Welding & Metal Fabrication Articles

The excellence of Pennsylvania College of Technology’s welding program has been recognized by one of the world’s technology leaders in arc welding. Fronius USA LLC is generously entrusting equipment to support the education of welding students. Approximately 350 Penn College students will use the Fronius welding equipment during the 2016-17 academic year.

Before enjoying lunch in the Dunham Children’s Learning Center, Rivera shows children the photo he took of them on his cellphone (and shared via Twitter). Rivera and college President Davie Jane Gilmour check out the Centennial art installation, “Student Bodies,” during a leisurely stroll on the campus mall. In the college’s welding labs, David R.

SkillsUSA Pennsylvania College of Technology produced three medalists during the 52nd annual National SkillsUSA Conference, held recently in Louisville, Kentucky – including a repeat gold medal-winner in the Technical Drafting category. Penn College student Kyle T.

Sparks of imagination from Pennsylvania College of Technology welding students have produced unique décor for one of the main eateries on campus. A dedicated group of 10 students and one faculty member created original artwork for the college’s Keystone Dining Room.

Michael K. Patterson shows how the heat of a torch can change the color of metal. Future Wildcats, perhaps? Matt W. Nolan offers a mini-primer in Metal Inert Gas welding.

Seventeen first-place winners from Pennsylvania College of Technology have advanced to the 52nd annual National SkillsUSA Conference, to be held from June 20-24 in Louisville, Kentucky. Three other students finished in the top four places in their respective categories during the SkillsUSA Pennsylvania Leadership and Skills Conference held earlier this month in Hershey.

During their Winter Break, a pair of Pennsylvania College of Technology students traveled to Lebanon, where they spent two weeks volunteering at a children’s home near Beirut. George Settle III, a student in the welding and fabrication engineering technology major, and Tyler D.

The first time Stone Skinkle-Howard set foot on Pennsylvania College of Technology’s campus, the Texan didn’t think to bring a coat. The unforgiving temperatures on that brisk March day in 2014 made him regret the oversight but not the visit. The prospective welding student quickly discovered that the college met his high expectations.

A sweet hat for a serious craftsman. Hosts and judges are joined by postsecondary students ... ... and competitors from regional high schools. Vying to be among the day's top welders The annual American Welding Society Section 105 welding contest, a competition for both high school and postsecondary students, was held last week in Penn College's Avco Metal Trades Center.

Welding lab becomes Halloween haunt Arc Asylum, a "haunted" Halloween attraction, will be held from 7-10 p.m. Friday in the welding lab (Room A132 of the Avco-Lycoming Metal Trades Center). Admission is $5 per person, and at least one person in each group of six must have a valid Penn College ID. Family and friends are welcome; there is a parental advisory for children 12 and younger.