6 Editorial 10 Washington Watchword 12 Press Time News 14 International Update 16 News of the Industry 22 Business Briefs 24 Aluminum Q&A 30 Brazing Q&A 34 Product & Print Spotlight 76 Book Review 78 Coming Events 82 Certification Schedule 84 Welding Workbook 85 Society News 86 Tech Topics 101 Guide to AWS Services 102 Personnel 108 School Profiles 128 Classifieds 130 Advertiser Index OFFICERS President David Landon Vermeer Mfg. Co. Vice President David L. McQuaid D. L. McQuaid and Associates, Inc. Vice President John R. Bray Affiliated Machinery, Inc. Vice President Dale Flood Tri Tool, Inc. Treasurer Robert G. Pali J. P. Nissen Co. Executive Director Ray W. Shook American Welding Society DIRECTORS T. Anderson (At Large), ITW Welding North America U. Aschemeier (Dist. 7), Subsea Global Solutions R. E. Brenner (Dist. 10), CnD Industries, Inc. D. J. Burgess (Dist. 8), Alstom Power N. C. Cole (Past President), NCC Engineering D. L. Doench (At Large), Hobart Bros. Co. T. A. Ferri (Dist. 1), Victor Technologies K. Fogleman (Dist. 16), Consultant P. H. Gorman (Dist. 20), Sandia National Laboratories S. A. Harris (Dist. 4), Altec Industries K. L. Johnson (Dist. 19), Vigor Shipyards J. Knapp (Dist. 17), Gas and Supply M. Krupnicki (Dist. 6), Mahany Welding Supply T. J. Lienert (At Large), Los Alamos National Laboratory S. Lindsey (Dist. 21), City of San Diego D. E. Lynnes (Dist. 15), Lynnes Welding Training C. Matricardi (Dist. 5), Welding Solutions, Inc. S. P. Moran (At Large), Weir American Hydro W. R. Polanin (At Large), Illinois Central College R. L. Richwine (Dist. 14), Ivy Tech State College D. J. Roland (Dist. 12), Airgas USA, LLC, NorthCentral Region R. W. Roth (At Large), RoMan Manufacturing On the cover: Aluminum’s higher thermal conductivity means the welder must use a largediameter wire for this aluminum wheel than would be used with steel. (Photo courtesy ESAB Welding & Cutting, Florence, S.C.) M. Sebergandio (Dist. 3), CNH America K. E. Shatell (Dist. 22), Pacific Gas & Electric Co. M. Skiles (Dist. 9), Consultant J. Stoll (Dist. 18), The Bohler Welding Group U.S. H. W. Thompson (Dist. 2), UL, Inc. R. P. Wilcox (Dist. 11), Consultant J. A. Willard (Dist. 13), Kankakee Community College D. R. Wilson (Past President), Welldean Enterprises WELDING JOURNAL Publisher—Andrew Cullison Editorial Editorial Director Andrew Cullison Editor Mary Ruth Johnsen Associate Editor Howard M. Woodward Associate Editor Kristin Campbell Editorial Asst./Peer Review Coor. Melissa Gomez Publisher Emeritus Jeff Weber Design and Production Production Manager Zaida Chavez Sr. Production Coordinator Brenda Flores Manager of International Periodicals and Electronic Media Carlos Guzman Advertising Sr. Advertising Sales Exec. Sandra Jorgensen Sr. Advertising Sales Exec. Annette Delagrange Manager of Sales Operations Lea Paneca Sr. Advertising Production Manager Frank Wilson Subscriptions Subscriptions Representative Danielle Garcia dgarcia@aws.org PUBLICATIONS, EXPOSITIONS, MARKETING COMMITTEE D. L. Doench, Chair, Hobart Brothers Co. S. Bartholomew, Vice Chair, ESAB Welding & Cutting Prod. J. D. Weber, Secretary, American Welding Society D. Brown, Weiler Brush T. Coco, Victor Technologies International C. Coffey, Lincoln Electric D. DeCorte, RoMan Manufacturing S. Fyffe, Astaras, Inc. D. Levin, Airgas R. Madden, Hypertherm D. Marquard, IBEDA Superflash J. F. Saenger Jr., Consultant S. Smith, WeldAid Products D. Wilson, Welldean Enterprises J. N. DuPont, Ex Off., Lehigh University L. G. Kvidahl, Ex Off., Northrop Grumman Ship Systems D. J. Landon, Ex Off., Vermeer Mfg. S. P. Moran, Ex Off., Weir American Hydro E. Norman, Ex Off., Southwest Area Career Center R. G. Pali, Ex Off., J. P. Nissen Co. N. Scotchmer, Ex Off., Huys Industries R. W. 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