6 Editorial 8 Press Time News 10 International Update 12 News of the Industry 18 Business Briefs 20 Letters to the Editor 22 Stainless Q&A 26 Product & Print Spotlight 60 Conferences 62 Coming Events 66 Certification Schedule 68 Welding Workbook 69 Society News 71 Tech Topics 78 Section News 86 Guide to AWS Services 88 Personnel 96 Classifieds 98 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), Thermal Dynamics Automation 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: A combination plasma and oxyfuel cutting machine delivers high cut quality and productivity and allows integration into automated production methods. When fully integrated into a production process, traceability and analysis are possible. (Photo courtesy of ESAB Welding & Cutting Products.) 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 Kristin Campbell Assistant Editor Melissa Gomez Assistant Editor Annik Babinski Peer Review Coord. Sonia Aleman 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 Evelyn Andino eandino@aws.org PUBLICATIONS, EXPOSITIONS, MARKETING COMMITTEE D. L. Doench, Chair, Hobart Brothers Co. S. Bartholomew, Vice Chair, ESAB Welding & Cutting Prod. Lorena Cora, 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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