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AWS Employees Expand Their Welding Knowledge

By Mellisa Gomez Article courtesy of The American Welding Society Welding Journal Nov. 2015

Three AWS employees recently
attended Hobarts four day Welding
for the Non Welder course in Troy,
Ohio. From left: Jennifer Rosario,
AWS program manager; Fred Henman,
Hobart instructor; Russ Shurtz, Hobart
instructor; Lorena Cora, AWS director
of marketing; and Melissa Gomez,
AWS assistant editor.
Three AWS employees Lorena Cora, director,Marketing, Jennifer a.m. to 4:00 p.m. The frst half of every day students received
Rosario, program manager, Technical Services, and Melissa Gomez, classroom instruction, and the second half was spent in the welding
assistant editor, Welding Journal recently attended the Hobart lab putting into practice what had been learned. Topics covered
Institute of Welding Technologys Welding for the Non Welder included shielded metal arc, fux cored arc, gas tungsten arc, and
course. In total, there were 19 individuals inattendance. gas metal arc welding, along with oxyacetylene welding, brazing,
and cutting.
The Hobart instructors included Russ Shurtz, FredA. Henman, and
Elmer Swank Jr. The course was held for four days, from 8:00 It was very rewarding. The hands-on experience and course
instruction provided valuable knowledge that I can employ at work.
I can relate the technical information in AWS Standards to industry
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Hobarts class was eye opening for me. It gave me a better
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