Welding Articles

"In this town we call home, everybody hail to the pumpkin song," say the lyrics in a modern-day film favorite, and Penn College students surely welcomed Halloween with a pair of juxtaposed traditions: kid-friendly hours for trick-or-treating at The Village Apartments on Wednesday, balanced by the following night's shudder-inducing attraction of the ever-expanding "Arc Asylum" haunted welding labor

Construction has commenced on a project that will expand and enhance the space available for welding instruction at Pennsylvania College of Technology. The expansion, made possible in part by a $2 million grant provided by the U.S.

Three talented female welding students from Pennsylvania College of Technology didn’t win their national competition, but the result of their effort will endure much longer than the shine of any medal. A rocket stove manufactured by welding and fabrication engineering technology students Erin M. Beaver, of Winfield; Joelle E. Perelli, of Bath; and Natalie J.

A welding and fabrication engineering technology student, who recently completed an internship with Volvo Construction Equipment, was given an online shoutout by her summer employer for an "exceptional performance" at SkillsUSA nationals. Natalie J. Rhoades, of Weedville, was one of three women on Penn College's welding fabrication team that competed in Louisville, Kentucky, in late June.

Recent scholarships from the Association for Packaging and Processing Technologies reflects Pennsylvania College of Technology’s standing as a national leader in applied technology education. Penn College students received nine of 22 awards from the PMMI Scholarship in Memorial of Claude S. Breeden, Glenn Davis and Art Schaefer.

Pennsylvania College of Technology students vying for gold at the SkillsUSA National Championships is common. An all-female welding team representing the school at the prestigious competition is not. Thanks to three talented female welding and fabrication engineering technology students, it may be in the future. The trio aim to be trendsetters at the college and nationally.

Pennsylvania College of Technology presented honors to two alumni during Spring 2018 commencement ceremonies, held May 11-12 at the Community Arts Center, Williamsport. Andrew S. Wisner, of Cumming, Georgia, formerly of York, received the Alumni Achievement Award on May 11, and Bradley G.

During the past few years, the Pennsylvania College of Technology Baja SAE team has been among the world’s best. Now, the dedicated students want to be the best. Penn College can obtain that lofty ranking when it competes against 99 other schools in the next Society of Automotive Engineers event, scheduled for May 17-20 in Pittsburg, Kansas. “Our goal is to win the endurance race,” said Logan B.

In the welding lab (from left), Sparkman, Nolan and Carlson display their towering, flowering creation ... ... before it was transported "over the mountain" and installed at its permanent location outside the ESC.

Nearly all 27 members of Pennsylvania College of Technology’s SkillsUSA team – 21 of them advancing to the 54th annual National Leadership and Skills Conference in Louisville, Kentucky – earned medals during recent state competition.