Seniors Cody Ecosta and Patrick Starnes of the Silsbee High School Agriculture Mechanics team brought home third and sixth place from the annual 'Truckload' Welding Competition at West Hardin High School Dec. 5.
SpaceX Assembles New Rocket for Launch Debut (SPACE.com via Yahoo! News)
Space Exploration Technologies (SpaceX) met its goal of having its first Falcon 9 rocket in place and fully integrated at Florida's Cape Canaveral Air Force Station by the end of 2008.
800 HF Welder from AMH Canada Meets New Standard (PR.com)
AMH Canada Ltd announces approval for the 800 HF. There have been many questions of late asked regarding the performance and specifications of the latest generation of inverter welders with particular reference to health & Safety. With the demands of the market requiring more powerful welders able to deliver high welding currents (over 13,000 amps) and high clamping forces (over 450 daN) to cope ...
NOSHOK Announces Force Measurement Test Kits (TestandMeasurement.com)
Two new Force Measurement Test Kits are now available from NOSHOK, The Instrumentation Company: the Chain Hoist Testing Kit (CHTK) and the Weld Force Testing Kit (WFTK)
Rotary Work Positioner is suited for welding and assembly. (ThomasNet)
Bidirectional, vertically rotational work positioner provides operators with 360° infinitely variable, electronic regenerative speed rotation from 0-17 rpm and full work height adjustment activated by foot pedals. Control panel enables adjustment of rotational direction/speed, and mounting plate features multiple concentric bolt channels for tooling and parts. Handling work of up to 400 ft-lb, ...
Airgas buys Great Lakes Oxygen (The Cleveland Plain Dealer)
Airgas Inc. said it has completed its acquisition of Great Lakes Oxygen of Painesville. The price was not disclosed. Airgas, of Radnor, Pa., distributes industrial, medical and specialty gases as well as welding equipment and supplies. Great Lakes also does...
Airgas buys Great Lakes Oxygen (Philadelphia Business Journal)
Airgas Inc. completed a previously announced acquisition of Great Lakes Oxygen, a distributor of industrial gas and welding supplies in Ohio. (ARG)
Airgas acquires Ohio-based firm (The Philadelphia Inquirer)
Industrial-gas and welding-supply company Airgas Inc. of Radnor said it has completed the acquisition of an Ohio-based distributor of industrial gas and welding supplies.
Who is a civilian? (BBC News)
What can be defined as military target?
Gaza conflict: Who is a civilian? (BBC News)
As the death toll mounts in Gaza, the thorny question is arising of who and what can be considered a legitimate military target, writes Heather Sharp.
Educator seeks potential for all county students (Ventura County Star)
Roger Rice stopped inside a welding class recently as he toured the Regional Occupational Program, preparing for his new job as associate superintendent of student services for the Ventura County Office of Education.
Welding Company Touts Ties To Past, Adapts To Change (Bristol Herald Courier)
Perhaps nothing tells the story of Twin City Welding as well as two telephones in the owner’s office – engaged in a silent, generational dialogue.
Indian River adult education schedules computer, cooking and welding (Vero Press Journal)
Are you currently looking for training that will help you find a better career this year?
Accident injures driver; causes diesel spill (Laurel Leader-Call)
A one-vehicle crash on Luther Hill Road Saturday resulted in one man being sent to the local hospital and a minor cleanup of a diesel spill. A man driving a T&T Welding company’s truck, which had an extra 80-gallon diesel tank, was involved in the Saturday morning accident.
South Korea shipyard confident in crisis (International Herald Tribune)
This is a sobering season for South Korea, which takes exceptional pride in its shipbuilding industry, but Sungdong Shipbuilding & Marine Engineering hopes to profit as rivals lose ground.