Industry
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- Raytheon's aircraft unit sold to Hawker Beechcraft Corporation for $3.3 billion (Yahoo/Associated Press)
- Liberian oil companies work to eliminate decades of corruption and theft (Los Angeles Times.)
- United Nations program aimed at reducing global warming draws sharp criticism (New York Times)
- Seismic shifts in steel industry allow A.M. Castle, a metal and plastics service center, to leap forward (Chicago Sun-Times)
- Thinking about entering the mechanical consultant field? Some factors to consider (Contractor Magazine.)
- Minnesota corporations complain of a lack of skilled workers, including welders (San Jose Mercury News.)
- Nine companies sued over exposure to welding fumes in West Virginia (West Virginia Record)
- U.S. trade regulators unexpectedly revoke 13-year old tariffs and duties on carbon steel used in automobile manufacturing (Yahoo/Associated Press)
- Transforming steel furnaces into a casino: Plans to preserve historic Bethlehem Steel take a bit of a gamble. (Bloomberg)
Professional Role
- Conference on Weld Cracking and Visual Inspection, Las Vegas, Oct. 16-17, 2007.
- International Institute of Welding (IIW) and World Skills International team up for international workforce development (International Institute of Welding press release)
- Cutting the tops off to weld a business (Los Angeles Times)
- Canadian welders find financial opportunities in Alberta (Edmonton Journal, Canada)
- Welding students add art to Salisbury city streets. (The Daily Times, Maryland)
- The joy -- or pain -- of Festivus brings festive sales to Milwaukee hand-rail company (Yahoo/Associated Press)
- Educational alliance produces skilled welders for local businesses within six weeks (Milwaukee Journal-Sentinel, Wisconsin)
- Can contracting move to an internet based system? Bill Erickson, CEO of C.J. Erickson, a contracting firm, discusses the possibilities. (Contractor Magazine.)
- Planned Skywalk over the Grand Canyon, a welding and engineering marvel, draws excitement and controversy (MSNBC.com)
- Disabled skier uses welding to create a sit ski that allows him to continue to ski and compete. (New York Times)
Processes & Materials
- Conference on Joining of Dissimilar Metals in Orlando, May 22-23.
- Replacing a front inner fender: installation and welding tips. (Includes photos) (Mopar Muscle Magazine.)
- AWS announces new resistance welding standards (American Welding Society)
- The latest development in friction stir welding: lasers. (Science Daily.)
- Creating a customized extreme shoring solution for a pipeline installation (Forconstructionpros.com)
- Cutting and welding the base of Freedom Tower (Roanoke Times.com)
- Salvaging Pearl Harbor: a New York Times special report (New York Times)
- Making Christmas unique: crafting a tree out of horseshoes. (NBC/WRCB News, Tennessee)
- Dirt Rag tours the Cannondale factory, makers and welders of bicycles (contains multiple illustrations) (DirtRagMag.com)
- Adaptable robot can teach itself how to walk -- and how to limp when it loses a leg (Science Daily.com)
In Your Area
- CWI Seminar and Exam in Indianapolis, Jan. 28-Feb. 3, 2007
- Retired engineer works to save historic model home (Post-Tribune, Indiana)
- Northwest Indiana Regional Development Authority approves $17.5 million for purchasing 14 new rail cars (Northwest Indiana Times, Indiana)
- Jupiter Aluminum and its union employees still uncertain if facility is safe for resuming operations after a fire (Northwest Indiana News.)
- Last day for 350 workers at the Guide auto parts plant in Anderson (WISH-TV, Indiana)
- Bill Schlock, customizer of new and old (1926) fire trucks (Herald Journal, Indiana)
- Indiana plans to invest $12 billion in its Major Moves initiative, creating thousands of construction jobs (Fort Wayne Journal Gazette)
- State of Indiana cites BP for safety violations at its Whiting refinery (Chicago Tribune)
- Terre Haute celebrates completion of its largest public works project (Tribune-Star, Indiana)
- Northstar Aerospace opens new facility in Anderson, Indiana after receiving a $8 million contract from Rolls-Royce. (Expansion Management.com)
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