Welding Technologies Explode at American Welding Society Conference

Experts Reveal New Welding Technologies Set to Transform Industry Landscape

MIAMI -- An unprecedented number of new technologies are exploding onto the welding industry landscape, transforming the method of which some welding procedures are performed. It can be a significant challenge for the busy welding production manager, technologist or engineer to stay abreast of these technologies as they rocket from the research lab to the production line -- until now.

The American Welding Society (AWS) will host a first-of-its-kind conference completely dedicated to these new arrivals. This must-see event will feature leading business and academic experts and innovators from across the country who will address how these new technologies can enhance business today. Primary conference sessions will explore new variations and improvements of today's highly popular laser technologies and friction stir welding. Additional topics are listed below.

WHAT:   AWS Conference on the Explosion of New Processes
Conference topics include:
-- Deformation Resistance Welding
-- High-productivity Gas Metal Arc Welding (GMAW)
-- Magnetic Pulse Welding
-- Fiber Laser Technology
-- Ultrasonic Joining of Metals
-- Plasma Spot Welding and Brazing
-- Laser Stir Welding of Aluminum Alloys
-- NanoFoil Brazing
-- Ultrasonic Impact Treatment
-- CSC-controlled Short Circuit Transfer
-- Disk Laser Technology and Applications
-- Cold Metal Transfer and Surface Tension Transfer
WHO:    American Welding Society
WHEN:   August 14-15, 2007
WHERE:  Doubletree Golf Resort San Diego
14455 Penasquitos Drive
San Diego, CA, 92129
Phone: 858-672-9100

Conference registration is $550 for AWS members, $680 for nonmembers. Registration includes all conference sessions, two continental breakfasts, two lunches, and refreshment breaks. Nonmembers receive a two-year complimentary AWS membership with registration. For more information and to register for the Joining Dissimilar Metals Conference, please call 800-443-9353, ext. 224 or visit the conferences section on the AWS website at www.aws.org/conferences.

About AWS

The American Welding Society (AWS) was founded in 1919 as a multifaceted, nonprofit organization with a mission to advance the science, technology and application of welding and allied joining and cutting processes, including brazing, soldering, and thermal spraying. Headquartered in Miami, Florida, and led by a volunteer organization of officers and directors, AWS serves more than 50,000 members worldwide and is composed of 22 Districts with more than 200 local Sections. For more information, visit the Society's website at http://www.aws.org and click on the "pressroom" icon located at the bottom of the homepage.