• Empower those students who choose #CareerReadiness with positivity and are treated like the “Varsity Squad” they are.
• Attract new students and parents through a PR campaign destigmatizing the career path & freshly showing career trajectories for GenZ & GenAlpha
• Let’s talk about where you sit in your seat and how we can discuss welding engineering degrees and/or welding paths (we can do both!).

Field construction often challenges welders with applications where there is very little space to fit a manual torch or a weld head. Joint proximity to pipes, walls and other obstructions can make a relatively easy weld difficult to execute. In other cases, lack of direct line of sight may force a welder to use mirrors or other implements, drastically increasing the level of execution difficulty.

Proper welder record-keeping requires a commitment to good communication. This session will cover the exchange of information between the UA local Authorized Testing Facilities and the NCPWB chapters they work closely with.

This session will discuss best practices for thermoplastic systems including piping installation, sleeves, pipe guides, fixed points, vertical supports, change of direction supports, continuous supports, valve supports, other design considerations, bullet proofing your system, and different welding technologies.

Welding spool pipes presents unique challenges. Unlike beams, pipes feature an open root that requires real-time control of the penetration depth. Additionally, the imperfections inherent in pipes mean that preparations are always a compromise, rendering each weld to be slightly unique. Achieving perfection in such conditions relies on the ability to dynamically adjust to these inherent irregularities. Real-time control over the weld pool is essential to achieve this. Trying to approach this problem by finding a way to make perfect and repeatable preparations has been unsuccessful. Instead, the solution lies in using a welding robot equipped with adaptive welding control. See the solution McCarl’s used to automate their pipe spool welding.

• Lessons learned over the last 20 years
• Special fabrication considerations specific to various welding processes
• Pertinent welding conditions that must be observed during fabrication
• Recommended quality control practices for any fabricator or contractor involved in the welding of duplex stainless steels.
• Inspection methods and repair techniques

1a. Technical Representatives & How to be A Witness for A Weld Test

1b. TBD

1c. TBD

1d. TBD