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Summer 2023

Being a welder is MUCH more than just working with your hands.

It has been said, “Get a trade if you like working with your hands” which is true. But it’s also true to, “Get a trade
for an incredible career path and prosperity”. Take this quote: “College students excel from the neck up and
tradesman excel from the neck down.”
Today’s welder excels from head to toe. Welding is incredibly technical and requires a high level of intelect. I
talk with hundreds of students each year and these are highly intellectual, critical thinking individuals. Today’s

“welder’s market” requires those individuals to be talanted, competitiive, driven, smart and technically savy
among other things.

Students today coming out of high school career centers are some of the brightest people you will ever meet.

Hobart Institue is full of them and they meet ALL the above welder’s market criteria. Most importantly this is

exactly what employers are looking for. Employers today that are involved in advanced manufacturing are at the
top of the game by investing in some of the most advanced equipment on the market and looking to hire the talent

to produce with these technologies. These are highly intelligent welding individuals that we are producing at our
By Scott A. Mazzulla, President school and should be looked at as the future of manufacturing.

Hobart Institute of Welding Technology

At Hobart Institute a recent survey was conducted and employers told us the top traits they look for. The
survey showed specifically what they want from our students. 1) high level of skill, 2) positive attitude, 3) solid

attendance, and professionalism. Summary, they need to be smart, dependable, driven and talanted. I am proud to say our graduates check all those boxes as

well. They also need the ability and courage to network; for some they need to develop a social game.
There have been several articles written on the benfits of getting a trade. The common themes were, not in any paticular order: Trade School is lower cost

and fast, trades pay well, trades provide job security, high job satisfaction. According to a featured article from Jeremy Anderberg in artofmanliness.com, “an

expected 2.5 million middle-skill jobs (those that require less than a bachelor’s degree but more than a high school diploma) will be added to the workforce,
accounting for an incredible 40% of all job growth.” Certainly, the point is, trades are a highly viable career path and must be taken seriously.

For the high schools that send students to the “career centers”, they are doing students a great service and introducing them to a life long skill that will open

them to an incredible career path. Let’s continue that path from high school to trade school to employment.
Weld Safe and Stay Safe.

Plates and Shapes 3
Another method used to calculate weight of plate material is to use the density of the material.
Thickness X Length X Width = cu./in.
cu./in. X Density (lbs./cu.in.) = Weight lbs.

For example, the calculation for an aluminum plate that is 1/4" X 48" X 48" would be:
.25" X 48" X 48" = 576 cu.in.
576 cu.in. X .100 lbs./cu.in. = 57.6 lbs.

Calculate the weight of the following plates using the density listed below for each material.
1. 5/8" X 4' X 9'-8" = __________ cu.in. X .284 (steel) = ______________
X .100 (aluminum) = ______________
X .290 (stainless) = ______________
2. 2" X 45" X 77" = __________ cu.in. X .284 (steel) = ______________
X .100 (aluminum) = ______________
X .290 (stainless) = ______________
3. 1.5" X 60" X 124.5" = __________ cu.in. X .284 (steel) = ______________
X .100 (aluminum) = ______________
X .290 (stainless) = ______________
4. .75" X 22.62" X 5'-6.5" = __________ cu.in. X .284 (steel) = ______________
X .100 (aluminum) = ______________
X .290 (stainless) = ______________

3480
1. .625" X 48" X 116" = __________ cu.in. X .284 (steel) = ______________
988.32 lbs.
X .100 (aluminum) = ______________
348 lbs.
X .290 (stainless) = ______________
1009.2 lbs.
2. 2" X 45" X 77" = __________ cu.in. X .284 (steel) = ______________
6930
1968.12 lbs.
X .100 (aluminum) = ______________
693 lbs.
2009.7 lbs.
X .290 (stainless) = ______________
11205
3. 1.5" X 60" X 124.5" = __________ cu.in. X .284 (steel) = ______________
3182.22 lbs
X .100 (aluminum) = ______________
1120.5 lbs.
X .290 (stainless) = ______________
3249.45 lbs.
1128.173
4. .75" X 22.62" X 66.5" = __________ cu.in. X .284 (steel) = ______________
320.40 lbs.
112.817 lbs.
X .100 (aluminum) = ______________
327.17 lbs.
X .290 (stainless) = ______________
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