Tech student takes top spot
Published: April 4th, 2010 by Michael Erb | Category: People
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 Wood County Technical Center welding student John Lemon cuts through a piece of metal Thursday in the tech center's welding class. Lemon placed first in a state SkillsUSA competition and will represent West Virginia at the national level.
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How GM's Parma Metal Center bucked an industry trend
Published: April 3rd, 2010 by The Plain Dealer / Robert Schoenberger | Category: Company Updates
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 Taking on more work has meant installing new equipment, primarily several new robotic welding lines. The company has also dug two large pits and is filling them with concrete, an investment that will lead to the installation of two new stamping presses next year.
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Welder Heats Up Competition
Published: March 17th, 2010 by The Miami County Republic / Gene Morris | Category: People
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 "I would like to travel to where the jobs are," Oliver said. "That is what you do when you become a welder."
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What if a college education just isn't for everyone?
Published: March 16th, 2010 by USA Today / Mary Beth Marklein, | Category: People
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 But what's still getting lost, some argue, is that too many students are going to college not because they want to, but because they think they have to.
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Teenagers in need of direction can turn to apprenticeships
Published: March 16th, 2010 by USA Today / Mary Beth Marklein, | Category: People
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 Cory Gamroth, 18, of Mukwonago, Wis., welds a generator connection box in the Generac factory in Eagle, Wis., as part of Wisconsin's Youth Apprenticeship program.
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The Family That Learns Together...
Published: March 14th, 2010 by Diana Wray | Category: People
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 Lark Stanford cuts a piece of metal during a welding class Tuesday at Odessa College. Stanford is taking the same class as her mother, Sandra Stanford. Community college enrollments are up as students find them to be a less-expensive option than universities and older adults are returning to school for additional skills training.
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Mandleson: Salford is on the move
Published: March 14th, 2010 by Manchester Evening News/ Pamela Welsh | Category: News about Welding Classes
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The Secretary of State for Business, Innovation and Skills, officially opened one of the UK's most advanced welding schools.
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Students Demonstrate Their Skills at State Meet
Published: March 13th, 2010 by Bangor Daily News / Jessica Bloch | Category: People
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BANGOR, Maine — As a welding instructor at the Caribou Regional Technology Center, Kevin Quist was particularly interested to see the results of the welding sculpture competition at this week's SkillsUSA Maine annual state conference.
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From Mystery Cyclists to Chocolate Welding at Science Fair
Published: March 12th, 2010 by BBC | Category: People
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The Big Bang UK Young Scientists' and Engineers' Fair has opened in Manchester and claims to be the biggest single celebration of science and engineering aimed at children and young people.
The 120 interactive exhibits include a coffee-powered car, welding and building with chocolate - and kettles & toasters powered by cycle power.
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The Rythm of the Rails
Published: March 12th, 2010 by The Globe / Phillip Jackman | Category: Technology
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 THE QUESTION: "Before we had welded railway tracks, we used to hear the clickety-clack as the train ran over the gaps in the rails," writes Paul Hallam of Toronto. "We were told the gaps took care of the expansion and contraction of the steel caused by extremes of temperature." With welded joints, he asks, what happens when the steel expands and contracts?
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