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MARCH 2012

INDUSTRY SPOTLIGHT

Boy Scouts of America Releases Welding Merit Badge

The Boy Scouts of America and the American Welding Society have partnered to present Scouts the opportunity to earn a Welding merit badge for the first time in the Scouts' 100-year history. A member of the AWS who wanted to share his love of welding with his grandsons sparked the idea for the badge.

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Texas School Doubles Welding Lab Capacity to Meet Industry Need

Thanks to a Texas State Energy Conservation Office grant, Tarrant Community College in Ft. Worth has doubled its welding lab size and focused on the future of pipe welding with 16 new Miller PipeWorx™ machines. Students at Tarrant now receive the hands-on pipe welding experience they need to meet the growing industry demand for trained welders.

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CLASSROOM RESOURCES

Welding Resources: Aluminum Experts

Any practical education in today's welding environment includes aluminum welding. Students have the opportunity not only to learn TIG welding with aluminum but also allow MIG welding of aluminum utilizing systems like the Alumafeed™ Synergic Aluminum Welding System. The Miller experts are just a click away to answer all of your aluminum TIG, MIG and filler metal questions.

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SAFETY FIRST

Weld Fume Management Solutions

Keeping the welding lab environment a safe one is always a priority for instructors and administrators. Each welding class setup is different, and calls for a variety of fume management answers to help protect welders. In this month's safety article, we examine environmental, source capture and PPE options for the classroom.

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OUTFITTING YOUR LAB

Wireless remote hand and foot controls

New wireless remote welding controls from Miller increase classroom productivity, improve safety through reduced clutter and fewer tripping hazards and eliminate cord failure and associated downtime/repair costs. The ability for multiple units to operate in close proximity makes Miller wireless remote controls the perfect solution for the welding lab.
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XMT® 450 CC/CV

AlumaPower 450 MPa

A powerful new Multiprocess welding power source that features 450 amps at 100 percent duty cycle and a maximum output of 600 amps. Improved arc control and proven Miller inverter technology make the XMT 450 CC/CV a powerful and versatile solution for the classroom and the ability to Stick, TIG, MIG, Pulsed MIG, Flux-Cored, and Air Carbon Arc Cutting and Gouging. The XMT 450 CC/CV, with its best-in-class amperage-per-dollar ratio, maintains all the benefits of Miller's line of XMT inverters, including a single selector switch, adjustable dig and inductance control, and primary voltage display.
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