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Welding Journal | January 2014

The York-Central Pennsylvania Section members are shown at Legacy Innovations in November. Shown at the SW Virginia Section tour are (from left) David Owens, Greg McQuaid, Chair Bill Rhodes, speaker David McQuaid, Dist. 4 Director Stewart Harris, and David Cash. Southwest Virginia Section members are shown during their tour of Altec Industries. 80 JANUARY 2014 District 4 Stewart A. Harris, director (919) 824-0520 stewart.harris@altec.com Shown at the York-Central Pennsylvania Section Oct. 17 event, speaker Dave Watson (left) presents Jay Covert with a welder’s helmet for winning a competition using virtual reality arc welding training equipment. YORK-CENTRAL PA. OCTOBER 17 Activity: The members visited York County School of Technology in York, Pa., to compete using the VRTEX® virtual reality arc welding trainer. Dave Watson, Lincoln Electric sales engineer, conducted the contest. Jay Covert won the event. NOVEMBER 14 Activity: The York-Central Pa. Section members visited Legacy Innovations, Inc., in York, Pa., to study the manufacture of custom-made automobiles. SOUTHWEST VIRGINIA OCTOBER 17 Speaker: David McQuaid, AWS VP Affiliation: D. L. McQuaid & Associates Topic: Welding repairs and heat straightening Activity: Following the talk, the Section members toured the Altec Industries, Inc., facility in Daleville, Va. Stewart Harris, Dist. 4 director, attended the event. District 5 Carl Matricardi, director (770) 979-6344 cmatricardi@aol.com ATLANTA NOVEMBER 7 Activity: The Section members toured the Applied Technical Services facility in Marietta, Ga., to study its weld testing and training operations. Jason Loy led the tour assisted by Jeff George and David Mock. FLORIDA WEST COAST OCTOBER 16 Activity: The Section members joined members of the Society of Naval Architects and Marine Engineers, headed by Chair Alexandra Anagnostis, to tour the Tampa Yacht Mfg. LLC facilities in Pinellas Park, Fla. The tour was conducted by CEO Bob Stevens and Timothy Chalfant, chief naval architect. NOVEMBER 13 Speakers: Jessica McRory, Arehna Engineering, Inc.; and John Watson, L.R.E Ground Services, Inc. Topic: Detection and repair of sinkholes Activity: Al Sedory received his Life Member Certificate for 35 years of service to the Society. This Florida West Coast Section program was held at Spaghetti Warehouse in Tampa, Fla. District 6 Kenneth Phy, director (315) 218-5297 kenneth.phy@gmail.com


Welding Journal | January 2014
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