Katherine Holmes Cochran, daughter of Mississippi Senator Thad Cochran, and Austal USA welder J. B. Craig III weld her initials as part of the keel-laying ceremony for Jackson (LCS 6). WELDING JOURNAL 9 Scott Schreiber, who heads the college’s welding program, also mentioned the opportunity for students to work side by side with city crews is invaluable. “This is the first time field mentorships have been offered,” Schreiber said. Additionally, Carino pointed out that city crews were happy with the students’ outstanding job, and as of press time, there were no reports of new wire theft from these junction boxes since the project began. ESAB Partners with KUKA Robotics ESAB, Florence, S.C., a manufacturer of welding and cutting equipment and welding filler metals, is partnering with KUKA Robotics, Shelby Township, Mich., whose robots are used in a range of industries. “Our relationship with KUKA will enable us to create products and services that offer greater value and solutions to the robotic arc welding customers and make our automation facility even more capable of providing wide-ranging services and solutions to the welding community,” said George Learmonth, VP of ESAB Automation. Austal Lays Jackson (LCS 6) Keel Austal recently held a keel-laying ceremony for the third Independence-variant Littoral Combat Ship (LCS), Jackson (LCS 6). Dr. Katherine Holmes Cochran, the ship’s sponsor, welded her initials as the keel authenticator, assisted by J. B. Craig III, an “A” Class welder. Cochran, an associate professor at the University of Southern Mississippi, is the daughter of U.S. Senator Thad Cochran, a native of Pontotoc, Miss., currently holding his sixth term in office. Due to Austal’s modular approach to ship manufacture, 35 of the 37 modules used to form this 127-m aluminum trimaran design are already being assembled. Four modules have been moved For info go to www.aws.org/ad-index
Welding Journal | January 2013
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