Welding & Metal Fabrication Articles

Eighteen Penn College students and 18 students from area secondary schools competed in a welding contest held in the college's Metal Trades Center on March 1. The contest was conducted by the Central Pennsylvania Section of the American Welding Society.

A few members of David R. Cotner's afternoon WEL116 Shielded Metal Arc Welding II class had an opportunity recently to design and develop a "Dutch Oven Table" to be used for cookouts during camping trips for a local Boy Scout troop, with the primary focus of the table directed toward the Scouts' "Leave No Trace" principle.

Eight Pennsylvania College of Technology students have earned 10 district-level scholarships from the American Welding Society for the 2005-06 academic year. The scholarship recipients are: District 2 (Long Island, N.Y.; New Jersey; New York; and Philadelphia) Eric J. Belokostolsky, Warwick, N.Y.; Ethan A. Hayden, North Brunswick, N.J.; and Benjamin J. Vivian, Budd Lake, N.J.

On Oct. 21, Penn College was host to the Pennsylvania Association of Welding Educators' committee meeting for the fall semester of 2005. The PAWE is a newly formed collective of welding educators from secondary education across the state.

On Oct. 7,Penn Collegewelding faculty toured the CNH (Case New Holland) manufacturing facility in Belleville. CNH is one of the world's leading manufacturers of agricultural and construction equipment, part of a truly worldwide family.

The welding department at Pennsylvania College of Technology is now accredited by the American Welding Society as a National Testing Facility for welders. The department has met all of the society's requirements for Accreditation of Test Facilities for a Certified Welder Program. "The tests, of course, are a necessary qualification for almost anyone seeking employment," explained Dr.