Event Report for March 6, 2024 Section Meeting The section meeting, “Hot Wire Semi-Auto GTAW for Shipbuilding Applications”, at EWI on March 6, 2024, was a great event. With fourteen in attendance it was an intimate setting where everybody could visit during the social time. Dinner was delicious, too. Larry Brown gave a dynamic presentation…
Meyer Shank Racing Tour Event The AWS Columbus Section tour of Meyer Shank Racing in Pataskala, Ohio on February 7, 2024, drew 35 attendees. All were treated to an inside look at the many facets of a successful racing operation, guided by Matt Swan, Shop Manager, and Rion Kelly, Lead Fabricator. Michael Shank greeted our…
2023 Golf Outing Report The event was a great success with 46 golfers enjoying a beautiful day at Bent Tree Golf Club in Sunbury. A bit more than $1,000 was raised for the AWS Columbus Section Scholarship Endowment. Watch for the spring announcement of next year’s outing.
Directed Energy Deposition Additive Manufacturing Date: April 11, 2022 Location: Edison Welding Institute; Columbus, Ohio Attendance: 14 Presentation: Dr. Thomas J. Lienert, AWS Past-President, (2019), provided an overview of Directed Energy Deposition-Laser (DED-L) Additive Manufacturing (AM) and compared it with multi-pass welding. After reviewing the seven AM processes (recognized by the ASTM F-42 Committee) he…
Section Meritorious Award Brad DeMent, Operations Administrator, Delaware Area Career Center was presented with the AWS Section Meritorious Award. Brad was recognized for his many years of service as a welding instructor at the career center. The award was presented by Roger Hilty, AWS District 7 Director, and Randy Dull, AWS Columbus Section Chairman. Roger…
January 31, 2022 – The Ohio State University, Welding Engineering Department; Columbus, OH A presentation was given by Jim Worman about different career paths that Ohio State Welding Engineers can take. He explained his career through nine different companies and also explained some of the odd projects he did through his career.Then six AWS Members…
Handheld Laser Welding Event Report Date: October 13, 2021 Location: Edison Welding Institute; Columbus, Ohio Attendance: 52 Topic: Handheld Laser Welding Presentation: Kevin Arnold, IPG Photonics Regional Sales Manager for the Midwest, presented its LightWELD 1500, thenewest laser welding technology with the ability to replace many TIG and MIG welding applications in thefabrication and general…
Event Report The AWS Columbus Section hosted an online meeting on February 16, 2021, on the topic of “Cobots in the Workplace”. Forty people attended. The meeting was recorded and is available to view at your convenience.
The AWS Columbus Section held a social gathering at Pins Mechanical in Dublin on December 2, 2019. Topics discussed included engineering copier capabilities and production, weld quality and inspection, failure analysis and cracking problems and solutions.
The Columbus Section held a scholarship recognition event on January 16th from 6-7:30pm at the Edison Joining Technology Center (EJTC), which is the welding engineering building on Ohio State campus. Columbus Section provided pizza, salad and soft drinks for the students and presenters. The event started off with a presentation on AWS Scholarships and an…