The new meeting will be held next Thursday, 2/25/2021. This is due to recent weather events affecting the speaker/presenters ability to join…
Boyce Towell and Shawn McDaniel of the Portland Section and District 19 of the AWS presented Anna Lever with the Section Meritorious Award on August 22nd, 2020 at the conclusion of the Portland Section’s Scholarship Fundraiser. The award recognized her loyalty and devotion to the affairs of the Society, effective service in the advancement of…
Mr. Scott Lindley provided an overview of Fiber Lasers and CO2 Lasers. This overview/presentation included how these types of lasers work, the advantages and disadvantages of each, to each-other, and including comparisons with plasma cutting and oxy-fuel cutting. Mr. Lindley completed his presentation with quick overview of press brake systems and their current capabilities. These…