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THE WORLD OF WELDING http://www.welding.org

E-NEWSLETTERS RELEASED BY HOBART INSTITUTE

Reception of the first e-newsletters recently released by Hobart If HIWT has a new release, you will be the first to hear about
Institute has been great! They are designed to disseminate it. If you are interested in receiving the e-mail updates, free of
timely information to interested customers and former students charge, please forward your e-mail address to hiwt@welding.
in a “green” environmentally-friendly format. org. Be sure to include your category of interest:

The e-newsletters provide a way to keep you informed • Aerospace
of forthcoming classes and Institute news in-between the • Automotive
releases of The World of Welding quarterly magazine, without • Construction
becoming that incoming mail destined to be immediately • Education or Welding Instructors
deleted to the recycle bin on your desktop or classified as spam • Engineering Services
– never to be seen again. • Fabrication / Job Shops
• Human Resources
“We want to keep our customers informed, yet we do not • Inspection
want to send information so frequently that it becomes an • Maintenance
aggravation,” explained Rich Green, Director of Development • Heavy Manufacturing
at HIWT. “We also are making an effort to target our e-mail • Military
lists so that you receive information pertinent to you and your • Oil & Gas
work.” • Power Generation
• Welding Sales & Distribution
• Welding Equipment or Consumables Mfg.

LETTERS TO THE EDITOR

Just wanted to touch base with you and share some good news Most complete the in-house welding program in about three
from Parkside Welding (actually we call it the “Giordano weeks and enter into the yard as apprentices quickly. The
School of Welding!”) students all tell me it is because of the videos we got from
Hobart Institute, (and my excellent instruction of course!)
Using the Hobart training videos, “Shielded Metal Arc Welding The videos allow them to see the arc close up and personal
Basic,” as well as burning a ton of wire, all of my senior class and they can review it many times. Just wanted to thank you
passed the Vertical /Overhead SMAW Structural Test. We are for helping me have a successful program, providing me with
currently doing pipe, using the 6-inch uphill videos also. In worthy training aids, and providing training to my guys after
my Jr. class, we are using the blueprint materials and they graduation. Like I tell them, we are only famous here in our
are learning weld symbols and how to get around a print with town. You guys are famous worldwide with tons of job leads
excellent result. Hopefully they will do well at the state skills and contacts. Thanks again. ~ Bill Giordano Jr.
competition. Parkside CTE
Salisbury MD.
Our employment is great for my older students. Two are
actively employed, one is applying to HOBART, and another Comments from the classroom:
one is attending the Ultimate Diver Program at Ocean Corp.
The rest are a bit young to go on the job right now, but have I just would like to share that from the street, I knew nothing
excellent prospects when they turn 18. about welding. But since I started here [at Hobart Institute]
I gained so much understanding that I feel very confident
I got some great news from “The Apprentice School” down in stepping out in the field, knowing the great teaching from
Newport News on my students who attend. They cannot believe great instructors. ~ A. Stafford, HIWT Student
the quality of the welders they are getting from our program.

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