Abrasives and Safety Tuesday November 12, 2013

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1 Cleveland Section, District 10 Chartered in 1921, Over 700 members P.O. Box 479 Grand River, OH t Abrasives and Safety Tuesday November 12, 2013 Can manufacturers save money by selecting abrasives? With the wide range of materials welded and fabricated in greater Cleveland, could you benefit from talking to an expert in choosing the right abrasive for each welding or fabrication step? Or do you rely on the traditional method: Hey, Charlie, grab a grinder and knock off these rough spots. Then wonder why the paint didn t cover the gouges? You ll have the chance to find out the value of selecting abrasives for all manufacturing applications at the Cleveland Section November 12 meeting at Toscana Party Center, 4972 E. 71st Street, Cuyahoga Heights, OH Anyone who buys abrasives -- from grinding wheels, to cutting wheels, to belts -- can learn a couple tips to save money, time, and increase quality, as Mark Huffman, account manager for Saint Gobain Abrasives Norton Division, presents the firm s product range designed for metal manufacturing and talks about safety issues, such as the bit from a shatter disc. Mark steps to the stage with more than a few credentials. He has represented Saint-Gobain Abrasives, ranked as the world's number-one bonded abrasives manufacturer for eight years, plus another 12 years as a sales manager for Industrial Tool and Supply, a specialist in pneumatic and electric tools for assembly and material removal. So, ladies and gentlemen, we have a guy with the know-how and know-why of abrasives ready to expand your knowledge of abrasives at the November meeting. For camaraderie and an excellent meal, topped with a valuable technical presentation, call your reservations in today. That s the first step to save money and improve quality at your shop or field site. Mark will explain how the firm s research and development teams continually upgrade its product to offer new technologies to solve cutting, grinding, and finishing problems, increase productivity, and provide the best option for the application in performance and/or total cost. That s a lot to expect from R&D, but he will tell us how it s done. As a primer to prepare for the Mark s presentation, bonded abrasives are natural or synthetic abrasive grains "bonded" into a solid form, usually in the shape of a wheel with a hole in the center. Bonded abrasives products include grinding and cut-off wheels, snagging wheels, segments, mounted wheels, plugs, and cones. To measure the firm s claim to world ranking, it produces more than 250,000 types of grinding wheels -- with diameters ranging from just a few millimeters to nearly 2 meters (almost 6.5 feet). Thin wheels, a class of bonded abrasive wheels 1 to 6 mm thick, are manufactured with resin bonds and can be reinforced with fiberglass for the welding, pipe, construction, foundry and primary metal markets. The firm produces 200 million pieces every year, the world's biggest manufacturer of thin wheels. Saint-Gobain Abrasives, a sector of Compagnie de Saint-Gobain, is a multinational corporation headquartered in Paris, France. Saint-Gobain is a leading producer of construction products, high-performance materials (abrasives, ceramics, high-performance plastics, and reinforcements), flat glass, and glass containers and a leading distributor of building products. One of the top 100 industrial companies in the world, Saint-Gobain s approximated sales of $53.2 billion. In the United States and Canada, Saint-Gobain employs about 19,000 people and has approximately 165 manufacturing locations. Trends and Recent Changes to AWS Filler Metal Specifications Attendees at the October meeting enjoyed the benefit of the high level of metal working expertise in Northeastern Ohio as Dennis Crockett explained the steps and results of the AWS Committee on Filler Metals and Allied Materials to revise filler metal specifications. Reservations Requested, Call Mary Alice Beck, , or , MaryAlice_Beck@lincolnelectric.com. We need an accurate head count to insure there s enough meals for everyone

2 The committee of volunteers has a double goal for the revisions: reduce cost and encourage the development of new products. The committee wants to eliminate unnecessary testing, remove obstacles to the introduction of new filler metals, and provide optional, supplemental tests to indicate conformance to certain application requirements. Dennis, who retired from Lincoln Electric as the Vice President of Consumable Research & Development, focused on AWS A5.36/A5.36M, Specification for Carbon and Low-Alloy Steel Flux Cored Electrodes for Fluxcored Arc Welding and Metal Cored Electrodes for Gas Metal Arc Welding. Why is Dennis an example of the expertise in our area? He has been awarded (with co-inventors) nine welding related patents. As a volunteer, Dennis is a member of the AWS A5 Committee on Filler Metals and Allied Materials and is Chair of the A5M Subcommittee Carbon and Low-Alloy Steel Electrodes for Flux Cored Arc Welding and Metal Cored Electrodes for Gas Metal Arc Welding. He is past Chair of the AWS A5B Subcommittee on Carbon and Low-Alloy Steel Electrodes and Fluxes for Submerged Arc Welding. Dennis served as Chairman of the Board for The Edison Welding Institute (EWI) in Columbus, Ohio from 2002 to 2011 and is currently Vice-Chairman. Annual Christmas Party and Auction Is December 10 You Plus Money Equals Scholarships Will there be cash in your Christmas stocking for more education? The Cleveland Section Scholarship Committee, sometimes known as Santa Claus, hands out thousands of dollars each year to qualified students of all ages who aim to improve their skills and potential cash flow. As the clock ticks down to our annual Christmas Party and Auction Tuesday, December 10, now s the time to lean on your vendors, distributors, company s returned goods department manager, neighbors and friends. Because all these generous souls desperately want to help students learn more about welding, engineering, and related endeavors so these students can earn an honest buck and survive without food stamps and calls from credit collectors. You can take pride and boast to your family and friends how you bought a pickup truck full of tools, weekend packages, dinner coupons, ball game tickets, new and used welding machines, leathers, clamps, pounds and pounds of filler metals, gift basket for your wife, or service IOUs for welding, inspections, drafting, haircuts, plumbing, or landscaping. Ask for cutoffs, welded art, and then get more stuff to fill your trailer. Don t have a truck? Call Regis Holland at (rholland@oemeyer.com) or Marilyn Harmon at (mharman45@aol.com). Get the message. Someone helped you get a start or restarted. Pass it on. Students need you to bring stuff to the auction so we can help them fund their classes beginning with hands-on training and working through advanced degrees. Scholarships Help Complete Degrees, Improve Skill Levels Are you, a relative, or friend seeking money for welding related studies? In a typical year the Cleveland Section gives five scholarships ranging from $ to $3, each. Recipients range from students just learning to weld to students enrolled in four-year university degree programs, to career welders learning a new process. The Cleveland Section has three named scholarships, the John Gerken, the Jack Buck, and the Ray Sacha. Each of these awards has a specific focus. The Gerken Award helps pay for welding education at the community college and university level for up to four years. The student earning the Buck Award will attend the Lincoln Electric Welding School to learn pipe welding. The Sacha Award is to develop welding skills for students pursuing a post secondary degree in a welding related program and will have their tuition covered at the Lincoln Electric Welding School.The local scholarships are awarded to residents within the Cleveland Section boundaries. It is not necessary to be an AWS member or related to an AWS member to receive a scholarship. For details contact our Scholarship Chairman, Bob Gardner at (mharman45@aol.com). In addition to the local Cleveland Section Scholarships, AWS Scholarships are awarded at the national and the district levels. The AWS Foundation has awarded more than $5.3 million in scholarships since Details and applications are available at

3 Clinic to Provide In-Depth Study of D1.1 Code Have questions about the current AWS D1.1 Code? Then find answers during a six-session American Welding Society D1.1 Code Clinic that starts February 26, 2014 in Cleveland. Cleveland Section Education Committee Chairman Dan Harrison says industry experts will present an indepth study of the latest D1.1 code during the six sessions. The cost, including the current D1.1 Code book and study guide, for AWS members is $ and for nonmembers $ The non-member cost includes an AWS membership. Individuals can audit the course without a codebook or study guide for $ The clinic will run Wednesday evenings from 6 to 9 p.m. starting February 26 through March 26, 2014 at Lincoln Electric, St. Clair Avenue, Euclid, OH The March 11 (Tuesday) D1.1 Code History session will be part of the Cleveland Section meeting at the Toscana Party Center, 4972 E. 71st Street, Cuyahoga Heights, OH This session includes a social hour at 6 pm and dinner at 7 pm with the clinic session following dinner. Registration and payment for the D1.1 Code Clinic is due by January 24, For registration, call Dan at or daehar@aol.com. Make checks payable to AWS Cleveland Section, with D1.1 Clinic in the memo line, and mail the checks to AWS Cleveland Section, D1.1, PO Box 479, Grand River, OH Facebook Ready for Cleveland Section Our section facebook page is up and running. The address is Check it out and comment. Support Your Section Do you have a skill in photography, web sites, golf, sales, administration, fund raising, organization, or leadership? Have you benefited from AWS membership? Want to offer a few hours to support your AWS Cleveland Section? Talk to one of the section officers at the next meeting to match your skills with section needs. Your contribution will continue the strong programs, activities, and scholarships that support the welding industry in the Cleveland area. Lonely in North Royalton? Have you been lonely at St. Paul s Hellenic Center on the second Tuesday of the past couple months. Read on, because the Cleveland Section now meets at the Toscana Party Center, 4972 E. 71st Street, Cuyahoga Heights, OH That s between Grant Ave. & Canal Rd. The number for Coyne Catering at the hall is From most directions take I-77 to the Grant Avenue exit, between I-480 and downtown. Go east on Grant to East 71 st. St. and turn right (south) on East 71 St. Cleveland Section Gone Green Do your friends know? The Cleveland Section now uses distribution for the monthly newsletter, except for special requests. To help insure you continue to receive Section information, please update your member profile. This can be done either through the AWS website, or by calling AWS Member Services at , ext Please contact Harry Sadler if you wish to continue receiving a paper copy of the newsletter. He can be reached via at harry_sadler@lincolnelectric.com, or via traditional mail at: Harry Sadler Cleveland Section AWS P.O. Box 479 Grand River, OH 44045

4 SPONSORS Many of our sponsors offer their time as board members and volunteers and donate items for our annual auction, please support them. Your Ad Here! Contact Your Ad Here! Contact Every month during the Section s business year, over six hundred welding professionals see the ads in this newsletter. That s over 5,000 opportunities each this year. Many of those welding professionals make purchasing decisions. A business card ad is a great way to get a buyer s attention and show support for the Cleveland Section. Please contact Harry Sadler at or harry_sadler@lincolnelectric.com for more information. A business card ad is only $200 for the entire year.

5 Cleveland AWS Board Members Chairman Paul Revolinsky st Vice Chair Open 2nd Vice Chair Mike Barrett Secretary -- Mark Demchak Treasurer Harry Sadler AWS National HQ American Welding Society 8669 NW 36 th St., #130 Miami, FL Phone: ( District 10 Director Bob Brenner Mailing address to any board member: P.O. Box 479, Grand River, OH Section Website: Facebook: Did you know you can attend the evening s presentation without going to the dinner? All you have to do is show up. The technical presentation is always free. CWIs are responsible to keep track of their Personal Development Hours. A form for tracking PDHs is available at the Welcome Table and can be used to track PDHs at Cleveland Section meetings and other technical society meetings. The Cleveland Section does not keep attendance records and cannot verify that an individual attended a specific meeting. Cleveland Section AWS The program is subject to change, please watch the monthly mailing, or check the section website for the latest information. All meetings at the Toscana Party Center, 4972 E. 71 st St, Cuyahoga Hts, OH 44125, unless noted otherwise in the newsletter Board Meeting 5:00 pm. Social 6 to 7 pm. Dinner 7 pm. Program 7:30 pm. Dinner Ticket Price: Adults $17, Students $9. Reservations Requested, Call Mary Alice Beck, , or , MaryAlice_ Beck@lincolnelectric.com Cleveland Section Program September 10: Aluminum Welding** October 8: Changes in FCAW Specs** November 12: Grinding Safety and Selection of Abrasives November 18-21: FABTECH/AWS Welding Show Chicago December 10: Annual Christmas Party and Auction, Joint meeting with ASNT January 14: Welding of Stainless Steels** February 11: Environmental Update** March 11: Introduction to Codes** April 8: Tour Midwest Railway Preservation Society May 13: Tour Butcher and the Brewer Micro- Brewery **Qualifies for Personal Development Hours Credit