Our speaker, J Jones, serves as our District Chair while working for Thermodyne.
He provided us with an in-depth view of th national AWS mission and purpose.
The AWS Mission is as follows:
Our mission is to advance the science, technology, and applications of welding and allied joining & cutting processes, including brazing, soldering, and thermal spraying.
Some insight about the AWS:
-largest welding organization
-founded in 1919
-58,000 members worldwide
-provides codes and standards
-weld qualifications
-weld certifications
-Welding is a $34 billion annual industry
-Publishes the monthly Weld Journal
J Jones also gave some tips for starting a career in the welding industry:
-Computer skills are a huge advantage for working with:
-Robots
-Lasers
-Sine Wave Power Sources
More information for careers can be found here.
