{"id":429,"date":"2025-02-13T20:27:22","date_gmt":"2025-02-13T20:27:22","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/sections.aws.org\/kansas\/?p=429"},"modified":"2025-03-05T20:34:24","modified_gmt":"2025-03-05T20:34:24","slug":"recap-february-2025-section-meeting","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/sections.aws.org\/kansas\/2025\/02\/13\/recap-february-2025-section-meeting\/","title":{"rendered":"Recap: February 2025 Section Meeting"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-post\" data-elementor-id=\"429\" class=\"elementor elementor-429\" data-elementor-post-type=\"post\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-9bcbb40 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"9bcbb40\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-a775905\" data-id=\"a775905\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-b788bfc elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"b788bfc\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><strong>Date of Event:<\/strong> 02\/13\/2025<\/p><p><strong>Location:\u00a0<\/strong>D-J Engineering<\/p><p><strong>Number of Attendees:<\/strong> 25<\/p><p><strong>Presenter\/Notable Guest(s):\u00a0<\/strong>Derek Blackston, Welding Engineering Manager, Presenter <br \/>Staff at D-J Engineering<\/p><p><strong>Event Summary:\u00a0<\/strong>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 requirements. Their expertise in high-caliber engineering and precision manufacturing makes them a leader in producing large assemblies and intricate parts across multiple industries.<\/p><p>D-J Engineering excels in solving challenging manufacturing problems within the aerospace, defense, and advanced manufacturing sectors. They provide custom engineering solutions, rapid prototyping, and low-production-run manufacturing, making them a key partner for companies needing precision-engineered components.<\/p><p>With extensive experience supporting government agencies, private aerospace firms, and advanced manufacturers, D-J Engineering ensures that critical parts and assemblies meet the highest standards of precision and reliability. They are also instrumental in keeping legacy aerospace systems operational while developing innovative new components for modern applications.<\/p><p>By embracing cutting-edge technologies and process refinement, D-J Engineering remains at the forefront of manufacturing excellence. Their ability to develop new manufacturing processes, work with advanced materials, and restore legacy components positions them as an industry leader.<\/p><p>AWS Kansas Section members had the opportunity to tour D-J Engineering\u2019s advanced facilities, gaining insight into their operations. The tour showcased their manufacturing processes, state-of-the-art machinery, and engineering capabilities, demonstrating how they tackle complex welding and fabrication challenges.<\/p><p>Attendees were impressed by the company&#8217;s commitment to quality, efficiency, and problem-solving, as well as its forward-thinking approach to engineering and fabrication.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-26fa417 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"26fa417\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<figure class=\"wp-caption\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/sections.aws.org\/kansas\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/89\/2025\/02\/482274282_1690432078572810_6747914371067883366_n.jpg\" data-elementor-open-lightbox=\"yes\" data-elementor-lightbox-title=\"482274282_1690432078572810_6747914371067883366_n\" data-e-action-hash=\"#elementor-action%3Aaction%3Dlightbox%26settings%3DeyJpZCI6IjQzNCIsInVybCI6Imh0dHBzOlwvXC9zZWN0aW9ucy5hd3Mub3JnXC9rYW5zYXNcL3dwLWNvbnRlbnRcL3VwbG9hZHNcL3NpdGVzXC84OVwvMjAyNVwvMDJcLzQ4MjI3NDI4Ml8xNjkwNDMyMDc4NTcyODEwXzY3NDc5MTQzNzEwNjc4ODMzNjZfbi5qcGcifQ%3D%3D\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" src=\"https:\/\/sections.aws.org\/kansas\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/89\/2025\/02\/482274282_1690432078572810_6747914371067883366_n-150x150.jpg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail wp-image-434\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/sections.aws.org\/kansas\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/89\/2025\/02\/482274282_1690432078572810_6747914371067883366_n-150x150.jpg 150w, https:\/\/sections.aws.org\/kansas\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/89\/2025\/02\/482274282_1690432078572810_6747914371067883366_n-300x300.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 150px) 100vw, 150px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<figcaption class=\"widget-image-caption wp-caption-text\">Kansas Section Chair (Greg Siepert) presenting a plaque to D-J Engineering (Derek Blackston, Welding Engineering Manager) as a thank you from the Kansas Section for allowing us to tour their facility.<\/figcaption>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/figure>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-db0f8c2 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"db0f8c2\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<figure class=\"wp-caption\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/sections.aws.org\/kansas\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/89\/2025\/02\/482730148_638306365812968_2347171855734528272_n.jpg\" data-elementor-open-lightbox=\"yes\" data-elementor-lightbox-title=\"482730148_638306365812968_2347171855734528272_n\" data-e-action-hash=\"#elementor-action%3Aaction%3Dlightbox%26settings%3DeyJpZCI6IjQzOCIsInVybCI6Imh0dHBzOlwvXC9zZWN0aW9ucy5hd3Mub3JnXC9rYW5zYXNcL3dwLWNvbnRlbnRcL3VwbG9hZHNcL3NpdGVzXC84OVwvMjAyNVwvMDJcLzQ4MjczMDE0OF82MzgzMDYzNjU4MTI5NjhfMjM0NzE3MTg1NTczNDUyODI3Ml9uLmpwZyJ9\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" src=\"https:\/\/sections.aws.org\/kansas\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/89\/2025\/02\/482730148_638306365812968_2347171855734528272_n-150x150.jpg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail wp-image-438\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/sections.aws.org\/kansas\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/89\/2025\/02\/482730148_638306365812968_2347171855734528272_n-150x150.jpg 150w, https:\/\/sections.aws.org\/kansas\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/89\/2025\/02\/482730148_638306365812968_2347171855734528272_n-300x300.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 150px) 100vw, 150px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<figcaption class=\"widget-image-caption wp-caption-text\">Group photo of those that attended the February Meeting.<\/figcaption>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/figure>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Date of Event: 02\/13\/2025 Location:\u00a0D-J Engineering Number of Attendees: 25 Presenter\/Notable Guest(s):\u00a0Derek Blackston, Welding Engineering Manager, Presenter Staff at D-J Engineering Event Summary:\u00a0The AWS Kansas Section hosted its February meeting at D-J Engineering in Augusta, Kansas. 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