CWA, ASM,ASME,NACE and SME members $300Non-members $350

Earlybird Discount (ends May 15) $50Students $50

TOOLS FOR QUALITY, PRODUCTIVITY, ANDECONOMICS OF WELDING

Register at: www.ccwj.ca

Earn 0.4 CEU credits OR 4h professional development credits

University of Alberta June 14, 2018 | 8:00 am to 5:00 pm

9211 116 Street NW8-207 Donadeo ICE Building

Edmonton

Tools for Quality, Productivity, and Economics of Welding 2018 CCWJ Annual Seminar Practical Tool for Developing Welding Procedures Patricio Mendez (Canadian Center for Welding and Joining, UofA) Thispresentationwilldiscusspractical tools thatcanbeusedtodevelopweldingproceduresat theconceptual stage. Youwill learn howwe can predict key practical factors related to the quality ofweldmentssuchascoolingrate,sizeofheataffectedzone(HAZ),aswellastheresultinghardnessonthebasisofafewcharacteristicvaluesassociatedwithweldingthermalprocesses.Eventhoughtheyarebasedonfundamentalphysics,thesesimplecalculationscanbedoneonahandheldcalculatorinafewminutes,andwewilldemonstratehowgoodtheaccuracyoftheobtainedresultsarebycomparingthemtoexperimentalmeasurements.Prof.PatricioF.MendezistheinauguralWeldco/IndustryChairinWeldingandJoining,aswellastheDirector of the Canadian Centre forWelding and Joining. Patricio holds Ph.D. andM.S. degrees inMaterials Engineering from theMassachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT), and aMechanical Engineering degree from theUniversityofBuenosAires (Argentina).Hisareasof researchand teaching focusonweldingandmaterialsprocessesand theirmathematicalmodeling includingheat transfer, fluid flow,phase transformations,and their simultaneous interactions.Patricioenjoysridingandrepairingbicyclesandplayingpianoandelectricbass.Productivity and Economics of Automation in Pipeline Welding Paul Spielbauer (CRC Evans) Automationandmechanizationareplayinganeverincreasingroleinhelpingfabricatorsinallindustriestoimproveproductivitywhilemaintaininghighweldquality.Companieslookingtocapitalizeonthisrecenttrendwillfindthemselvesfacingthedifficultquestionofhowtodeterminetheoptimallevelofautomation(ifany)consideringtheoftencompetingfactorsofproductivityandeconomics.Thistalkpresentsacasestudyontheimplementationofweldingautomationinpipelineconstructionincludingananalysisofthevariousfactorsthathelpdeterminewhetherornottoimplementmechanizedweldingprocessesonagiven

project.Thispresentationwillalsoincludeanintroductionoftheconsiderationsandpotentialbenefitsforinspectionandqualityassurancewhenmovingtomechanizedweldingfromsemi-automatedormanualprocesses. PauliscurrentlytheGroupProductManager,Welding&PipelineforCRC-EvansPipelineInternationalwhereheisresponsibleformanagingtheproductlifecycleforthewelding&pipelineproductportfolio.Paulhasmorethan8yearsofexperienceindevelopmentandsupportofautomatedweldingprocessesandequipmentastheWeldingEngineeringManagerandSr.WeldingEngineerwithCRC-EvansAutomatedWeldingdivision.PaulearnedhisB.S.degreeinWeldingEngineeringTechnologyfromFerrisStateUniversityin2010.

Improving Production Efficiency with a Hybrid Additive Manufacturing Approach Gentry Wood (Apollo Machine & Welding Ltd, Apollo Laser Clad) Thispresentationwillintroduceahybridadditivemanufacturingapproachthathasbeendevelopedandsuccessfullyappliedfordimensionalrepairsofdownholetoolproductbylasercladdingtechnology,anindustrialadditivemanufacturingtechnology,tooptimizethemaximumlifetimeandreliabilityinharshenvironments.Theapproachcombinesbothadditiveandsubtractiveprocesspathsandhassignificantlyreducedtheoverallmanufacturingcostsandimprovedtheproductionefficiencyofmanyhigh-value,highperformancecomponents.Italsosubstantiallyimprovestheenvironmentalimpactbyreusingcomponentswithminimaldamage and reducing the typical energy consumption associated with recycling and remanufacturing. The presentation willdemonstratethe impactofthisapproachbycomparingcasestudiesofthetraditionalmanufacturingprocessesandthehybridmanufacturingmethod.

Gentry Wood is a graduate from the Canadian Centre for Welding and Joining (CCWJ) where hecompletedhisPhDinmodellingofthegeometryoflasercladbeads.HehasbeenassociatedwithApollosincethesummerof2011whereheworkedasametallurgicalintern.Hehas4firstauthorpeerreviewedpublications,2co-authoredpublications,and10nationalandinternationalconferencepresentations.Gentryisactivelyinvolvedintheweldingcommunityandtechnicalsocieties.HeisanexpertdelegateoftheCanadianCommissionoftheInternationalInstituteofWelding(CCIIW)inCommissionIVonPowerBeamProcesses,amemberoftheAmericanWeldingSociety(AWS)TechnicalPapersCommittee,ViceChair for theCanadianWeldingAssociation (CWA)NationalAdvisoryCouncil,andhe is thePublicityChairforthelocalEdmontonCWAChapter.Economics and Quality Considerations of Welding Equipment Robert Ritchot (Lincoln Electric)

Inthispresentationyouwillreceiveanoverviewofeconomicsandqualityconsiderationsofweldingequipmentandlearnhow“smart”weldingequipmentisgoingtochangetheconventionalwaywelookatthingsintraditionalweldingprocesses.Wewilllookatthebalancebetweenqualityandproductivity,especiallyhowimprovingtheweldingenvironmentcancontributetohigh-productivityweldingprocessesandreducetheoveralloperationcosts.Wewillalsocoverthevitalroleofroboticsinthefutureofweldinginmanyapplicationsandhowitcanlowercostsforproduction,labor,materials,andreducesafetyriskswhileensuringconsistentquality.Specialattentionwillbegiventostrategiesandapproachestoincreasetheproductivityofmanualweldingthatcanmakehumanweldersmorecompetitivewithrobotics.

RobRitchot istheDistrictManageratLincolnElectricfortheMidwestregioninCanada.Productivitysolutions including robotics and new developments in consumables and waveforms have been ofparticularinterest.RobgraduatedfromUniversityofManitobawithaBScofEngineering(AE)in1987andhasworkedatLincolnElectricforthepast30years.Weldingcostreductionsolutionswasafocusandinternalsoftwarewascreatedtobetterunderstandthedynamicsofcostsinashopsituation.Recentinitiatives have been focused on improving the welding environment using today’s latesttechnologies.Robspentsome20yearsinvolvedinWIC/CWAWinnipegChapterexecutiveperformingjust about every position. Activities enjoyed are fishing, camping, snowmobiling and of course theweldingindustry.

The Life Cycle of a Weld: Expanding the Definition of Welding Management Luke Ludwig (Enbridge Inc.) With advancements in materials, design capabilities and construction techniques, the historical definitions of WeldingManagementaredueforanupdate.Lukewillpresenthisthoughtsonhowtoexpandthedefinitionofweldingmanagementforfabricationandconstructionweldingprojectsincludingtheadoptionofnewtoolsduringtheplanningphasesofaweldingproject.Luke has over 25 years of experience spanning the entire breadth of the welding fabrication andconstructionindustry,fromhisstartasanABSAB-PressureJourneymanwelder,tohiscurrentroleasSr.WeldingSpecialistatEnbridgePipelines.AtEnbridge,Lukeoperatesasaninternalweldingconsultantresponsible formanaging the company'swelding specifications and developing joining programs forpipeline construction projects. Luke earned his Welding Engineering Technology diploma from theSouthernAlbertaInstituteofTechnology(SAIT),andholdsaB.S.degreeinMaterialsEngineeringfromtheUniversityofAlberta.HecurrentlyvolunteerswithindustrycommitteesincludingCanadianStandardsAssociation(CSA),AmericanPetroleumInstitute(API),CanadianEnergyPipelinesAssociation(CEPA)andtheAmericanWeldingSociety(AWS)AlbertaSection.LukeisalsoanindependentWeldingConsultantandEngineeringSpecialistforLMLWeldingConsultingLtd.