Rosie the Riveter… In Technicolor!
Tuesday, June 30th, 2009This video about the history of Rosie the Riveter features video clips of real Rosies at their posts during WWII.
Enjoy!
Archive for June, 2009
The New Recruits
Monday, June 29th, 2009The projected shortage of welders… it’s been talked to death in every circle. But have you yet heard the figures?
The Bureau of Labor Statistics has stated that in order to fill the gap after a generation of baby boomers retires, the industry will need a total of 240,000 new recruits every year, a projected total of 450,000 by 2014 in the U.S. alone.
But how to attract new welders?
Welding Magazine has a couple of ideas…
The Importance of Welding Education
By WILLIAM P. HITE, General President, United Association of Journeymen and Apprentices of the Plumb | Mar 1, 2009 12:00 PM
Welding, in one form or another, has been an integral part of the work performed by the United Association for nearly 100 years. While the technology of welding has evolved dramatically during that period of time, the need for skilled welders in our industry is greater than ever.
Today’s welder must be proficient in multiple welding processes. At the very minimum, he or she must be able to weld all manner of piping using the manual SMAW and GTAW processes, but the necessary skills sets do not stop there.
Give the Kids the Torches!
Sunday, June 28th, 2009Ignore the statue of a woman bursting into flame… Although that is intersting, this video is primarily about a welder helping some kids to do a bit of welding themselves at the San Mateo Maker Faire this last year.
Euro… BLECH… !
Saturday, June 27th, 2009In English, “blech” is a word often used to describe something distasteful. This makes the phrase EuroBLECH sound like an event that one would would wish to avoid participating in. In German, however, the word “Blech” simply means “sheet metal”, making EuroBLECH quite the appropriate title for a conference on metal fabrication.
EuroBLECH 2008: A celebration of metal fabricating and forming
A visit to Hannover, Germany, for the world’s largest sheet metal manufacturing exhibition reveals a European taste for automation and efficiency
By Dan Davis, Editor-in-Chief
January 13, 2009
EuroBLECH is a celebration more than anything. Most of the booths have plenty of tables and, usually, a bar for customers, distributors, business partners, and friends to swing by, chat, have a drink, and talk about life both in and out of the industry. In fact, unlike shows in North America, a visitor will find materials suppliers—the folks that make the metal sheet, plate, and tube—among the exhibitors. Everyone comes together for this global event.
What does a European metal fabricating and forming tradeshow mean for a U.S. fabricator? Apparently, a whole lot.
Joe Welder’s Newest Video
Friday, June 26th, 2009Our friends over at JoeWelder.com have decided that their awesomeness simply cannot be expressed in words.
So they made a video…
Nascar and Welding go Hand in Hand
Friday, June 26th, 2009If you’re into motorsports, you probably know that Helio Caroneves won this year’s Indy 500… but did you know that Lincoln Electric not only helped power Helio Castroneves to win the Indy 500, but was the “Official Welder” of the Indy Racing League!
Lincoln Electric Helps Power Helio Castroneves to Indy 500 Win
IRL Chooses Lincoln Electric as “Official Welder”
Cleveland – Native Brazilian Helio Castroneves raced to the winner’s circle at this weekend’s 93rd annual Indianapolis 500, his third Indianapolis 500 win since 2001. And Lincoln Electric helped to put him there, as the company is the exclusive provider of welding equipment and products to Castroneves and his team at Penske Racing Inc. The race was held on Sunday, May 24, 2009, at the Indianapolis Motor Speedway.
Lincoln Electric, the IRL’s “Official Welder,” powered not only the winning Indy 500 team but all Indy Racing League (IRL) teams competing in the Indy 500.
“Serving as the IRL’s ‘official welder’ is a clear example of Lincoln’s commitment to the IRL and the racing industry,” said Mickey Holmes, Lincoln Electric’s manager of motorsports marketing. “Our goal is to serve as a true partner with these teams by offering them excellent products, ongoing support, technical advice and working with them to continuously make the sport more safe. They learn from us, and we learn from them. It’s a win-win partnership.”
Women Can Do It All
Friday, June 26th, 2009If you are interested in a career in anything from forestry to aviation to robotics, WomenTech has a video for you. Their 35-part DVD series can be purchased individually or as a set for classrooms and the like.
Career Options for Women:
Emerging Technologies – 35-DVD Series
(24 Minutes Each)
These 35 outstanding career videos featuring women in traditionally male jobs will inspire your female students to enter exciting technology, trades and science occupations!
Career Options for Women: Emerging Opportunities will introduce your female students to 35 high-wage career areas ranging from Automotive to Engineering to Robotics and Automation.
Each DVD reveals the personal experiences and insights of successful women in technology and trades occupations. They send the message that the sky is the limit to women and girls!
Purchase the DVDs individually or as a 35-DVD set. Our career series will make a great addition to any library, career counseling center or technology classroom!
FUSION Magazine Online
Thursday, June 18th, 2009Tregakiss is doing a favor for the environment and for us by publishing their FUSION Magazine online! Not only are they saving paper, but they’re saving us some trouble by delivering them directly to your inbox, and it’s all free!
FUSION Magazine is now FUSION Online!
FUSION Magazine is going digital! Our popular magazine will now be issued via email 4 times per year as FUSION Online.
Like its popular printed forerunner FUSION Magazine, the new electronic publication will feature an assortment of valuable welding and business management information, along with fun, interactive polls, trivia, contests and more!
Subscribers will also be among the first to learn about Tregaskiss’ newest products, as well as trade show and welding seminars that Tregaskiss will host or attend.
Fill out our quick and easy sign-up form to have FUSION Online delivered to your inbox for FREE!
Are You Ready? No, Really…
Monday, June 15th, 2009Everyone is getting ready for the new hexavalent chromium standards coming into play on May 31st of next year. Lincoln Electric’s aptly named “Are You Ready?” campaign has been formulated to ensure that you and your business are well-prepared by that date.
Lincoln Electric Launches Welding Fume Awareness Campaign“Are You Ready?” campaign helps companies get ready for hexavalent chromium and other OSHA regulationsCleveland – The Lincoln Electric Company has launched its “Are You Ready?” awareness campaign, designed to educate employers, as well as the general welding community, about effective fume control practices. The campaign is also designed to help fabricators understand both recent and upcoming Occupational Health & Safety Administration (OSHA) regulations, including the hexavalent chromium standards going into effect on May 31, 2010.
The campaign promotes welding fume control and safety awareness and offers access to a comprehensive one-stop shop of reference materials, interactive tools and product solutions for weld fume control. This Lincoln Electric initiative is intended to educate the welding community on current and pending OSHA regulations and the proper operating practices to follow, particularly in reference to occupational exposure to welding fume containing hexavalent chromium and manganese.
The Psychology Behind the Scholarly
Friday, June 12th, 2009Why is it that so many more men than women end up in careers in the math and science arena? Is it because men have more aptitude than women? Or is it because we think that they do? Psychologist Nadya Fouad explores this and other possible explanations in this fascinating article:
Tracking The Reasons Many Girls Avoid Science And Math
ScienceDaily (Sep. 8, 2008) — Most parents and many teachers believe that if middle-school and high-school girls show no interest in science or math, there’s little anyone can do about it.
New research by a team that includes vocational psychologists at the University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee (UWM) indicates that the self-confidence instilled by parents and teachers is more important for young girls learning math and science than their initial interest.
While interest is certainly a factor in getting older girls to study and pursue a career in these disciplines, more attention should be given to building confidence in their abilities early in their education, says UWM Distinguished Professor Nadya Fouad. She is one of the authors of a three-year study aimed at identifying supports and barriers that steer girls toward or away from science and math during their education.
“The relationship between confidence and interest is close,” says Fouad. “If they feel they can do it, it feeds their interest.”
