BY ANNIK BABINSKI — ababinski@aws.org SECTION NEWS District 1 Douglas Desrochers, director (508) 763-8011 dadaws@comcast.net JUNE 2016 / WELDING JOURNAL 101 BOSTON March 12 Location: Embassy Suites Boston Logan Airport, Boston, Mass. Presenter: Jim Shore, exam supervisor and Section certification chairman Topics: CWI Exam Summary: The Section held its CWI exam after a week-long seminar. Connecticut Section member Albert J. Moore, Jr., taught the seminar during the week, and Boston Certification Chairman Jim Shore supervised the test. Exam proctors were Boston Section Chairman Tom Ferri, Central Massachusetts/Rhode Island Section Chairman Tim Kinnaman, and District 1 Director Douglas A. Desrochers. GREEN & WHITE MOUNTAINS February 25 Location: Northland Job Corps Speaker: Paul Mespelli, technical sales representative, Olympus NDT, Inc. Summary: Jim Blanchard, Northland Job Corps welding instructor, CWI/CWE, presented about magnetic particle testing. Mespelli demonstrated ultrasonic testing and Geoff Putman, CWI, demonstrated the dye penetrant method. March 17 Location: River Valley Career & Technical Center, Springfield, Vt. Speaker: Paul Lombardo, Technical sales representative, Weiler Corp. Topic: Safety and proper use of abrasives and brushes Summary: Lombardo gave an overview of the best use of surface preparation and finishing products for weldingrelated industries. He showed a video, distributed samples, and discussed correct application and safety. GREEN & WHITE MOUNTAINS — Geoff Putnam demonstrated dye penetrant testing for students. GREEN & WHITE MOUNTAINS — Section Chairman Ray Henderson (left) presented a plaque to John Steel. GREEN & WHITE MOUNTAINS — Section Chairman Ray Henderson (left) presented a 25year membership award to Marc Shattuck. BOSTON — Central Massachusetts/Rhode Island Chairman Tim Kinnaman (from left), District 1 Director Douglas A. Desrochers, Boston Certification Chairman Jim Shore, and Boston Chairman Tom Ferri helped administer the Section’s CWI exam on March 12. GREEN & WHITE MOUNTAINS — Section Chairman Ray Henderson (right) presented a maple syrup speaker gift to Paul Lombardo.
Welding Journal | June 2016
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