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February 24, 2009
Teen race car driver promotes manufacturing careers Figure 1 Race footage in Brennan's presentation drew attention to messages on ethics and values. When Brennan Palmiter started racing go-carts at age seven, no one knew it was the beginning of an obsession. When he moved up to stock cars at 13, he discovered his obsession was... Read more...

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March 11, 2008
Virtually welding A virtual reality simulation of gas metal arc welding a fillet weld. A recent study led to an odd conclusion: Playing video games may produce better surgeons. Really, it's true, at least according to researchers at the Banner Health Center in Phoenix. They had surgical residents play... Read more...

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October 9, 2007
Rebuilding the infrastructure
Skilled workers must be trained now The sky is falling! There is an industrywide awareness of the dire need for welders and other skilled workers in the U.S. The country's infrastructure is deteriorating at an alarming rate. It often takes a tragedy, such as the Minneapolis bridge failure, to awaken a nation to its problems.... Read more...

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October 9, 2007
Cure for the welder shortage Photo courtesy of EAA Sportair workshops Everyone in the welding field is talking about the welder shortage. Every meeting I attend, the talk surrounds the need for welders. As a certified welding educator working in an institution of higher learning, I am inundated with calls for... Read more...

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July 10, 2007
Why welders need advanced training Welding trade publications are loaded with headlines proclaiming, "Critical welder shortage!" This fact is undeniable, but we need to add, "Many welders are undertrained!" Vocational schools (now referred to as technical centers) do a good job with hands-on training. (I need to say as an... Read more...

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March 7, 2006
Head of her class Jessica Jelinski practices her GTAW skills. Mike Tomsyck had a welding machine, a street rod to build, and one problem. He didn't know how to weld. So he called a friend, Paul Hart, for a recommendation. Hart, who works as an exceptional-education aide at Lincoln High School in... Read more...

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