BK Edwards expanding MS plant
BK Edwards Fabrication and Welding is expanding the operations at its facility in Maben, Mississippi. The project represents a $70,000 company investment and will create 18 new jobs, bringing employment at the facility to approximately 50.
HFT introduces upgraded purging system
Huntingdon Fusion Techniques, HFT® has released its upgraded Pipe Purging System for High Speed Pipe Joint Welding.
The QuickPurge®III uses the Intacal® II combined with the integrated PurgeGate® device, making it possible to safely inflate the dams with argon gas, prior to releasing it for purging the space between the dams where the weld joint is located.
The QuickPurge®III uses the Intacal® II combined with the integrated PurgeGate® device, making it possible to safely inflate the dams with argon gas, prior to releasing it for purging the space between the dams where the weld joint is located.
MSTC offers stainless steel welding certificate
Mid-State Technical College in Wisconsin, USA for the past two years has been offering a stainless steel welding certificate at its Marshfield campus with the intention to train a workforce to ensure that Marshfield remains a hotbed of stainless steel fabrication.
Dallas Aeronauticals new facility
Dallas Aeronautical Services (DAS) recently completed construction of a new facility that allows for expanded capabilities and a 25 percent increase in employees; all in order to reach their goal of further reducing the turn times they can offer to current and potential customers.
Wisconsin college offering metal fabrication
Northcentral Technical College (NTC), located in Wausau, Wisconsin, is offering metal fabrication training as part of the Technical and Trades Division.
Greg Cisewski, the associate dean of the Technical and Trades Division, has commented that, The metal fabrication community is telling us we need to have about 100 to 120 graduates per year out of our program to maintain what we're doing for the next 10 years.
Greg Cisewski, the associate dean of the Technical and Trades Division, has commented that, The metal fabrication community is telling us we need to have about 100 to 120 graduates per year out of our program to maintain what we're doing for the next 10 years.

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