FABTECH NOVEMBER 2016 / WELDING JOURNAL 81 8:10 a.m. — 8:30 a.m. Workshop Coffee and Networking 8:30 a.m. — 9:00 a.m. Introduction to Industrial Laser Welding Mark Taggart — Laser Mechanisms, Inc. 9:00 a.m. — 9:20 a.m. Laser Sources for Industrial Laser Welding: Fiber, Disk, and Diode JeanPhilippe Lavoie — Coherent 9:20 a.m. — 9:40 a.m. System Overview for Laser Welding Mark Rodighiero — Amada Miyachi America 9:40 a.m. — 9:55 a.m. BREAK 9:55 a.m. — 10:55 a.m. Essential Considerations for Laser Welding — from Component Design to Implementation David Havrilla — TRUMPF 11:10 a.m. — 11:30 a.m. Material Selection for Laser Welding Geoff Shannon — Amada Miyachi America 11:30 a.m. — 11:50 a.m. Hybrid Laser Welding Paul Denney — Lincoln Electric 11:50 a.m. — 12:10 p.m. Standards for Laser Welding Understood Todd Palmer — Penn State University 12:10 p.m. — 12:30 p.m. Laser Welding and Additive Technologies Scott Poeppel — Joining Technologies, Inc. 12:30 p.m. — 12:45 p.m. Closing Remarks Geoff Shannon — Amada Miyachi, and Neil Ball — Direct Light EDUCATION SESSIONS Wednesday, November 16 9:00 a.m. — 3:30 p.m. Registration Code: W36 NATIONAL CENTER FOR WELDING EDUCATION AND TRAINING AND WELDED Room: N264 9:00 a.m. — 9:30 a.m. Welcome/Introductions Duncan Estep 9:30 a.m. — 10:00 a.m. WeldEd Overview Monica Pfarr Discussion is centered on the National Center for Welding Education and Training (Weld-Ed) and its contributions to the field of welding education. Changes in the focus of the NSF grant. 10:00 a.m. — 12:00 noon Cutting and Welding Processes Dan Turner — Yuba College Joining and Cutting Processes course covers the basics and principles of major joining and cutting processes. Advantages, disadvantages, equipment, consumables, techniques, and variables for each process are discussed. Applications, criteria for consumable selection, and how to establish process parameters are emphasized. Laboratory work involves equipment setup and operating of the welding and cutting equipment for specific applications. The presentation will cover part of the week-long professional development course. In addition to topics in welding process, laboratory assignments and teaching strategies for presenting topics in welding metallurgy will be provided. 12:10 p.m. — 1:00 p.m. LUNCH AND SPEAKER FROM HYPERTHERM 1:10 p.m. — 3:10 p.m. Weld Quality, Inspection, and Codes Joel Johnson — North Dakota State College of Science “Weld Quality and Inspection, Welding Codes, Specifications and Safety” course covers the concepts and fundamentals of weld quality and inspection methods, welding codes, specifications, and safety. Laboratory work consists of setting up and operating the instruments and equipment for identification and characterization of weld discontinuities and defects. The presentation will cover part of the week-long professional development course. In addition to topics in code interpretation, changes to the AWS Structural Steel Code, laboratory assignments, and teaching strategies for teaching codes and standards will be provided. 3:15 p.m. — 3:30 p.m. Affiliate Network/Wrapup and Evaluations Duncan Estep Join Weld-Ed in its quest to build a solid foundation of highly trained technicians to fulfill the demand of industry. Thursday, November 17 8:30 a.m. — 4:15 p.m. Registration Code: W37 8:30 a.m. — 9:00 a.m. AWS Educational Breakfast Talk Howard E. Adkins Memorial Membership Award Lecture Scottie C. Smith — Northwest Florida State College Are you, as an instructor, teaching the behaviors to your students that will make them successful in the workplace? Soft Skills/Behaviors • Safety habits, proper personal equipment, and consistent enforcement of safety rules
Welding Journal | November 2016
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