{"id":322,"date":"2025-04-23T18:29:26","date_gmt":"2025-04-23T18:29:26","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/sections.aws.org\/southflorida\/?p=322"},"modified":"2025-05-07T18:49:32","modified_gmt":"2025-05-07T18:49:32","slug":"recap-welding-military-grade-armor","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/sections.aws.org\/southflorida\/2025\/04\/23\/recap-welding-military-grade-armor\/","title":{"rendered":"Recap: Welding Military Grade Armor"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-post\" data-elementor-id=\"322\" class=\"elementor elementor-322\" data-elementor-post-type=\"post\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-ec97eb4 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"ec97eb4\" 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-9a1ee5e\" data-id=\"9a1ee5e\" 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-5fb171f elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"5fb171f\" 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> 04\/23\/2025<\/p><p><strong>Location:\u00a0<\/strong>McFatter Technical College<\/p><p><strong>Number of Attendees:<\/strong> 15<\/p><p><strong>Presenter\/Notable Guest(s):\u00a0<\/strong>Welding Specialist Brent Williams, &#8220;Welding Military Grade Armor&#8221;<\/p><p><strong>Event Summary:\u00a0<\/strong>The American Welding Society South Florida Section recently enjoyed meeting at McFatter Technical College in Davie, Fla.<\/p><p>Brent Williams presented on welding military grade armor and considerations for the next generation of ground combat vehicles. He reviewed vehicle classifications, next-generation requirements, modern armor materials, material considerations, common discontinuities, and best practices for welding. At the end of the talk, he pointed out next-generation materials increase welding challenges, but best practices can reduce the change for discontinuities and following approved procedures increases success.<\/p><p>Afterward, participants gathered in the school\u2019s welding lab to watch Williams demonstrate gas tungsten arc welding (GTAW). Much thanks to South Florida Section Chair Gilly Burrion, Otto Burrion, McFatter Welding Instructor James Scott, and the welding students for participating.<\/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-25848c1 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"25848c1\" 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\/southflorida\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/81\/2025\/04\/Mtg-group-shot.jpeg\" data-elementor-open-lightbox=\"yes\" data-elementor-lightbox-title=\"Mtg group shot\" data-e-action-hash=\"#elementor-action%3Aaction%3Dlightbox%26settings%3DeyJpZCI6IjMyOCIsInVybCI6Imh0dHBzOlwvXC9zZWN0aW9ucy5hd3Mub3JnXC9zb3V0aGZsb3JpZGFcL3dwLWNvbnRlbnRcL3VwbG9hZHNcL3NpdGVzXC84MVwvMjAyNVwvMDRcL010Zy1ncm91cC1zaG90LmpwZWcifQ%3D%3D\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" src=\"https:\/\/sections.aws.org\/southflorida\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/81\/2025\/04\/Mtg-group-shot-150x150.jpeg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail wp-image-328\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/sections.aws.org\/southflorida\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/81\/2025\/04\/Mtg-group-shot-150x150.jpeg 150w, https:\/\/sections.aws.org\/southflorida\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/81\/2025\/04\/Mtg-group-shot-300x300.jpeg 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\">After the presentation by Williams, AWS South FL Section meeting participants posed for a group picture.<\/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-5d08d2f elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"5d08d2f\" data-element_type=\"widget\" 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