April 2007  Features'Project Lead the Way' Attracts Students to Engineering Careers A special curricula adopted by more than 40 states feactures technical courses designed to encourage students to pursue engineering careers D. W. Dickinson Applying Lean to Welding Operations When lean manufacturing principles were applied to its welding operations, a front-end loader manufacturer achieved $400,000 in annual savings V. Vaidya and B. George Unions Offer Comprehensive Welder Training Three of the largest metalworking trade unions in North America outline their welder training programs Undergraduate Welding Research at LeTourneau University Highly motivated undergraduate students bring fresh approaches to solving welding problems Y. Adonyi Company Tackles Welder Shortage by Opening Welding School Carolina Energy opened its own welding school in hopes of offsetting the shortage of skilled welders The American Welder Assuring Accurate Preheat Temperatures Bringing the base metal to the correct temperature prior to welding reduces the danger of crack formation and other problems. R. Hornberger Understanding the New Hexavalent Chromium Standards Help is provided on how to meet the requirements of the new hexavalent chromium standard College Program Grooms High Schoolers for Welding Careers A noncredit college program preps high school students for entry-level welding jobs and for furthering their welding education K. Campbell Welding Research Supplements Effects of Sheet Surface Conditions on Electrode Life in Resistance Welding Aluminum A study was conducted to systematically investigate the effects of aluminum sheet surface conditions on electrode life Z. Li et al. A Wavelet Transform-Based Approach for
Joint Tracking in Gas Metal Arc Welding A Look at the Statistical Identification
of Critical Process Parameters in Friction Stir Welding Examination of Crater Crack Formation in
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