Date of Event: 04/01/2025 Location: State of Kansas — This event was at multiple locations throughout the month Number of Attendees: 100 Presenter/Notable Guest(s): Laura Kelly — Kansas Governor Event Summary: To kick off National Welding Month, members of the Kansas Section and Kansas City Section of AWS gathered at the state Capitol in Topeka at the end…
Date of Event: 02/13/2025 Location: D-J Engineering Number of Attendees: 25 Presenter/Notable Guest(s): Derek Blackston, Welding Engineering Manager, Presenter Staff at D-J Engineering Event Summary: The AWS Kansas Section hosted its February meeting at D-J Engineering in Augusta, Kansas. Specializing in complex manufacturing, D-J Engineering takes on projects many companies avoid due to their difficulty, uniqueness, or legacy…
Date of Event: 03/12/2024 Location: Savage/Bartlett Soybean crush facility 4208 County Road 5300, Cherryvale, Kansas 67335 Number of Attendees: 8 Event Summary: Nate Ellibee setup a great opportunity for the Kansas Section to tour the soybean crush facility owned/operated by Savage/Bartlett in Cherryvale Kansas. Operations presented on the processes with PowerPoint and samples on the product…
Date of Event: 02/08/2024 Location: Great Plains Manufacturing – Construction Equipment Facility 3861 South 9th Street, Salina Kansas Number of Attendees: 9 Presenter/Notable Guest(s): Slade Spratlen – Welding Manager gave a tour of their Construction Equipment Facility where they build the Kubota Skid Steer Event Summary: Attendees were given a tour of the plant where the Kubota skid…