SECTION NEWS HOLSTON VALLEY — The Section participated in a tour of the AO Smith Plant. Pictured are (from left) Jon Cookson, Gerald Austin, Jeff Cook, Jacob Richards, and Robert Thomas, who is standing between AO Smith employees Randy Hutchinson and Alan Combs. DECEMBER 2016 / WELDING JOURNAL 67 District 7 Uwe Aschemeier, director (786) 473-9540 uwe@sgsdiving.com COLUMBUS October 12 Location: Crowne Plaza Hotel, Columbus, Ohio Presenter: Tim Trapp, principal engineer, Rotating Parts Lean Lab, GE Aviation Topic: Advancements in materials joining technology at GE Aviation Summary: Members attended a presentation that discussed a number of challenges faced by GE’s welding engineers and an overview of the types of joining processes used by the company. PITTSBURGH October 11 Location: Luciano’s Italian Brick Oven, Pittsburgh, Pa. Presenter: Robert Freyvogel, founder and president, Carbinite Metal Coatings Topic: Building a car to test the wheeldriven speed record Summary: Freyvogel made a presentation on his venture to build a car capable of setting the land speed record at the Bonneville Salt Flats in Utah. The presentation showed the physics used to design the car, Solid Works modeling for exporting fabrication files for water jet cutting, and details of the welding used to construct the car frame as well as how the car skin was made. Video of the Carbiliner traveling at 367 mph was shown. District 8 D. Joshua Burgess, director (931) 260-7039 djoshuaburgess@gmail.com CHATTANOOGA September 21 Location: GE Materials Technology Center, Chattanooga, Tenn. Summary: Students from Sequoyah High School toured the GE Materials Technology Center. HOLSTON VALLEY October 11 Location: AO Smith Plant, Johnson City, Tenn. Summary: The Section toured the AO Smith water heater plant in Johnson City. District 9 Michael Skiles, director (337) 501-0304 michaelskiles@cox.net AUBURNOPELIKA September 1 Location: Central Alabama Community College, Alexander City, Ala. Presenter: Timothy (Lee) Robinson, Southern Company Topic: General highlights of nondestructive examination methods Summary: Robinson gave an overview of nondestructive testing methods. Following the presentation, District Director Mike Skiles delivered an annual summary and issued certificates and awards to Section members. CHATTANOOGA — Seen at the tour of the GE Materials Technology Center are (front row from left) District Director Josh Burgess, Austin Waldo, Joel Rigsby, and Hanna McDonald. In the second row (from left) are Michael York, Thomas Platt, and Instructor Chris Renfro.
Welding Journal | December 2016
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