Archive for October, 2008
Oconomowoc-based Bruno Independent Living Aids Inc., a manufacturer of accessibility products, recently received a state Workforce Advancement Training grant that will allow students from Waukesha County Technical College’s (WCTC) Welding program an opportunity to work part-time and go to school for free.
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SINGAPORE: Some 700 employees in the marine sector have been trained in workplace safety under a new competency framework. The trade-specific course identifies 13 areas like safety for welding and forklift operation for the workers.
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Offering digital amplitude control, Model MW20 ultrasonic metal welding system features ultrasonic horn/stack frequency display, ground base with integrated safety switches, self-orienting horn and tips, and one-piece horn/booster with dual nodal mounts. It also has safety slide advance system and indicator signal lights for weld status, part quality, and faults. Unit’s power supply provides …
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An explosion that destroyed a car on a residential street and sent its driver to the hospital Thursday morning was likely caused by a leaking acetylene-gas tank in the back seat, according to investigators.
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Kochi, Oct 31 : Texas-based American Bureau of Shipping (ABS), the international classification agency had selected city-based Institute of Welding Technology (IIWT) as the accredited testing centre to provide welders’ certification and training in India.
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The sluggish economy has caused more residents to turn to Lively Technical Center for training. And the school’s uncomfortably low enrollment is beginning to show signs of growth again, especially in automotive, cosmetology, health-education and welding classes.
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Pearland High School AG Mechanics Welding students will be a little safer and stylish in their new welding jackets donated by the Northern Brazoria County Education Alliance (NBCEA). These protected jackets are flame retardant and washable and able to protect the students from sudden flame exposure, such as light molten splash and sparks.
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FREEPORT — Teachers and students are working hard to make sure the new Career Academy program instituted by Brazosport ISD is a success. “This program is wonderful,” welding teacher Jimmy Crainer said. “It is very much needed.
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A six-week welding class at Texas State Technical College will begin Saturday, David Waite, TSTC Industrial Training and Continuing Education director, has confirmed.
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McClain County commissioners today issued an emergency ban on outdoor burning. The ban prohibits all outdoor fires, including outdoor welding and barbecuing. The McClain County Department of Emergency Management and a majority of fire chiefs in the county asked for the ban because of a moderate to severe drought combined with windy conditions.
October 30th, 2008 | Posted in Contributors | No Comments
Alan Groom wants to bring new blood to the Cowley County Commission. Groom, 45, is the owner and operator of Groom’s Welding Service, a local business with one employee.
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Rankin Industries, Inc. today announced a joint venture has been signed with Jinzhou Special Welding Electrode Co., Ltd. to form Rankin Alloy Co., Ltd. The new company was created to offer China a reliable source of domestic manufactured, world-class quality flux cored stainless steel and hardfacing welding wires, to provide a high level of technical support to customers, and provide leading …
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Rankin Industries, Inc. today announced a joint venture has been signed with Jinzhou Special Welding Electrode Co., Ltd. to form Rankin Alloy Co., Ltd. The new company was created to offer China a reliable source of domestic manufactured, world-class quality flux cored stainless steel and hardfacing welding wires, to provide a high level of technical support to customers, and provide leading …
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It wasn’t a mod we would have ever imagined, but what’s seen cannot be unseen. These gorgeous fire extinguisher speakers were painstakingly fabricated through lots of patient cutting and welding. The…
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The maker of welding equipment has created new positions of VP of business strategy and development and VP of mergers, acquisitions and investor relations.
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