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36 Inspection Trends / April 2011 Mark Your Calendar AWS Conference on Welding in Shipbuilding. May 10, 11, Seattle, Wash. Contact American Welding Society (800/305) 443-9353 or www.aws.org. AWS Weldmex. May 11–13, Cintermex, Monterrey, Mexico. Held in conjunction with FABTECH Mexico and Metalform Mexico. Contact American Welding Society (800/305) 443- 9353 or www.awsweldmex.com. ASQ 2011 World Conference on Quality and Improvement. May 16–18, David L. Lawrence Convention Center, Pittsburgh, Pa. Contact American Society for Quality, www.asq.org. AWS Conference on Preventing Weld Failures. June 14, 15, New Orleans, La. Contact American Welding Society (800/305) 443-9353 or www.aws.org. AWS Conference on Corrosion-Resistant Alloys, the New Chrome-Moly Steels. Aug. 16, 17, Charlotte, N.C. Contact American Welding Society (800/305) 443-9353 or www.aws.org. Materials Testing. Sept. 13–15, International Centre, Telford, UK. Held in conjunction with FABTECH Mexico and Metalform Mexico. Contact Karen Cambridge, 44-1604- 89-3811 or e-mail karen.cambridge@bindt.org; www.materialstesting.org. AWS 14th Annual Aluminum Welding Conference. Sept. 20, 21, Ft. Lauderdale, Fla. Contact American Welding Society (800/305) 443-9353 or www.aws.org. ASNT Fall Conference and Quality Testing Show. Oct. 24–28, Palm Springs Convention Center, Palm Springs, Calif. Contact American Society for Nondestructive Testing, (800) 222-2768 or www.asnt.org. FABTECH. Nov. 13–16, McCormick Place, Chicago, Ill. Contact American Welding Society, (800/305) 443-9353, ext. 264; or visit www.fabtechexpo.com or www.aws.org. Educational Opportunities NDE Classes. Moraine Valley Community College, Palos Hills, Ill., offers NDE classes in PT, MT, UT, RT, Radiation Safety, and Eddy Current, as well as API 510 exam prep and weld inspection. For more information, contact (708) 974- 5735; wdcs@morainevalley.edu; morainevalley.edu/NDE. CWI Prep Course and AWS CWI Seminar and Exam. The Prep Courses prepare candidates for the AWS Certified Welding Inspector (CWI) seminar and examination. Offered July 18–22 and Oct. 17–21. The CWI seminar covers how to reference AWS codes, examine welds, and prepare for the CWI exam on that following Saturday (proctored by AWS). Offered July 24–30, Oct. 23–29. Contact Lincoln Electric’s Welding School at (216) 383-8325 or visit www.lincolnelectric.com. EPRI NDE Training Seminars. EPRI offers NDE technical skills training in visual examination, ultrasonic examination, ASME Section XI, UT operator training, etc. Contact Sherryl Stogner, (704) 547-6174, e-mail: sstogner@epri.com. Nondestructive Examination Courses. A course schedule is available from Hellier, 277 W. Main St., Ste. 2, Niantic, CT 06357, (860) 739-8950, FAX: (860) 739-6732. NDE Training Courses. GE Inspection Technologies offers training on topics such as eddy current, digital radiography, and remote visual inspection. For the complete schedule, contact (866) 243-2638; www.geit-info@ge.com; www.ge.com/inspectiontechnologies. Positive Material Identification Seminars. Topics covered will include basics of X-ray fluorescence (XRF) analysis, APRI RP 578, and recommended PMI procedures. For more information or to register, contact Thermo Fisher Scientific, Inc., at www.niton.com/News-and-Events. Preparatory and Visual Weld Inspection Courses. One- and two-week courses presented in Pascagoula, Miss., Houston, Tex., and Houma and Sulphur, La. Contact Real Educational Services, Inc., (800) 489-2890; info@realeducational.com. CWI/CWE Course and Exam.A ten-day program presented in Troy, Ohio. Contact Hobart Institute of Welding Technology (800) 332-9448; www.welding.org; hiwt@welding.org. T.E.S.T. NDT, Inc., Courses. CWI preparation, NDE courses, including ultrasonic thickness testing and advanced phased array. On-site training available. T.E.S.T. NDT, Inc., 193 Viking Ave., Brea, CA 92821; (714) 255-1500; FAX (714) 255-1580; ndtguru@aol.com; www.testndt.com. NDE Training. NDE training at the company’s St. Louis-area facility or on-site. Level III services available. For a schedule of upcoming courses, contact Quality Testing Services, Inc., 2305 Millpark Dr., Maryland Heights, MO 63043; (888) 770- 0103; training@qualitytesting.net; www.qualitytesting.net. CWI/CWE Prep Course and Exam and NDT Inspector Training Courses. An AWS Accredited Testing Facility. Courses held year-round in Allentown, Pa., and at customers’ facilities. Contact: Welder Training & Testing Institute (WTTI). Call (800) 223-9884, info@wtti.edu, or visit www.wtti.edu. Welding Inspection, INTEG, Welding Health and Safety, and Welding Supervisor Courses. Contact the Canadian Welding Bureau for schedule at (800) 844-6790, or visit www.cwbgroup.org.


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