34 Educated Welders: The Real Employment Issue As the employment landscape changes so should the approach to training welders — J. Scales 40 Improved Metalforming, Bending, and Welding Aid in Recovering OffRoad Vehicles A sturdy, well-designed tow hook involves all aspects of metal fabricating — C. Ishino 44 Fabricator Takes on the Welder Shortage Fluor Corp. meets the workforce shortage head on with its in-house program — M. Gomez 48 A StepbyStep Guide to Traceability in Automated Cutting Follow these steps to set up a system that traces parts from the first to the finished cut — H. Hahn 52 How IndustryEducation Collaboration Can Address the Welding Skills Gap Career and technical education has to teach not only job-related skills, but also communication, teamwork, and life skills — T. Boettcher 56 Tips for Achieving Automated Brush Deburring Automated deburring can reduce labor costs, improve process efficiency, and address safety and health issues — J. Sockman CONTENTS 44 48 SEPTEMBER 2015 / WELDING JOURNAL 3 WELDING RESEARCH SUPPLEMENT 281s Keyhole Behaviors Influence Weld Defects in Plasma Arc Welding Process An image capture system was used to observe the front and backside of keyhole behavior to better evaluate its influence on weld quality — Z. M. Liu et al. 291s Friction Stir Welding of Aluminum Alloy AA5052 and HSLA Steel This investigation of friction stir welding shows it to be a potential candidate for successfully joining aluminum and high-strength steel — K. K. Ramachandran et al. 301s Predicting Weld Bead Geometry in the Novel CWGMAW Process An analysis of a novel gas metal arc process that introduces a cold wire into the weld pool demonstrated bead geometry could be predicted with good accuracy R. A. Ribeiro et al. September 2015 • Volume 94 • Number 9 FEATURES 34 40 52 56
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