Dan Wellman (left) is shown with presenter Mike Klos during the Detroit Section tour. Eric Stiles discussed welding robots for the Detroit Section members. 88 JANUARY 2013 District 12 Daniel J. Roland, director (715) 735-9341, ext. 6421 daniel.roland@us.fincantieri.com District 13 John Willard, director (815) 426-2997 kustom_bilt@msn.com Madison-Beloit Section members are shown during the tour of Stoughton Trailers. Willie Petzrick (left) and Kenneth Hunter are shown at the Madison-Beloit Section program. A Student Chapter member competes in the virtual welding contest held by the Madison- Beloit and Racine-Kenosha Sections. Shown during the Lakeshore Section tour are (from left) Chair Milt Kemp, Dick Brown, Andy Schmitt, and Mark Stenz. DETROIT NOVEMBER 8 Activity: The Section members and guests visited IPG Photonics-Midwest in Novi, Mich., to tour the facility. Mike Klos, general manager, and Eric Stiles, applications manager, discussed intelligent robots for materials-joining applications. The event attracted 75 attendees. NORTHWEST OHIO JULY 6 Activity: The Section held its annual Donald J. Leonhardt golf outing in Toledo, Ohio, for 64 participants. The event cochairs were Mike Rogers, Tony Duris, and Mark Scalise. The event benefits scholarships for Owen Community College. LAKESHORE OCTOBER 11 Activity: The Section members toured the Miller Implement Co. in St. Nazianz, Wis., to observe the manufacture of agricultural sprayer application equipment. The dinner and meeting were held at Knox Silver Valley Restaurant in Manitowoc, Wis., for 25 attendees. MADISON-BELOIT OCTOBER 17 Activity: The Section members toured Stoughton Trailers in Stoughton, Wis., to study the manufacture of grain haulers, vans, domestic containers, container chassis, platform trailers, converter dollies, and flatbeds. MADISON-BELOIT and RACINE-KENOSHA NOVEMBER 7 Activity: Members of the two Sections met at Blackhawk Technical College in Janesville, Wis., for a hands-on vendors’ night activity including industry representatives from Lincoln Electric, Miller Electric, ESAB, Fronius, Airgas, and Hypertherm. The college welding shop was available for students and guests to work with the various welding processes. The college and the Student Chapter hosted a welding contest using a VRTEX® 360 virtual arc welding training equipment.
Welding Journal | January 2013
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