Date of Event: 11/12/2025 Location: Linde ,175 East Park Drive, Tonawanda, NY 14150 Number of Attendees: 40 Event Summary: On November 12, 2025 forty members of the American Welding Society (AWS) visited Linde’s facility in Tonawanda, New York which as a regional center for engineering and procurement supporting air separation, hydrogen, and syngas plant technologies, and also…
Date of Event: 10/29/2025 Location: 635 W. Main Street, Arcade, NY 14009 Number of Attendees: 52 Event Summary: More than 50 members of the American Welding Society (AWS) visited Koike Aronson’s manufacturing facility in Arcade, New York, for an in-depth look at the design and production of welding positioners, CNC plasma cutting systems, and laser cutting machines.…
Date of Event: 09/27/2025 Location: Griffis Sculpture Park, East Otto, NY Number of Attendees: 85 Event Summary: The American Welding Society (Niagara Frontier Section) hosted its 4th Annual Volunteer Day at Griffis Sculpture Park in East Otto, NY. Outstanding TurnoutIt was a great day with an impressive turnout of 85 volunteers, including welding students, welding instructors, CWI’s,…
Date of Event: 05/07/2025 Location: SUNY Niagara 3111 Saunders Settlement Rd., Sanborn, NY 14132 Number of Attendees: 14 Presenter/Notable Guest(s): Mike Harris NDE Supervisor for Encorus Group Event Summary: Mike Harris NDE Supervisor from Encorus Group presented NDT do group of college students at the Suny Niagara College. The students were able to send in their weld plates…
Date of Event: 04/24/2025 Location: Western NY Railway Museum 100 Lee Street, Buffalo, NY 14210 Number of Attendees: 31 Presenter/Notable Guest(s): Don Williams and Stephen Kocsis Event Summary: The Niagara Frontier Section held a meeting at the Western NY Railway Museum in Buffalo NY. Don Williams presented the historic overview of Steel Making in Buffalo NY. After the…
Date of Event: 02/26/2025 Location: Cobey Inc. 1 Ship Canal Pkwy, Buffalo NY Number of Attendees: Approximately 70 Presenter/Notable Guest(s): Mike Durkin President and Owner Event Summary: Over 60 people joined us for a tour of Cobey ?? What an incredible night of networking and learning. Thank you to the Cobey team for having us! Group Shot Mike…
Date of Event: 05/04/2024 Location: Rochester Arc + Flame Number of Attendees: 80 Presenter/Notable Guest(s): Mike Krupnicki – AWS President Ryan Eubank – Guest Judge – Program Coordinator at Lakeland College and Welding Instructor for Welding Educators Padraic Bean – Guest Judge – Weld Process Consultant for The Lincoln Electric Company Event Summary: The first annual AWS “Thruway…