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This is AWS
American Welding Society
a visit with the world’s premier
organization dedicated to welding
and allied joining processes
AWS: Beginning at the Beginning
 Welding gives outstanding performance in
readying WWI war and transport ships for U.S.
Emergency Fleet Corp.
 Post war sees merging of Emergency Fleet Corp.
and Nat’l Welding Council into new society
 Its research arm evolves into today’s Welding
Research Council
A Rose by Any Other Name
 Society’s publication is titled
the Welding Journal in 1940
 Welding Journal offers peer
review, feature articles, late-
breaking news, book and product
reviews, and advertising on
cutting edge products
 Its 60+ awards include the
Editorial Excellence Award from
Folio magazine
Strength Through Sections
 First Section was Philadelphia, chartered in
May 27, 1920
 Today, there are 22 Districts housing over
170 Sections including 19 overseas:
Manama, Bahrain; Regensburg, Germany;
Kingston, Jamaica; Manchester, England;
Panama City, Panama; Lima, Peru; Helsingor,
Denmark; Taipei, Taiwan; Port of Spain,
Trinidad; Caracas, Venezuela; TelAviv, Israel;
and Chennai, India
The AWS Welding Show
 The AWS Welding attracts
thousands of professionals from
all over the world , along with
the Who’s Who of sister
associations staging their special
events from this annual AWS
gathering which has assumed
truly global status
 The AWS Welding Show is the
only annual Vertical Market
Welding Exposition in the United
States
Bulletin No. 1
 From inception, AWS was organized into
committees for writing standards
 Its first standard, “Standard Tests for
Welds” was Bulletin No. 1 (1921)
 Today, AWS has more than 170 ANSI-
approved documents at some point in their
standards cycle, requiring the know-how &
work of 1,500 volunteers
Consensus Building
AWS’ unique value to industry is that
it is an unbiased forum
for the exchange, consideration and
discussion of ideas
and proposals
The Flagship Standard
 D1.1 has had a 74-yr
evolution, keeping pace
with the design,
inspection and
workmanship
requirements for safe,
modern structures
 D1.1:2002 Now
Available
Fabricators Discover D1
 A comparison between 1986 users of D1.1
Structural Welding Code—Steel and 1996 users,
showed a 25% increase in use by fabricators — a
growing trend among the QA/QC minded
 Sister standard, D1.2-97 Structural Welding
Code — Aluminum has been revised
 All AWS standards are integrating SI and U.S.
Customary measurements
If You’re Good Enough Part 1
 AWS certification program launched in 1976
with Certified Welding Inspector
 36,000 professionals worldwide have been
certified to AWS QC1 Standard for AWS
Certification of Welding Inspectors
 Reciprocity exists between U.S. and select
programs of other countries
 Certified members receive Inspection Trends
magazine
You’re Good Enough Part 2
 AWS Welding Engineer
 Senior CWI
 Customized welder certification
The Soul of the Profession
 Welding for Communities -
AWS’ national public service
campaign launched 5 years
ago
 Wins recognition from
American Society of Ass’n
Executives in 1997
April 6-12, 2003
To Recognize Excellence
AWS Extraordinary Welding
Awards
 Historical Welded Structures
 Outstanding Development in
Welded Fabrication
To Recognize Excellence
 Recent Historical Welded
Structures and Outstanding
Development in Welded
Fabrication Award Recipients
include
 The Rock and Roll Hall of Fame
 USS Cavalla
 The Pentagon
 Trans-Alaska Pipeline System
 USS Wisconsin
Rock &
Roll
Hall of
Fame
AWS Online
 50,000 user sessions
monthly on http://www.aws.org
 Search back issues of
Welding Journal
 AWS JobFind
 Buy at the E-Store
 Secured electronic
transactions
 Free hyperlinks for
Sustaining Members
 Free Section website
service
 Online Buyer’s Guide
Membership Growth
0
10000
20000
30000
40000
50000
60000
1929 1944 1969 1980 1992 1997 2000
Who are we?
com pany offi
cer
16%
m anager,di
rector
13%
4%
4%
6%
7%
10%
10%
engi
neer,
desi
gner,
i
nspector
30%
The Intangible
 Membership means “I’m professional”
 I’m one of the nearly 50,000 engineers,
educators, researchers, welders, inspectors,
execs, and sales associates from all over the
world who’ve joined AWS
 My society is the largest organization in the
world dedicated to the science and technology
of welding
 Don’t miss the best & largest
fabrication show in the world April 8-10,
2003, in Detroit, Michigan
 Cobo Hall
 800 exhibitors from over 60 countries
 Technical talks from basics to R&D
 Make the right contacts
 Apply your networking skills
The mission of the American Welding
Society is to provide quality products and
services to our members and the industry,
which will advance the science, technology
and application of materials-joining
throughout the world.
“Thank you”

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000405.ppt

  • 1.
  • 2. This is AWS American Welding Society a visit with the world’s premier organization dedicated to welding and allied joining processes
  • 3. AWS: Beginning at the Beginning  Welding gives outstanding performance in readying WWI war and transport ships for U.S. Emergency Fleet Corp.  Post war sees merging of Emergency Fleet Corp. and Nat’l Welding Council into new society  Its research arm evolves into today’s Welding Research Council
  • 4. A Rose by Any Other Name  Society’s publication is titled the Welding Journal in 1940  Welding Journal offers peer review, feature articles, late- breaking news, book and product reviews, and advertising on cutting edge products  Its 60+ awards include the Editorial Excellence Award from Folio magazine
  • 5. Strength Through Sections  First Section was Philadelphia, chartered in May 27, 1920  Today, there are 22 Districts housing over 170 Sections including 19 overseas: Manama, Bahrain; Regensburg, Germany; Kingston, Jamaica; Manchester, England; Panama City, Panama; Lima, Peru; Helsingor, Denmark; Taipei, Taiwan; Port of Spain, Trinidad; Caracas, Venezuela; TelAviv, Israel; and Chennai, India
  • 6. The AWS Welding Show  The AWS Welding attracts thousands of professionals from all over the world , along with the Who’s Who of sister associations staging their special events from this annual AWS gathering which has assumed truly global status  The AWS Welding Show is the only annual Vertical Market Welding Exposition in the United States
  • 7. Bulletin No. 1  From inception, AWS was organized into committees for writing standards  Its first standard, “Standard Tests for Welds” was Bulletin No. 1 (1921)  Today, AWS has more than 170 ANSI- approved documents at some point in their standards cycle, requiring the know-how & work of 1,500 volunteers
  • 8. Consensus Building AWS’ unique value to industry is that it is an unbiased forum for the exchange, consideration and discussion of ideas and proposals
  • 9. The Flagship Standard  D1.1 has had a 74-yr evolution, keeping pace with the design, inspection and workmanship requirements for safe, modern structures  D1.1:2002 Now Available
  • 10. Fabricators Discover D1  A comparison between 1986 users of D1.1 Structural Welding Code—Steel and 1996 users, showed a 25% increase in use by fabricators — a growing trend among the QA/QC minded  Sister standard, D1.2-97 Structural Welding Code — Aluminum has been revised  All AWS standards are integrating SI and U.S. Customary measurements
  • 11. If You’re Good Enough Part 1  AWS certification program launched in 1976 with Certified Welding Inspector  36,000 professionals worldwide have been certified to AWS QC1 Standard for AWS Certification of Welding Inspectors  Reciprocity exists between U.S. and select programs of other countries  Certified members receive Inspection Trends magazine
  • 12. You’re Good Enough Part 2  AWS Welding Engineer  Senior CWI  Customized welder certification
  • 13. The Soul of the Profession  Welding for Communities - AWS’ national public service campaign launched 5 years ago  Wins recognition from American Society of Ass’n Executives in 1997 April 6-12, 2003
  • 14. To Recognize Excellence AWS Extraordinary Welding Awards  Historical Welded Structures  Outstanding Development in Welded Fabrication
  • 15. To Recognize Excellence  Recent Historical Welded Structures and Outstanding Development in Welded Fabrication Award Recipients include  The Rock and Roll Hall of Fame  USS Cavalla  The Pentagon  Trans-Alaska Pipeline System  USS Wisconsin Rock & Roll Hall of Fame
  • 16. AWS Online  50,000 user sessions monthly on http://www.aws.org  Search back issues of Welding Journal  AWS JobFind  Buy at the E-Store  Secured electronic transactions  Free hyperlinks for Sustaining Members  Free Section website service  Online Buyer’s Guide
  • 18. Who are we? com pany offi cer 16% m anager,di rector 13% 4% 4% 6% 7% 10% 10% engi neer, desi gner, i nspector 30%
  • 19. The Intangible  Membership means “I’m professional”  I’m one of the nearly 50,000 engineers, educators, researchers, welders, inspectors, execs, and sales associates from all over the world who’ve joined AWS  My society is the largest organization in the world dedicated to the science and technology of welding
  • 20.  Don’t miss the best & largest fabrication show in the world April 8-10, 2003, in Detroit, Michigan  Cobo Hall  800 exhibitors from over 60 countries  Technical talks from basics to R&D  Make the right contacts  Apply your networking skills
  • 21. The mission of the American Welding Society is to provide quality products and services to our members and the industry, which will advance the science, technology and application of materials-joining throughout the world. “Thank you”