Author: dgaschler

Cancellation of Annual Christmas Event

Cancellation of Annual Christmas Event After much deliberation, the St. Louis Section Board has decided not to host the Christmas Party this year. The members of the board felt there would not be enough participation from our members to be finically responsible, our board members take their fiduciary duty seriously. Another deciding factor for the…

Join Us on 9/30 for Technical Meeting: Aluminum Boat Building – In-Person and Online

Join Us on Thursday, 9/30 for Aluminum Boat Building – Technical Meeting Speaker: Jerry Mirgain Following a brief industry history Jerry will present and discuss some operations, activities, practices and procedures he has observed in various Aluminum boat building facilities and shipyards during his travels in USA and overseas. Girard A(Jerry) Mirgain is a life…

St. Louis Section’s Outstanding Students

Once again, we had the opportunity to acknowledge the area’s top students. We asked each of our schools to select one student from their welding program as their most outstanding welding student of the year. The AWS St. Louis Section board members feel that selecting one outstanding student from each program will help to promote…

Outstanding Welding Students

Dear Welding Instructors, Once again, we have the opportunity to acknowledge the area’s top students at our annual student night. We are asking each of you to select one student from your welding program as your most outstanding welding student of the year. The AWS – St. Louis Section board members feel that selecting one outstanding…

2/18: Virtual Technical Meeting discussing laser usage in the welding and fabrication industries

Please join us for a Virtual Technical Meeting discussing laser usage in the welding and fabrication industries on February 18th at 6PM with John Haake of Titanova. HISTORY John started his career on a Strategic Defense Initiative (SDI) also known as the “Star Wars” program at McDonnell Douglas. He applied this knowledge of laser diode…