Apprenticeship Programs Are Key to the Future of Marine Welding
Uncle Sam wants you — to choose a career in welding. The chronic shortage of qualified welders has been well documented. The American Welding Society (AWS) even created a website — www.weldingworkforcedata.com — so that industry and the media could share accurate data. Currently, the U.S. needs 330,000 new welding professionals by 2028.While some may shrug at the shortage of welders in the offshore, marine and civil fabrication industries, the need for welders to shore up the U.S. defense industrial base is matter of national urgency.A recent article in Defense News magazine1 states
Obituary: Donald F. Hastings, former Lincoln Electric CEO
; chairman of the International Trade Alliance; chairman of the Cleveland World Trade Center; and chairman and was on the board of governors for the National Electrical Manufacturers Association (NEMA). He also served on a number of professional organizations’ boards, including the American Welding Society (AWS) Foundation; Salvation Army Cleveland; Weatherhead School of Management at Case Western Reserve University; and Lake Erie College. Hastings was honored at the National Welding Supply Association’s (NWSA) annual meeting in 1997 and also by the Gases & Welding Distributors
American Welding Society Opens Asian Offices
The American Welding Society (AWS), a nonprofit organization dedicated to advancing the science of welding, has announced the opening of AWS Asia. Based in Hong Kong, China, with a second office in Beijing, AWS Asia will help serve AWS’s growing Asian market. In early May, AWS purchased the World Engineering Xchange International Limited (WEX Asia) office in Hong Kong. The office, located at Technology Park, Unit 2508, 25/F, 18 On Lai Street, Shatin, N.T., Hong Kong, will now serve as AWS Asia’s headquarters and Yoanne Lau will lead as Managing Director of AWS Asia. Bob Wing
