AWS President Dale Flood Visiting West Michigan to
March 2018 Inside This Issue April Event Info AWS President BIO Notes from the DD Other News Golf Outing Information for 2018 http://www.awssection.o rg/westmichigan/
AWS Mission Statement: The mission of the American Welding Society is to advance the science, technology and application of welding and allied joining and cutting processes, including brazing, soldering, and thermal spraying.
AWS President Dale Flood Visiting West Michigan to speak about “Mechanizing the Welding Industry.” Abstract: The US automotive industry has installed a new record of approximately 17,500 industrial robots in 2016. In the last seven years, the operational stock increased by about 52,000 units.1 The International Federation of Robotics says 2.6 million industrial robots will be installed worldwide by 2019.2 The American Welding Society estimates we are going to need more than 370,000 welders in the next 10 years.3 U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, fewer than five percent of the nation’s welders are women.4 Do you think these statistics will not affect you? What is a person supposed to do when robots start taking over an industry? It started with automotive, moved to heavy industrial equipment, then to all sorts of sheet metal components and what is next? Pipe? Structural components? Do you ever think, “They might be able to do this in a factory but they cannot do it in a fab-shop and especially not on a jobsite. Think again! It is not the strongest of the species that survives, nor the most intelligent that survives. It is the one that is most adaptable to change.5 Do you have a game plan? We do! Date: April 10, 2018 Time: 5:30-8:00pm Location: Grand Rapids Community College Student Community Center (SCC) 122 Lyon St. NE Grand Rapids, MI 49503 Parking and Food provided free of charge. Donations are welcome! Out of courtesy for those planning dinner, please RSVP to Daniel Hernandez by 4-3-18 [email protected]
Meet your AWS President Name: Dale A. Flood Title: Project Manager Organization: TRI TOOL INC. Speaker Background: Dale started as a Pipefitter/welder, worked as a weld superintendent at several nuclear facilities supervising manual and mechanized welding operations. Currently working as a Welding Project Manager, R & D, he has numerous patents for welding automation.
As President of the American Welding Society (AWS) he serves on the Board of Directors, a member of the D10 Committee on Piping and Tubing, the D10U Subcommittee on Orbital Pipe Welding, is on the Sacramento Section Executive Committee, and numerous other professional development committees. He previously served as the AWS District 22 Director covering northern California and Nevada, an AWS Director-at-Large nationally and as an AWS Certified Welding Inspector exam supervisor.
Notes from your District Director – Phil Temple District 11 Director News
March 2018
AWS President Dale Flood will visit our District April 10-15. His itinerary is set with visits to four Sections: West Michigan, Northern Michigan, Central Michigan, and Detroit. Details have been provided to each Sections officers so look for a meeting in your area. In addition, Dale will visit four schools: Grand Rapids Community College, Northwest Michigan College, Ferris State University, Lansing Community College West Campus, and Washtenaw Community College. The latter will include the SkillsUSA State Post-Secondary
Welding and Fabrication Competition on Friday April 13th. On Saturday evening April 14th President Flood will attend the Detroit Sections Annual Ladies Night event at the Motor City Casino & Hotel. Additional attendees will include the new AWS Executive Director and CEO, Mr. Matt Miller. Tentative plans are being made for a late afternoon meeting on Friday April 13th for interested AWS Section Officers to meet with Mr. Miller for a Q&A session. I will send an invitation once arrangements are confirmed. ATTENTION ALL STUDENTS - the deadline for AWS Detroit Section Scholarships is rapidly approaching. For students applying for a scholarship please note: ➢ COMPLETE ALL SECTIONS OF EACH APPLICATION, INCLUDING SIGNATURES, ➢ ATTACH THE NECESSARY SUPPORTING DOCUMENTATION. A large number of applications are not fully completed, may be missing a signature, or are missing required documentation so the application cannot be considered. Information for these Scholarships is located on the Detroit Section Website with deadlines and application forms, go to: http://www.awsdetroit.org/ . It is time also for Welding Training Scholarship Applications to be submitted. Information and applications are available at the AWS web site: www.aws.org/foundation/page/scholarships . These are available for students who will attend a trade school or community college and are not pursuing a degree. The applications are simple but the 2018 requirements are modified from 2017. Applications are to be submitted per the directions provided with the application and are available all year until the $10,000 per District is awarded. Three other items of interest: ❖ Leadership Symposium – Adult Representative: We have the opportunity to select a candidate for the Symposium in July. Information for this is located at: https://www.aws.org/events/detail/leadership-symposium. ❖ AWS Welding Instructor Institute: Applications should be submitted from all instructors who wish to be considered to attend the week long institute. This is an exceptional opportunity providing topnotch instruction from leading industry experts in welder training and welding processes. Information and application forms are located at: www.aws.org/events/detail/instructors-institute. ❖ Awards: Each Section should provide recommendations of members for awards, at the Section, District, and National levels. Names of members for District recognition should be sent to my attention. Section officers and members can nominate individuals by sending the individuals name and a brief statement supporting the nomination.
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AWS Mission Statement: The mission of the American Welding Society is to advance the science, technology and application of welding and allied joining and cutting processes, including brazing, soldering, and thermal spraying.
AWS President Dale Flood Visiting West Michigan to speak about “Mechanizing the Welding Industry.” Abstract: The US automotive industry has installed a new record of approximately 17,500 industrial robots in 2016. In the last seven years, the operational stock increased by about 52,000 units.1 The International Federation of Robotics says 2.6 million industrial robots will be installed worldwide by 2019.2 The American Welding Society estimates we are going to need more than 370,000 welders in the next 10 years.3 U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, fewer than five percent of the nation’s welders are women.4 Do you think these statistics will not affect you? What is a person supposed to do when robots start taking over an industry? It started with automotive, moved to heavy industrial equipment, then to all sorts of sheet metal components and what is next? Pipe? Structural components? Do you ever think, “They might be able to do this in a factory but they cannot do it in a fab-shop and especially not on a jobsite. Think again! It is not the strongest of the species that survives, nor the most intelligent that survives. It is the one that is most adaptable to change.5 Do you have a game plan? We do! Date: April 10, 2018 Time: 5:30-8:00pm Location: Grand Rapids Community College Student Community Center (SCC) 122 Lyon St. NE Grand Rapids, MI 49503 Parking and Food provided free of charge. Donations are welcome! Out of courtesy for those planning dinner, please RSVP to Daniel Hernandez by 4-3-18 [email protected]
Meet your AWS President Name: Dale A. Flood Title: Project Manager Organization: TRI TOOL INC. Speaker Background: Dale started as a Pipefitter/welder, worked as a weld superintendent at several nuclear facilities supervising manual and mechanized welding operations. Currently working as a Welding Project Manager, R & D, he has numerous patents for welding automation.
As President of the American Welding Society (AWS) he serves on the Board of Directors, a member of the D10 Committee on Piping and Tubing, the D10U Subcommittee on Orbital Pipe Welding, is on the Sacramento Section Executive Committee, and numerous other professional development committees. He previously served as the AWS District 22 Director covering northern California and Nevada, an AWS Director-at-Large nationally and as an AWS Certified Welding Inspector exam supervisor.
Notes from your District Director – Phil Temple District 11 Director News
March 2018
AWS President Dale Flood will visit our District April 10-15. His itinerary is set with visits to four Sections: West Michigan, Northern Michigan, Central Michigan, and Detroit. Details have been provided to each Sections officers so look for a meeting in your area. In addition, Dale will visit four schools: Grand Rapids Community College, Northwest Michigan College, Ferris State University, Lansing Community College West Campus, and Washtenaw Community College. The latter will include the SkillsUSA State Post-Secondary
Welding and Fabrication Competition on Friday April 13th. On Saturday evening April 14th President Flood will attend the Detroit Sections Annual Ladies Night event at the Motor City Casino & Hotel. Additional attendees will include the new AWS Executive Director and CEO, Mr. Matt Miller. Tentative plans are being made for a late afternoon meeting on Friday April 13th for interested AWS Section Officers to meet with Mr. Miller for a Q&A session. I will send an invitation once arrangements are confirmed. ATTENTION ALL STUDENTS - the deadline for AWS Detroit Section Scholarships is rapidly approaching. For students applying for a scholarship please note: ➢ COMPLETE ALL SECTIONS OF EACH APPLICATION, INCLUDING SIGNATURES, ➢ ATTACH THE NECESSARY SUPPORTING DOCUMENTATION. A large number of applications are not fully completed, may be missing a signature, or are missing required documentation so the application cannot be considered. Information for these Scholarships is located on the Detroit Section Website with deadlines and application forms, go to: http://www.awsdetroit.org/ . It is time also for Welding Training Scholarship Applications to be submitted. Information and applications are available at the AWS web site: www.aws.org/foundation/page/scholarships . These are available for students who will attend a trade school or community college and are not pursuing a degree. The applications are simple but the 2018 requirements are modified from 2017. Applications are to be submitted per the directions provided with the application and are available all year until the $10,000 per District is awarded. Three other items of interest: ❖ Leadership Symposium – Adult Representative: We have the opportunity to select a candidate for the Symposium in July. Information for this is located at: https://www.aws.org/events/detail/leadership-symposium. ❖ AWS Welding Instructor Institute: Applications should be submitted from all instructors who wish to be considered to attend the week long institute. This is an exceptional opportunity providing topnotch instruction from leading industry experts in welder training and welding processes. Information and application forms are located at: www.aws.org/events/detail/instructors-institute. ❖ Awards: Each Section should provide recommendations of members for awards, at the Section, District, and National levels. Names of members for District recognition should be sent to my attention. Section officers and members can nominate individuals by sending the individuals name and a brief statement supporting the nomination.
Space Available for your Ad! Contact Jim Koster at 616-540-6472 Or [email protected]
