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Workers at an oil refinery stage a walkout claiming bosses have brought in foreign labour to work on the site.

Falling demand from industrial customers for welding and cutting equipment has prompted Charter International to cut 940 from its worldwide headcount.

The parent company of ESAB Welding and Cutting Products on Tuesday announced the closure of two European plants and global workforce reductions of more than 900.

Recent area WITC-Rice Lake scholarship recipients, followed by their program area and scholarship they received, include the following: Birchwood – Cody Rurup, Welding, William Heilhecker Memorial.

Select-Arc, Inc. has introduced a stainless steel, metal cored electrode designed for welding when elevated temperatures are involved

27.01.2009 - (idw) Laser Zentrum Hannover e.V. The Laser Zentrum Hannover e.V. (LZH) uses laser technology for bonding plastics to wood materials. This is especially interesting for the automotive and furniture industries.

Charter expects underlying full year earnings to be slightly ahead of forecasts, but the engineer also announced that it is to cut 940 jobs at its at its welding, cutting and automation division ESAB due to lower demand.

Engineer Charter International said 2008 underlying earnings will come in slightly ahead of previous expectations, but it was cutting 940 jobs at its ESAB welding unit in response to lower demand.

The discovery of cracks in the welding of steel girders that support part of the Bay Bridge’s eastern span is causing delays in construction.

A report was made just before 4 a.m. Saturday that the front door of Valley Welders Supply had been smashed in, according to Butte Silver Bow Sheriff John Walsh. 

(AP) — The discovery of cracks in the welding of steel girders that support part of the Bay Bridge’s eastern span is causing delays in construction.

Firefighters are on the scene of a blaze at Kreitz Welding and Fabrication in the 700 block of Fritztown Road, Spring Township. There was no immediate information about whether anyone was injured in the fire, which was reported about 5:15.

A task force of tanker trucks was called in to help fight a fire at a welding shop in the 700 block of Fritztown Road in Spring Township, Berks County. Fritztown Road was closed in the area.

LAUREL, Mississippi (AP) The work has always been stupefying and hard. Hour after hour standing on the line, soldering or welding or drilling in screws.

SAN FRANCISCO - The discovery of cracks in the welding of steel girders that support part of the Bay Bridge’s eastern span is causing delays in construction.       Caltrans records show the cracks were reported last year by inspectors hired to check portions of the new span which were made in China.       Caltrans says that the welds have been fixed and are safe. They say they’re running …