Welding & Metal Fabrication Articles

Eight Pennsylvania College of Technology students have earned 10 district-level scholarships from the American Welding Society for the 2005-06 academic year. The scholarship recipients are: District 2 (Long Island, N.Y.; New Jersey; New York; and Philadelphia) Eric J. Belokostolsky, Warwick, N.Y.; Ethan A. Hayden, North Brunswick, N.J.; and Benjamin J. Vivian, Budd Lake, N.J.

On Oct. 21, Penn College was host to the Pennsylvania Association of Welding Educators' committee meeting for the fall semester of 2005. The PAWE is a newly formed collective of welding educators from secondary education across the state.

On Oct. 7,Penn Collegewelding faculty toured the CNH (Case New Holland) manufacturing facility in Belleville. CNH is one of the world's leading manufacturers of agricultural and construction equipment, part of a truly worldwide family.

The welding department at Pennsylvania College of Technology is now accredited by the American Welding Society as a National Testing Facility for welders. The department has met all of the society's requirements for Accreditation of Test Facilities for a Certified Welder Program. "The tests, of course, are a necessary qualification for almost anyone seeking employment," explained Dr.