Date of Event: 03/26/2024 Location: Northampton Community College, Northampton PA Number of Attendees: 73 Presenter/Notable Guest(s): District Director Sean Moran and AWS President Michael Krupnicki Event Summary: The student competitiors came together to be recognized for their accomplishments in the welding competition that took place on March 8th, 2024. Instructors, administrators, parents, siblings, significant others, vendors, and…
Date of Event: 03/26/2024 Location: Lehigh University in Bethlehem PA Number of Attendees: 5 Presenter/Notable Guest(s): Dr. John DuPont spoke to us about his metallurgical lab and equipment as well as some of his recent projects.Ian Hodgson, P.E., S.E. spoke and showed us around the ATLSS Industrical Testing Facility. Event Summary: The AWS President was invited to tour…
Date of Event: 03/08/2024 Location: Lehigh Career & Technical Institute, Schnecksville PA Number of Attendees: 40 Event Summary: The Lehigh Valley section held their 53rd annual student welding competition at Lehigh Career & Technical Institute. 20 students from 10 CTE schools worked from blueprints and WPS’s to complete four unique projects utilizing SMAW, GMAW, FCAW, GTAW and…
Date of Event: 03/01/2024 Location: Lehigh Career & Technical Institute Number of Attendees: 2 Event Summary: A student from one of the 9 sending districts was asked to fabricate a small roof to roof ladder for his sending school (home school). Gavin Dengler (Junior) with the help of his instructor completed the ladder and presented it to…