shoulder bag, pipe saw, four pipe supports, saw blade, Allen wrenches for changing the blade and adjusting the saw, operating instructions, and a DVD with demonstrations and instructions. Model 220E retails for approximately $1500 and the 280E for $2500. Exact Tools Oy, www.exacttools.com AWS Names 2013 Image of Welding Award Winners AWS and its Standing Committee WEMCO, An Association of Welding Manufacturers, honored the recipients of the 11th Annual Image of Welding Awards (Fig. 16) at a ceremony Nov. 20. Details about the winners are highlighted below. • Individual Category, Dennis A. Wright, Olathe, Kans. Wright is a plant manager at Zephyr Products, Inc.; runs his own business, Wright Welding Technologies; and is a Certified Welding Inspector as well as Certified Welding Educator who trains his employees at Zephyr how to weld. His employees are minimum security inmates from a local correctional institute. Also, Wright’s participation in community services is shown by his involvement on many welding advisory committees and as AWS District 16 director. • Educator Category, Nanette Samanich, Las Vegas, Nev. Since learning to weld in 1994, Samanich has become certified in various welding processes and is an AWS CWI and CWE. Three years ago, she left her welding inspection career to be a full-time high school welding instructor at Desert Rose Adult High School. Additionally, she sits on several educational advisory boards and was the lead advisor for her school at the Nevada State Skills-USA Competition 2011–2013; volunteered at Boy Scout Welding Merit Badge clinics; and is currently the AWS District 21 director. • Educational Facility, Canadian Centre for Welding and Joining, University of Alberta, Alb., Canada. This facility opened in 2010 at the University of Alberta and currently operates under the supervision of Dr. Patricio Mendez. A graduate-level research center, the school also offers undergraduate and graduate students a fundamental to welding course. Graduate students also work with high school students to educate them on robotic welding. The facility is home of an AWS Student Chapter, too. • Small Business, Bay State Industrial Welding & Fabrication, Inc., Hudson, N.H. This company was founded in 1992 by Rick McCartney after years of working as a welder. With 23 employees, Bay State has donated time and materials to construct the Benson Park 9/11 Memorial, plus teamed up with Building Dreams for Marines to renovate homes for local Marines who need improved accommodations after war-related injuries. In the near future, it is looking to welcome apprentice and internship opportunities for individuals in local welding classes. • Large Business, SME Steel, West Valley City, Utah. Since 1992, this company has provided comprehensive structural steel fabrication and erection in a variety of industries. With a core belief in giving back to the community, it has provided the West Jordan Rotary Club with funding to complete a baseball field for disabled youth named SME Steel Field of Dreams. The company has also provided material and labor support to maintain the Veterans Cemetery in Salt Lake City. • Distributor, Cee Kay Supply, Inc., St. Louis, Mo. Cee Kay Supply is the largest independent supplier of gases, welding, and cutting equipment supplies in Missouri. It has hosted and helped sponsor the AWS St. Louis Section’s Mini Weld Show for the past 11 years. In addition, it partners with local colleges and technical schools, and was a major contributor in helping fund the AWS St. Louis Section’s Hil Bax Memorial Scholarship. Recently, the company held a Boy Scouts of America Welding Merit Badge clinic where eight local scouts earned their badges. • AWS Section, Ivy Tech Community College Student Chapter, Anderson, Ind. This Student Chapter has only been in existence for a little more than a year and a half, but its first major project involved making a steel sculpture representing a graduating student that now stands in front of Anderson Ivy Tech. Other projects include rebuilding a pontoon trailer, repairing a cast iron farm tractor wheel WELDING JOURNAL 49 Fig. 15 — The Exact pipe-cutting system uses a cold process to produce clean, ready-to-weld cut ends on steel, plastic, copper, cast iron, stainless steel, and multilayer pipes. Fig. 16 — The 2013 Image of Welding Award winners (from left) are Ned Lane (Distributor, Cee Kay Supply); Nanette Samanich (Educator); Levi Crusmire and Bob Richwine (AWS Section, Ivy Tech Community College Student Chapter); Dennis A. Wright (Individual); Woody Cook (Large Business, SME Steel); and Rick McCartney (Small Business, Bay State Industrial Welding & Fabrication, Inc.). Not pictured: Dr. Patricio Mendez (Educational Facility, Canadian Centre for Welding and Joining, University of Alberta).
Welding Journal | January 2014
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