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Associations
Register Now to Attend Great Designs in Steel North American steel- industry engineers, automo- tive designers, and product
and process engineers will gather for the Great Designs in Steel symposium Wednes- day, May 14, at Laurel Manor Conference Center in Livonia, MI. The all-day multi-track program features concurrent technical presentations on new steel technologies and related forming and welding technology. Learn more and register to attend at www.autosteel.org.
American Welding Society Welcomes New President
Dean R. Wilson, presi- dent of Welldean Enterpris-
es, has been named 2014 president and board chair of the American Welding Society, Miami, FL. Welldean Enterprises pro- vides health, safety and welding products.
ASM Launches New, Information-Packed Website
Those in search of materi- als-related content have a new resource with which to work—the newly revamped website of ASM International, Materials Park, OH. Features include simplified navigation, filtering technology that makes it easier for users to pare down ASM’s huge col- lection of content and an enhanced search function for the ASM store.
Check it out—www.asminter- national.org.
Internet
Guest Blog by PMA Member Erick Ajax: What it’s Like to Attend the State of the Union
Have you ever wondered what it would be like to attend the State of the Union Address as the guest of your State Senator? PMA Erick Ajax got that once-in-a-life- time opportunity, and he wrote all about it. Read his memories of that very spe- cial day by visiting tinyurl.com/k4uc76t.
Catch Up with Fronius on Facebook
Welding-equipment manu- facturer Fronius USA, Portage, IN, has joined the Facebook online community. It will use its Facebook page to provide
industry news, product updates and useful welding tips; www.facebook.com/fro- nius.usa.
Awards
STEP Awards for Four Women in Metalforming
The Precision Metalform- ing Association (PMA) con- gratulates these four women from PMA-member companies that earned The Manufacturing Institute’s 2014 STEP (science, tech- nology, engineering and pro- duction) Awards: Altheha DrePaul, key account man- ager, EJ Ajax; Lisa Habe, president, Interlake Indus- tries; Irina Kleyman, manu- facturing engineer, Ace Clearwater Enterprises; and
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