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…
Date of Event: 01/03/2024 Location: Lehigh Career & Technical Institute Number of Attendees: 5 Event Summary: High school students at LCTI were asked to repair cracked welds and complete some hardfacing welds to prolong the life of one of the schools skid steer buckets used in the Heavy Equipment lab. Pictured are Jake Dean (Green coat) and…