Entry costs are:

• $35 entry fee for one contest and one dinner;
• $15 for each additional contest;
• $15 for dinner only.

Dinner catered by Famous Dave’s Barbecue.

Behind The Mask flyer (requires Adobe Reader): BehindThe Mask2011

How to get to Dunwwody (Google Maps)

Registration Contact:

Pam Lesemann at Oxygen Service
651-255-7568
pamlesemann@oxyserv.com

Registration Deadline: February 18th

When: Thursday, March 11, 2010,
8AM  until 4:30 PM
Registration starting at 7:30 AM

Where: Hilton Garden Inn
1050 Gramsie Road
Shoreview, MN 55126
651-415-1956

Cost is $175.00, includes a copy of the course outline for future reference.

Speakers: Bob Sands, Dwight Affeldt and Todd Brigidum

Who should attend: welders, supervisors, planners, schedulers, inspectors, estimators, drafiting technicians, engineers, product design personnel, people interested in becoming American Welding Society – Certified Welding Inspectors and current CWIs looking for a refresher or need Professional Development Hours (PDHs) to retain their CWI status.

Contact Mace Harris to register by March 8th: 651-287-3267 or email macevh@aol.com

Space is limited so please sign up ASAP

About the speakers:

Bob Sands has worked in the welding field since 1973 when he started his career at Butler manufacturing. He has worked as a welder, welding instructor, supervisor and currently a position as a welding engineer/supervisor at Production engineering Corporation. He has been involved in writing weld procedures for FMC/United Defense/BAE Systems and PEC. He has also worked with several vendors in this area while with FMC. He has been an active member of the local AWS section for the past 15 years and is a 23 year member of the AWS.

Todd Brigidum took his interests in art and literature from Hamline University and decided to take a different path in his “graduate” studies by pursuing welding and metal fabrication as a career. Upon reestablishing the Welding and Metal Fabrication program at Minneapolis Community and Technical College, Todd immediately saw the usefulness of his liberal studies in the development of course curriculum and training materials for companies and institutions across America. This culminated in his first published book, How To Weld, which is currently being used by educational institutions across the country.

Dwight Affeldt has been involved in various aspects of the welding industry for more than 25 years. He is a graduate from the Central Lakes College Welding Program, the Ridgewater College Nondestructive Testing Program and hold a BES degree from St. Cloud State University. Dwight has experience in the utility industry, including fossil, nuclear, and refuge derived fuels including pipeline and natural gas distribution. he has also worked structural welding activities and government contracts. In addition to his many welding certifications Dwight is a Certified Welding Inspector from the American Welding Society and hold several Level III certifications from the American Society for Nondestructive Testing.

William Scarince Jr / Gold Member 50 Years

Robert Webb / Life Member 35 Years

John Johnston III / Silver Member 25 Years

David Jordan / Silver Member 25 Years

Along with these awards we will recognize the local members that have shown the dedication to the Society that helps keep our section running. These folks are the behind the scenes force that helps facilitate the plant tours, technical seminars, Behind the Mask contest, golf outing and so forth. We are always looking for new faces and ideas at the Executive Committee level.

Please join us on Thursday January 7th 2010 for dinner, with an Awards Ceremony to follow. We will meet from 5:00 to 5:30 for a social hour. Dinner will start at 5:30 with the ceremony starting at 6:30.

Thursday January 7 2010

5:00 – 8:00

Hilton Garden Inn

1050 Gramsie Road

Shoreview, Mn 55126

651-415-1956

Cost: $20.00

Please contact Mace no later than January 1, 2010 to make your reservation

Call 651-287-3267 voice mail

or E-mail Mace here

Tom Anderson of Olympic Steel accepting a appreciation plaque from Jay Gerdin section First Vice Chair

The Minneapolis operation is a major distributor and processor of plate and sheet products in the upper midwest. The subsidiary operates two facilities, one specializing in coil and sheet products, the other devoted to plate distribution and plate parts fabrication. Continuing investment in people, equipment and systems assures our customers that their needs are foremost in our plans. Both facilities recently achieved ISO certification as an additional indication of our commitment to the highest quality standards.

Consolidated Precision Products

Section members attend tour of Consolidated Precision Products

Section Chair Todd Bridigum presenting Section Appreciation Plaque to Kirby Stellmach, John Barnett. Todd Bridigum (Section Chair) and Jim Trudeau

CPP-Minneapolis specializes in the chemically bonded precision dry sand process and services a wide range of the aerospace industry, including large airframe and engine structural castings, gearbox housings, generator bodies, fuel system housings, wing pylons, transmission housings, and missile and rocket castings.

Services offered include integrated design support, in-house pattern and tooling construction, contour machining, anodize, paint and sub-assembly, producing high quality ready to use products all certified to ISO/AS9100/NADCAP and customer unique requirements. CPP-Minneapolis maintains a demonstrated track record in meeting customer needs to achieve compressed product to market cycle required in today’s aerospace market.

LIMITED TO 60 ATTENDEES

SAFETY GLASSES ARE REQUIRED

About CPP:

CPP-Minneapolis (formerly Hitchcock Industries), a recently acquired division of Consolidated Precision Products, provides aluminum and magnesium products for commercial, regional, corporate and military aircraft and engines.

CPP-Minneapolis specializes in the chemically bonded precision dry sand process and services a wide range of the aerospace industry, including large airframe and engine structural castings, gearbox housings, generator bodies, fuel system housings, wing pylons, transmission housings, and missile and rocket castings.

Services offered include integrated design support, in-house pattern and tooling construction, contour machining, anodize, paint and sub-assembly, producing high quality ready to use products all certified to ISO/AS9100/NADCAP and customer unique requirements. CPP-Minneapolis maintains a demonstrated track record in meeting customer needs to achieve compressed product to market cycle required in today’s aerospace market.

Consolidated Precision Products (CPP) is an industry-leading manufacturer of highly-engineered components and sub-assemblies, supplying the commercial aerospace, military and industrial markets with small-to-large “function” critical products.

CPP’s expertise encompasses Green Sand, Dry Sand and Permanent Mold Castings in aluminum and magnesium alloys, and Investment Castings in numerous ferrous, non-ferrous and super alloys. They also offer a full range of value-added processes, from tool making to paint and final assembly.

As a certified supplier to many of the aerospace industry’s largest manufacturers, CPP has established itself as a global solutions provider, with customers in over 25 countries.

CPP’s eight North American and European manufacturing sites specialize in:

•  Dry Sand Castings in aluminum and magnesium alloys up to 1,200 lbs.

• Green Sand Castings in aluminum alloys providing economy and high properties for parts up to 40 lbs.

• Permanent Mold Aluminum castings offering excellent strength and dimensional tolerances for high volume production up to 70 lbs.

•  Investment Aluminum castings up to 48 inches square by 36 inches deep, with intricate geometry, part to part consistency and wide range of wall thickness.

• Investment Steel and Super Alloys castings produced in air melt and high capacity vacuum processes up to 60-inch diameter parts.

With the highest expertise and technical resources in the industry, they provide solutions to their customers from the early stages of rapid prototyping to full-scale production.

American Welding Society
Introduces New AWS Product Line

Trendy Gear Now Available for Purchase

MIAMI, FL., May 14, 2009 – American Welding Society (AWS) members can now show their pride in the Society by purchasing the hottest gear in the welding industry. The AWS has launched its new AWS product line which gives members the opportunity to purchase American Welding Society shirts, hats, accessories and more at the AWS E-store. All of the products are branded with the American Welding Society logo.

“We’re very excited about the new AWS product line,” said Cassie Burrell, AWS Deputy Executive Director. The line is a great way for members to show their pride in the AWS whether it’s by sporting casual and trendy clothing that we’ve added to the collection or showing off their professional affiliation with an AWS-branded briefcase or golf accessories.”

The American Welding Society partnered with LogoDogz, a leading supplier in the embroidery, screen printing and promotional products industry to create the AWS product line. The line includes more than 20 products for both men and women and make great gifts for friends, colleagues and anyone who wants to display their relationship to the AWS. The clothing, hats and accessories are available for purchase at www.logodogz.net/aws/store and range in price from $12- $56.

About AWS
The American Welding Society (AWS) was founded in 1919 as a multifaceted, nonprofit organization with a mission to advance the science, technology and application of welding and allied joining and cutting processes including brazing, soldering, and thermal spraying. Headquartered in Miami, Florida, and led by a volunteer organization of officers and directors, AWS serves more than 50,000 members worldwide and is composed of 22 Districts with 250 Sections and student chapters. For more information, visit the society’s website at http://www.aws.org and click on “Pressroom.”

I checked the new gear out, and I saw instantly why they’re excited:  the new apparel and specialty items feature the AWS logo and are  well designed.

Check out the basic tee:

Don’t like blue? There are 20 other colors to shoose from, ranging from Pebble to Cardinal to Stonewashed Green.

Then there’s the hats, like this one:

Available colors are Black (Grey Flames), Red (Black Flames) and White (Black Flames). A purchaser also has the option of a black AWS logo, white AWS logo, or tonal (matching the flame color.)

There is also business-style apparel, as this classic ladies oxford shows:

Way cool. This also comes in blue and sherbet.

Then there’s this ladies pique knit sport shirt… …which comes in such exotic colors as Pistachio and Sea Foam.

So what are you waiting for? Check it out!

Planning is underway for a day for AWS Members to take in a Minnesota Twins game, tenatively scheduled August 1st at the Metrodome. The opponent scheduled that day is former Twin Torii Hunter and the Los Angeles Angels. The current plan is to get 30 spots in the outfield upper deck for $10 to 12 each.

Interested in joining us? Contact Jay Gerdin at 651-269-9191 or e-mail Jay at jgerdin@hotmail.com to reserve your spot!