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Plasmo will have representatives on site to present, demonstrateand answer questions about the many tailor-made solutions includedin the “Plasmo Quality Suite.” The Plasmo solution portfolio coveringreal-time process monitoring, fast post-process surface inspectionscanning as well as other developments will be openly discussedallowing the audience to understand how Plasmo solutions candirectly improve quality and reduce production associated cost.
Plasmo is an innovative, world-wide acting technology companyproviding quality assurance solutions for partners within variousproduction industries. Established during 2003 in Vienna, Austriaand expanded to North America in 2013 with the opening of thePlymouth, Michigan branch, Plasmo is an established real-timequality control system supplier for welding processes and a marketleader by developing innovative solutions for immerging marketssuch as Additive Manufacturing and Direct Energy Deposition.
The Plasmo USA LLC Presenters:Brian Zaborny, Managing Director, has a background of
Acquisition, Sales and Project Management developed from 20 years’ experience atone of the largest automotive suppliers in the Detroit Metro Area. During this time, hehas contributed and lead various technical project teams from chassis braking systemapplications to immerging market projects focused on autonomous driving.
In 2015, Brian decided to leave his position to join the newly established NorthAmerican division of Plasmo USA LLC. Since his involvement with Plasmo, he has
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UPDATE7 EDITOR’S NOTE7 LADIES NIGHT8 CHRISTMAS PARTY
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January 2018
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AWS Technical Nights are open toeveryone! We encourage thatmembers bring students and non-members to learn more about ourorganization and industry.
January Technical NightThursday, January 18, 2018
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Brian ZabornyManaging Director
Gerald ObritzbergerBusiness Development
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Happy New Year! Well December flew by and I hopeyour holidays were enjoyable. The Christmas party was asuccess and I wish I could have made it. Too many placesto be at the same time I guess.
Now that 2017 is behind us it’s time to “Role” up oursleeves and get to work on new projects and do it all over again in 2018. No,I didn’t spell Role wrong it’s just my way of bring up my next topic. What isyour role in the AWS Detroit Section? Are there activities you would considerjoining? We have several great committees – Sheet Metal Welding Conferenceis moving ahead full steam, we have Tech meetings and Education seminars.High School Welding competition, Ladies Night and the Golf Outing. Youdon’t have to be an Executive Committee member to assist you can contactme directly or find the contacts on our website to get involved. If you areinterested in joining the AWS Detroit Section Executive Committee ournominating committee is looking for candidates who will commit to a 3-yearelected position. We meet 1 time per month (September thru June) where youcontribute time and talent to one of the oldest and most productive sectionsat the AWS. There is a hotline article with more information and if you havequestions please call or email directly - 810-844-2800 [email protected]. We have an area of focus for all interests sometechnical some social but all of it engages our local professionals and students.
Well I wish you a happy and prosperous 2018 see you at one of our manyevents planned for the remainder of the 2017/18 season.
Wes
Wes DonethChairman’s Message
January 2018This Issue of the Bulletin
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�Chairman
WESLEY DONETH
First Vice ChairMARK GUGEL
Second Vice ChairJOHN SUTTER
SecretaryDAVID BENETEAU
TreasurerANDRE YOUNG
Bulletin EditorROBIN MICHON
WebmasterRODNEY BEREZNICKI
Hotline Coordinator: BRIAN PETERSON
Meeting Reservations: AMANDA DAVIS
AdvertisingDONNIE CRIST
Assistants to Chairman:JOHN PIPPIN, JR.ERIC LICHTFUSZNATHAN MILLER been part of the continued success by proposing, and providing Plasmo
solutions that directly improved customer processes while adding to thesuccessful growth of the company. In December 2017, Brian was namedManaging Director responsible for leading Sales activity, schedule Technicalsupport and make other business-related decisions targeted to support partnersthat will benefit most from Plasmo solutions.
Gerald Obritzberger, Business Development Manager, moved in 2002 tothe United states and was responsible for the establishment in the NorthAmerican Market of a leading global welding machine supplier based inAustria. He served as Director for the Sales, Marketing and Technical Supportdepartments of this company.
He founded in in 2013 together with his partner Dr. Robert Lang fromAustria the company Inmotion Technology Distribution which supports anddistributes the products and solutions from European Technology Companies.Inmotion is focused on the Welding and 3D Printing Technologies andresponsible establish them in the North American Market.
For 3 years Gerald has supported the company Plasmo from Austria astheir Business Development Manager. He is responsible to develop new Marketswhere the Plasmo Quality assurance products and solutions are beneficial toachieve the goal of the 100% fault free automated metal working production.
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AWS Detroit Section Secretaryneeded!The Leadership Committee is seeking a Detroit Sectionmember who would entertain appointment to therole of Detroit Section Secretary. David Beneteauassumed the role of Recording Secretary upon electionto the Executive Committee in 1999. He was appointedto the role of Secretary in 2011, after having servedthe Section as Chair in 2007/2008. With an increasingnumber of industry, business, and personal demandsfor his time, he has decided it is necessary to stepback from the Secretary role. David provided aconsiderable amount of time for an orderly transition,which has provided us with the opportunity to reachout to the entire Section membership.
While most Executive Committee positions are filledby election of the membership in April of each year.The roles of Secretary and Treasurer are appointmentswithout term limits to ensure continuity of Sectionoperations. A principal responsibility of both roles isto maintain the records of the Section. In the case ofthe Secretary, this includes minutes of the monthlyExecutive Committee meeting, rosters, election records,and compilation of an Annual report to AWS. Noneof these activities is onerous and, for the most part,there is flexibility on when they are performed.
We are seeking an individual willing to accept thechallenge and responsibility. Experience is not necessary.A basic aptitude for writing and organization is desirable.If you would be interested to explore this further,please contact Chair Doneth or Secretary Beneteau.
Calling all Candidates for the2018/19 Executive CommitteeElection!Each winter the AWS Detroit Section NominatingCommittee assembles a list of Candidates to preparea ballot for an election that occurs in early April. Toprepare for the election, the Nominating Committeeis charged with assembling a roster listing a minimumof 8 candidates who represent the various segmentsof the welding industry.
Why Is this Process Important?Quality Nominees are essential to the continuedsuccess of AWS-Detroit, which was chartered onFebruary 3, 1925. With approximately 1,000 members,AWS-Detroit continues to thrive and host severalnationally recognized activities, including Ladies Nightand Sheetmetal Welding Conference. The objectivesof AWS-Detroit include:• The advancement of the science, technology andapplication of welding and allied joining and cuttingprocesses, including brazing, soldering and thermalspraying;
• Support for, and provision of, educational opportunitiesrelated to welding and allied joining and cuttingprocesses;
January Hotline• Encouragement of the interaction of the local community of welding professionals,students, and users; and,
• Advancement of the image of welding.
Please contact Wesley Doneth at 810-844-2800 or [email protected] for moreinformation. This is your opportunity to advance your involvement in one of the oldestand largest sections in the USA.
EMPLOYMENT OPPORTUNITIESMonroe County Community College (MCCC)Full-time Construction Instructor job opening at MCCC. Many opportunities for this position!We are also accepting applications for ‘part-time’ faculty in Welding, Tool and Die, IndustrialPlumbing & Pipefitting and Electrical. Should you have any questions, please email CameronL. Albring, M.Ed., B.A.C., MEATA Vice-Chairperson [email protected]; http://meata.org/
Dengensha America Opens New Resistance Welding TestLab & Training CenterBEDFORD, OH… As part of a major building renovation to better support customers inNorth America, Dengensha America recently opened a new Resistance Welding Test Lab& Training Center in its Bedford, Ohio headquarters. Among many new capabilities, thenew Test Lab & Training Center enables Dengensha engineers to better analyze specificcustomer application requirements to better determine best parameters for more customizedequipment.
Recently opened, the new Resistance Welding Test Lab & Training Center already featuresexpanded test capabilities for much of the company’s major resistance welding equipment,including the Flexwave Capacitor Discharge Welder, the NDZ-CDW Variable-OutputCapacitor Discharge Welder, the MFDC Welder, the AC Welder with Feeder, and Dengensha’snew Lightweight High Force Reduction Gear X-Gun installed on a FANUC Robot. In addition,the Test Lab & Training Center offers a “push-out” test capability to confirm weld strengthafter testing, as well as a hot stamp and aluminum application testing capability that isproving to be extremely popular with customers.
According to Don Grisez, Dengensha America COO, “After the recent opening of our newResistance Welding Test Lab & Training Center, we’re now fully operational, receivingplenty of customer interest, and already getting new testing requests. Consequently, wehave already expanded our list of test capabilities.”
Dengensha America Corporation offers automotive, agricultural and general manufacturersthe most complete line of resistance welding equipment in the world. Dengensha America’sresistance welding product line includes projection and spot welders; weld guns, feedersand controls with consumables, and spare parts. Training and field service complete asingle source capability.
For more information about the new Resistance Welding Test Lab & Training Center, contactSteve Andrassy at Dengensha America Corp/ 7647 First Place Drive, Bedford, Ohio 44146/Phone: 1-440-439-8081/ Fax: 1-440-439-8217/ Email: [email protected]/ Visitus: www.dengensha.com
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Editor’s NotesWelcome to the new year! The
first e-bulletin of 2018 is off to agreat start with a lot of informativearticles and events for you to lookforward to.
You’ll notice it’s getting close tothat time of year again where we startaccepting nominations for next years’executive committee members. This is a great opportunity toget involved in the Welding community and pay it forward forour future welders.
I was talking with a Weld engineer not too long ago. Hesaid, sometimes when he tells people that he’s a Weld engineer,they look at him oddly like he’s “Just a Welder.” I don’t thinka lot of people realize that this is not just a general shop job.There’s a lot more to it than just picking up a welding gun andstriking an arc. Wouldn’t it be nice to educate our studentsand the public that welding is an art and a science? There’s alot of math that goes into it. Not only that, but there are somany different opportunities for welding careers. Welders,Weld Engineers, Joining Engineers, Underwater Welders, CertifiedWeld Inspectors (CWI), etc. And, that these are not just “jobs,”but careers. Careers that support families, provide a goodliving, and do not always require a bachelor’s degree. A lot ofthese positions can be had by going through a certified weldingprogram, and much less than half the cost of a college degree.Then, there are all sorts of specialties to get into as well. RoboticWelding, and Laser Welding are just a few specialized weldingfields.
So, the next time you hear someone comment on being“just a welder,” maybe give them a little insight into whatskills and knowledge welding actually requires. You may justinspire someone to look into the field. Most especially, ouryouth.Until next month ~ Keep on Welding!~ Robin
Golightly Vocational High SchoolThe AWS-Detroit Section has been working with the Detroit
Public School System’s Golightly Vocational High School since2013 to improve their welding program. Our Jeff Hill haschaired Golightly’s Industrial Advisory Committee for theentire time. Ray Roberts, Andre Young, and Tom Sparschualso serve on the Committee.
Progress has been slow, but steady. The AWS Section hashelped furnish consumable welding supplies when shortagesexisted, provided guest speakers, and last year saw the schoolcompete in the High School Welding Contest for the firsttime in many years. This year has seen some large break-throughs.
The school has obtained a number of federal governmentPerkins Grants for equipment. They now have a new LiveArc Miller Welding Simulator and 10 Lincoln Electric MobiflexPortable Exhaust units.
The school will have a number of entrants in a new DetroitEdison Welding Competition under the Michigan EnergyWorkforce Development Consortium. The students will designand construct arc welded sculptures featuring the lettersMEWDC. Prizes include Miller welding units and cash awards.
KUKA Robotics recently hosted 27 Golightly AWS StudentChapter members for a plant tour.
The Advisory Committee is planning an open house todemonstrate the students’ welding skills for their parentsnext March.
A Student Chapter team is developing a database of localwelding companies willing to hire part-time students, summerstudents, and interns.
The Student Chapter is also arranging a sanctioned funddrive for a local family that recently lost their home to a fire.
Status Report
District Director NewsGreetings to you and your family this Holiday season as we celebrate various holidays and welcome in another New Year. It
does not seem possible that 2017 is already drawing to a close, what a fast paced year it has been. Everyone that I have spokento this past year has commented about how fast time is flying by!
As I look back on the year I am amazed at the many events that occurred in the various Sections, the welding competitions,and number of scholarships that our District awarded in 2017. Everyone in our District should be proud of the number ofscholarships and how this is driving development of the next generation of welders, engineers, technicians, and sales staff so vitalto our industry.
As we look forward to 2018 we have an important milestone just over the horizon, in 2019 AWS will be 100 YEARS old! Planningis already underway for ways to celebrate this monumental milestone and many events will be held across the country. We canstart thinking about how to celebrate this in our local Sections also. If you have ideas for an event or a way to advertise thismilestone please pass this on to me or to AWS headquarters. Or, you can contact Robert Roth at Roman Engineering in GrandRapids who is the Centennial Celebration Chair.
As your representative to the AWS Board I would like to participate in as many of your activities this year as possible. Pleaselet me know of any meetings, scholarship awards, school events or competitions, or golf outings as far in advance as you can. Myfirst responsibility is to represent each of you to the Board and secondly to represent the Board in the local sections. I need yourinput also for a very important activity, who in your Section goes above and beyond in planning meetings, working on weldercompetitions, and supports schools or is just a great representative for AWS. Who can you nominate for District or NationalEducator of the Year, CWI of the Year, an outstanding welder, or worked tirelessly on national committees? Please forward namesto your Section Chair or Awards Chair, or directly to me. Without your input I often do not know who is deserving of local, District,or National awards. Our District in 2017 had several members honored (more on that in a later newsletter) and I want to recognizethose who make our Sections work and support the welding industry.
In closing, I trust you had a safe and profitable 2017, enjoy the break for the Christmas and New Year Holidays, and let’s make2018 a year to remember. I wish each of you have an enjoyable time with family, let me know your plans and I will make everyeffort to attend your events.
PS: If you know a student it is time to start on Scholarship Applications.
Phillip I. Temple,Director, District 11, American Welding Society
DecemberChristmas/HolidayParty Recap!
The Detroit Section hosted its annualChristmas party on December 09, 2017at the Western Golf & Country Club(14600 Kinloch, Redford, MI). This year’sparty had around 128 people from morethan 11 companies. The Detroit SectionCommittees gave a warm welcome toeveryone presented. There was a specialrecognition for Mr. Mark Siehling forhis service to the RoMan ManufacturingInc. and the betterment of resistancespot welding. There were 11 companiesand 4 individual couples that purchasedtables/tickets, and of the 11 companies6 provided donations/sponsorships forthe night (Paslin, Obara Corp, Profil,Roman Manufacturing, Fusion WeldingSolutions, and KUKA), and a personaldonation from Mark & Kristi Gugel.
“We are resistance spot weldingon galvanized coated parts andexperiencing what we consider
to be short electrode life. We start eachproduction run with welds that barelymeet their size requirements but finishwith expulsion so severe we end updestroying the electrode face. We arehesitant to change the weld scheduledue to the small initial weld size andhave instead focused on the currentstepper, to little effect. The water flow,electrode cap size, weld force, secondarycurrent and weld time are all in linewith RWMA and AWS C1.1 guidelines.Any ideas would be appreciated.”
“With our last column (Dec-17ATWE) we discussed the potentialfor a large variance with the
electrode contact face resistance withrespect to the surface of the material beingwelded. It was also acknowledged thattrying to determine the magnitude andeffect of this variance by the creation ofa true weld lobe can be more than a bitdifficult to accomplish in a productionenvironment. But we did elude to apossible weld schedule and/or stepperboost methodology change that can helpwith this situation. For this column wewill detail that strategy for this situation.To understand the rational for the changein weld schedule methodology needed toaddress your specific concern, we need tofocus again on the faying surface of thematerial being welded during the beginningof a production run and what is occurringthere. As one would expect (see Dec-17ATWE), the electrode cap surface contactresistance is changing rapidly once weldingcommences on new (or sometimes dressed)electrodes. These rapid changes often occurin as little as the first 30-100 welds. However,once this conditioning period is over, theactual electrode face geometry, combinedwith the weld schedule, become the dom-inant force in what type of weld is actuallymade. If we can account for this rapidchange with our weld schedule and/orstepper boost methodology, then we willbe well on our way to solving this issue.One possible solution is to employ a slightlylower base weld schedule current, andprogram into the weld control a negativestepper boost profile (See Figure-1). Asdetailed in our example, this type of boost
profile permits theutilization of a higherinitial starting sec-ondary current withnew electrode capsthat quickly fadesback to a baselinevalue more suitablefor a conditioned orstabilized electrodecap. Once the elec-trode caps begin toexhibit normal wear,then and only then,a positive value ofboost can be pro-grammed, thus prolonging the timebetween electrode maintenance cycles.While it will take a bit of experimentationon your part, you should find that yourRSW process will be more robust and costeffective by employing this alternativeweld schedule and boost strategy.The RSW process can be very robust, evenon coated materials. However, in orderto achieve that robustness, there are manyvariables that must be considered,addressed if they are out of compliance,documented for reference, and finallymaintained for the life cycle of the part.”
References:1) Resistance Welding Manual, revised 4th Edition2) AWS C1.1M/C1.1:2012, Recommended
Practices for Resistance Welding
If you have more questions about this topic,Contact Don Maatz at:R&E Engineering ServicesA subsidiary of R&E Automated Systems, LLC70701 Powell Road, Bruce Township, MI 48065(586) 228-1900 – Office(734) 793-2304 – [email protected]
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Ask the Welding EngineerBy Donald F. Maatz, Jr.
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This article is a continuation of the Dec-2017‘Ask the Welding Engineer’
Figure-1: A resistance spot weld current stepper boost profile
What is an AWS CWI and who needs them? Let’s start with what an AWS CWI is. An AWS CWI is a Certified Welding
Inspector who is certified by the American Welding Society. Sounds simple,right? Well, it can be with the right training and experience. At the risk ofoversimplifying, to achieve certification as a welding inspector an individualmust demonstrate, by test and work experience, a high level of understandingof how welding processes work, how welding procedures are written, whatdetermines a mechanically sound weld and how to determine and identifywelds that do not meet a specified acceptance criteria. The minimumqualifications of an AWS CWI can be found in AWS B5.1 Specification for theQualification of Welding Inspectors, and the certification process is detailedin AWS QC1 Specification for AWS Certification of Welding Inspectors. If theinspector works for a manufacturer of weldments, the manufacturer will mostlikely define his or her roles and responsibilities, which may go beyond therole defined by AWS for a CWI.
And who needs an AWS CWI?Simply put, any manufacturer that is involved with producing welds. That’s
not to say that there is always a legal or contractual obligation to have anAWS CWI inspecting welds, although many times there is. The “owner”, theindividual or company that has legal ownership of the weldment or structuralassembly, may or may not mandate that the manufacturer have an AWSCWI inspect all the welds prior to completion of the job. However, anexperienced AWS CWI can do much more than just inspect welds, whethercontractually obligated or not. An experienced AWS CWI can help ensure aquality weldment throughout the entire welding process by verifying theproper base metals have been ordered and are being used based on the designrequirements, welding consumables, welding equipment, properly trainedand qualified welding personnel, etc., are all appropriate for the work to beperformed. In short, an experienced AWS CWI can be the difference betweensuccess and failure on any welding project. This is especially true when aweldment is required to be produced to a national code or standard such asAWS D1.1, since AWS CWI’s are specifically tested and trained for that typeof application. I am not suggestingthat there are not competent andqualified welding inspectors that arenot AWS CWI’s, because there are.What I am saying is that AWS CWIcertification provides a measurablelevel of competence and credibilitythat the inspector has achieved.Potential failure is not somethingthat someone should risk with justany inspector who “has been lookingat welds for a long time.”
The AWS-Detroit Section typicallyhosts two AWS CWI Seminars/Examsyearly, one in spring and the otherin fall. Check the AWS-Detroit e-Bulletin for dates and locations, atwww.awsdetroit.org. For moreinformation on how to becomeproperly trained and certified by theAmerican Welding Society, you canvisit www.aws.org/certification.
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