Del Mar College welding student Fernando Reyes practices gas tungsten arc welding on steel pipe during a class on January 27. (Courtesy of Elaine Krift/Del Mar College.) pared for jobs offered by employers thanks to TPCO America Corp., Gregory, Tex., presenting 30 metric tons of seamless steel pipe to the school. During a recent event at the college’s West Campus Welding Technology Lab, the company was recognized for this gift. Del Mar College President Mark Escamilla noted that TPCO America’s support for educational development helps the school offer prime training opportunities for successful careers with international companies in south Texas. Faculty members also stated the pipe would provide training resources for the next five semesters. In addition, the company donated another combined 30 metric tons of steel pipe to the Craft Training Center of the Coastal Bend and Texas A&M University-Corpus Christi. High school and adult welding students taking upper-level classes at the center will use the pipe to complete their advanced courses while the university plans to use its share to explore constructing artificial reefs and applying an electric field that could attract sea life. The donation is worth about $70,000 for all 60 metric tons. GE Aviation, The Ohio State University to Concentrate on Computer Analytics for Better Understanding of Titanium Alloys The third technology project by Lightweight Innovations for Tomorrow (LIFT), Detroit, Mich., operated by the American Lightweight Materials Manufacturing Innovation Institute, will focus on titanium. This lightweight metal has potential for more uses in aircraft engines and other designs if new technologies can reduce the cost of designing/testing new parts. GE Aviation and The Ohio State University, lead partners on the project, will first focus on advancing computer analytics to better understand and predict the performance of titanium alloys. “Our interests emphasize development of computational means to predict fatigue and ballistic impact resistance within the highly transformed microstructures that are MARCH 2016 / WELDING JOURNAL 13 For info, go to www.aws.org/adindex
Welding Journal | March 2016
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