The American Welding Society Foundation (www.aws.org) was established in 1989 with a single mission—to develop funding to support welding scholarships. In 1991, money was set aside to support the first fellowship, which was awarded for $20,000. Since that time, the Foundation...
During the week of September 19, 2011, I had the great pleasure of visiting Beijing, China and attending the Chinese Industrial Gases Industry Association’s (CIGIA) 13th China International Exhibition on Gases Technology, Equipment, and Applications. I also had the privilege of...
North America’s largest metal forming, fabricating, welding, and finishing event heads to McCormick Place, Chicago, IL, November 14–17, 2011. FABTECH will offer four full days of activities and provide its projected 32,000 attendees with unlimited opportunities to network, learn, and see...
CryoGas International publisher, John Campbell, recently met with Anne Roby, President of both Praxair Asia and Praxair Electronics worldwide, to talk about the company’s growth in China and its bright future prospects. Roby is based in Shanghai.
Nearly 20,000 solar experts from around the world traveled to San Francisco in July to connect with solar professionals and attend specialized workshops and seminars during Intersolar North America’s fourth and largest annual exhibition and conference. Co-located with...
Superior Products (www.superiorprod.com), located in Cleveland, OH, has always taken pride in its willingness to go the extra mile to meet the needs of customers to provide ontime, defect-free, and competitively priced fittings and gas management systems for the gas industry....
Fabricated parts—metal structures formed by cutting, bending, and assembling—are the underpinnings of modern life. They include everything from the steel girders that support our buildings to the oven rack that allows the bread to rise. As new technology makes old technology...
GAWDA’s annual convention will hit the Big Apple on Saturday, October 8, and continue through Wednesday, October 12, 2011. This year, the Convention’s 67th, attendees will be able to enjoy some of New York City’s greatest attractions, including...
Now in its twelfth year, GAWDA Gives Back gears up to help those in need in New York City, the site of this year’s GAWDA Annual Convention. Nearly one million dollars has been donated over the years, and...
The planning and deployment of Continuous Improvement (CI) as a business strategy through the process of Visual Policy Deployment (VPD) assists the gases and welding distributor in establishing a clear strategic direction with aligned goals and objectives throughout the organization.(See “Linking Strategy...
