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1 CHAIRMAN’S MESSAGE
1 ELECTION RESULTS
1 DAYS GONE BY...
3 MAY HOTLINE
5 AS SEEN BY A WELDINGENGINEER: A WELDINGMEMORY
9 PATRONS
10 COMMITTEE CHAIRS
13 EXCELLENCE IN WELDINGAWARDS APPLICATION
13 COMING EVENTS
14 SMWC SAVE THE DATEWITH REGISTRATION LINKS
May 2020
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The AWS Detroit Section2019/2020 season iscoming to an end. Because
of the Covid-19 virus, we had to cancelseveral meetings and events. For the firsttime in the history of the Detroit Sectionwe had to postpone the annual Ladies’Night gala. It has devastated almost everybusiness and changed the way we live. Weare a resilient country and we will bounceback from this virus and be stronger thanever. My Chairmanship is ending, and Iwould like to thank our District 11
Chairman, Philip Temple, and the mem -bers for making my term a rewardingexperience. Thanks to the Executive Com -mittee and volunteers for sacrificing theirtime away from their families to make thewelding industry a better choice for futuregenerations. I want to especially thankour incoming Chairman John Pippin, andour Secretary Dan Wellman for their helpand guidance throughout the year. TheDetroit section is one of the most activeSections in the world and we support morestudents who are pursuing a welding carrierthan any other Section.God bless you and your families and staysafe.
Chairman’s MessageJohn McKenzie
Section ChairmanJohn Pippin, Jr.
1st Vice ChairEric Lichtfusz
2nd Vice ChairMark Gugel
1st Assistant to the ChairDonnie Crist
2nd Assistant to the ChairRussell Webster
Member-At-Large - 5Steve GucciardoRobert WatsonJames TorresKenny MartzBrady LaFrinere
ElectionResults
Photographed here, Tom Sparschu getting the gavel from Glen Knight for the 1992 season.
Jim Mitchell was a major contributor to the Detroit Section activities andthe AWS Detroit Archives would like to provide Jim’s family with a set ofabout 15 negatives where he is being honored at a retirement party inthe mid-nineties. Readers are encouraged to email Bruce [email protected] with contact information so these items can beproperly distributed.
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This is a friendly reminder to please submit“Hotline” articles for the AWS DetroitSection’s E-Bulletin. If you have any articlesthat you would like to get into the eBulletinplease email them to [email protected] no later than 3p on the15th of the month, for inclusion in the nextpublication. Please submit them in MicrosoftWord format and feel free to include photos.
As a reminder, the “Hotline” section isdevoted to topics that are general interestitems for members of the Detroit Section.General interest items can include jobopenings, jobs wanted, personnel changes,announcements of special meetings, events,educational opportunities, seminars,obituaries and any other items that mayinterest the members of the Detroit Section.
2020 Welder TrainingScholarship UpdateThe Welder Training Scholarship is forstudents in certificate training programsup to two years in length. Each Districthas 25-$1,000 scholarships to award, fiveof which must go to high school seniors.Applications are accepted January-November and selections are made bythe District on a rolling basis.
AWS Distinguished MemberRecognitionThe AWS Distinguished Member RecognitionProgram was created by the AWS Boardof Directors to recognize outstandingservice and commitment of AWS Membersto their Society and the welding industry.This distinction honors those who havemade major contributions at the local andnational levels, participated in AWS educationofferings, and sponsored new AWS Members.
To be eligible, you must earn 35 pointsfrom at least three of the following fourcategories: National AWS Leadership, LocalAWS Leadership, Professional Development,and AWS Membership Recruitment.Individuals who achieve this status receivean AWS Distinguished Member Certificateand get recognition in the Welding Journal,as well as in the AWS Awards Directory.
Application is available online athttps://www.aws.org/membership/Individualunder the Distinguished Mem -
ber Recognition heading, or you can requestapplication from Nici Banks by email [email protected] or call 800-443-9353x270.
Educator Resources atwww.CareersinWelding.comAs states have elected to close schools andhave mandated a transition to virtual classes,welding educators face a significant andunique challenge. How can they train theirstudents on tactile topics from a distance?AWS has compiled a list of resources tohelp educators continue to offer qualitymaterials to their students.
AWS Announces NewExecutive Director & CEO:Gary Konarska II
The American Welding Society’s(AWS) Board of Directors haveannounced that Gary KonarskaII is named the organization’snew Executive Director andChief Executive Officer (CEO),effective April 6, 2020. Konarska
succeeds Ray Shook, who held the positionfor 15 years and has agreed to remain asExecutive Director Emeritus for an interimperiod to ensure a seamless and successfultransition.
“We are very excited to welcome Gary tothe American Welding Society taking onthe role of Executive Director and CEO.Gary brings an exceptional combinationof industry knowledge, energy, and provenleadership that make him the ideal leaderfor AWS. We’re confident that Gary willcontinue to advance the AWS mission andstrive to connect welding communitiesaround the world,” said AWS President,Robert W. Roth.
High School WeldingCompetitionINSTRUCTORS: Due to the K-12 face-to-face school closure set forth by the Governor,we will unfortunately have to cancel thisyear’s high school welding competitionthat was scheduled for Friday, May 15th.This pandemic has impacted us all andhope you can find ways to stay safe andhealthy during this unprecedented time.Also, please remind your students that ifthey intend on pursuing post-secondaryeducation in welding, to visit the DetroitSection’s website and the National AWS
website for scholarship opportunities forany future endeavors. There are manydifferent scholarships available to helpsupport our up-and-coming welder workforceat these Scholarship links:
• Detroit Section AWS scholarships:www.awsdetroit.org/scholarships.html
• National AWS scholarships:aws.org/foundation/page/scholarships
Thank you in advance for your understand -ing: Glenn Kay, CWI/CWE; AWS - DetroitSection; High School Welding CompetitionChair; Email: [email protected]
The OSU College ofEngineering and WeldingEngineering department is now offering a two-day training programon Resistance Spot Welding at The OhioState University June 23-24, 2020. Thecourse provides participants with a thoroughunderstanding of the Resistance SpotWelding process, with a focus on its usein the automotive industry. The trainingprogram combines lectures coveringfundamental concepts with many hands-on lab sessions using a modern DC ResistanceSpot Welding machine. Included with thecourse is a book authored by the twocourse instructors titled “Resistance SpotWelding: Fundamentals and Applicationsfor the Automotive Industry.” The price is$1145 per person with early registrationand participant will earn CEU credits. Toregister or learn more, visit:https://go.osu.edu/RSW
May Hotline
Tom Sparschu’s wife of 61years, Marcy, passed away April20th from complications withthe Covid-19 virus. Tom hasbeen an active member of theDetroit Section for many years,
and a past Chairman. Always inattendance at many of our
events and social gatherings,Marcy and Tom were alwaysinvolved, and you could look
forward to a good conversation.We send our condolences to
Tom and his family and hopeMarcy is resting in peace.
Marcy Sparschu
USS Pittsburgh (SSN-720)
Away We Go!The USS Pittsburgh and I did not
meet until two months before herlaunch when I walked into theshipyard they called Electric Boat andreported for duty in October 1984. Bythis time she looked very much like areal submarine, at least as much asone can look when sitting on ‘theways’ (short for slipway). The shipyardis not where a vessel looks it best -sort of like someone in the hospital.One need to only look at the largenumber of wires, cables and hosesrunning into and out of her to seethat this was hopefully, just like forany patient, a temporary condition.
The one lasting impression I had,the first time I saw her, was how muchof the vessel would actually be belowthe surface of the water. It makes sensethat some portion of the vessel mustbe below the surface in order for it tofloat; the amount of water displacedequivalent to its own weight. Thisvalue can be calculated and istypically expressed in units of tonsfor vessels the size of a submarine.For the record, the Pittsburgh came
in at about 6000 tons while on thesurface. For context, a WWII Gato-class sub clocked in at a svelte 1500tons, while the current Ohio-classballistic sub is a more robust 16,000tons. On the other end of the spectrumthe Navy’s latest Ford-class carrierdisplaces over 100,000 tons and thelargest pleasure cruise ships weigh-in at more than 220,000 tons - a factthat blows my mind, but I digress…
The physical phenomenon of float -ing in the water is well understood.We have even given it a name:buoyancy, but it really is a densityissue. If the object in question has anaverage density less than the water,it will float (a sub with its ballast tanksempty). Once the density of the objectbecomes greater than the water, itwill sink (a sub with its ballast tanksflooded). Make no mistake, the actualdiving and surfacing process is mucheasier said than done as there aremany significant factors and varyingnuances to consider. All that beingsaid, it is still a good representationof the basic method by which a subdives under the water and rises to thesurface - either its ballast tanks are
full of water, or they arenot. But, the Pittsburgh didfloat. And how do I knowthis? Because I was onboard the first time she gother feet wet.
The process oflaunching a vessel for thefirst time can take manyforms. The largest onesare built in a dry dock andthen water added until itfloats off the blocks. Amethodical procedure
(another way of saying slow) isrequired due to their size. Otherapproaches have the vessel built ona ramp-like structure, ar rang ed eitherparallel or perpendicular to the shoreline; from these type of facilities thevessel slides down to the water untilit floats by itself. For the record, thismethodology has the possibility for abit more excitement. As is typical forboats of her era, the Pittsburgh wasbuilt with her stern to the water. Andthat is how she entered her naturalenvironment for the first time, with awhole host of folks on board, includingyours truly.
I could try to describe the vibrantsun and crisp December airenveloping us that morning; andmaybe the stiff breeze that wasmaking it feel even colder. I mighttry to depict how the entire boat was,for the first time, completelyunencumbered, not a line or cable tobe seen; perched, almost precariously,upon the ramp we called ‘the ways’leading to the water’s edge - ready forits initial big step. Or perhaps en -deavor to convey the unnatural feelingof the boat starting to move, ratherrapidly I might add, after hearing amuted thud, as something wasknocked free (after she was christenedand the champagne bottle was brokenby the ship’s sponsor, Dr. CarolynSawyer, of course). But a picture isworth a thousand words, and in somecases, a video is better. Oh what aride it was!
Launch of USS Pittsburgh (SSN-720)- Skip to the 28:00 minute mark forthe good stuff!https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KjUsrDf-G-k
– A Welding Memory
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As Seen By A Welding EngineerBy Donald F. Maatz, Jr.
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Out to the FleetOnce all the pomp and circum -
stance was over, it was time to get toback to work. And for a vessel suchas the USS Pittsburgh, that meansheading out to sea. However, for thatto happen, there were just a fewprerequisites done. As one canimagine, before they let you out onyour own (especially in an object thatrepresents approximately $1-billiontaxpayer dollars) one needs to proveyou had the capability of headingout and safely coming back. Thinkof a teenager and car keys - the firsttime behind the wheel is not a soloendeavor. To that end there weremany tests ran, drills conducted,training sessions presented, sea trialsperformed, and whole-boat certifi -cations accomplished. The litany ofitems completed, and the number ofinterested parties that watched themdone (not to mention the requiredhours) was long. A very partial listfrom that period of my life wouldinclude words that only make senseto a sub-sailor: NAVSEA, ORSE, NR,COMSUBLANT, and many others.
After a while in the Navy, one tendsto think only in acronyms. But onceagain, I digress…
The balance of my time on thePittsburgh consisted of seeing anddoing more things than I couldpossibly name (or remember); therewere ports of call in the Caribbean,Mediterranean, and the UK; becominga ‘Blue Nose’ when we ventured abovethe Arctic Circle; running more drillsthan it would be possible to recount;finally being qualified for every M-Division watch station; squeezing ina workout when time permitted (push-ups between the mains, or a stationarybicycle in Shaft Alley); and operatingthe engine room in every conditionimaginable. What sort of conditions
am I talking about? How about everyso often being on the surface (or near,who knows - no windows on a sub)and rolling back and forth like a cork,sometimes as much as 45˚; being inwater cold enough you thought youcould see your breath back in lowerlevel; or going through an extendedshutdown and working between themains when the temperature wasnorth of 125˚ (as compared to anormal and sedate 100˚). But it allbecame part of what you did to getthe job done. Oh, to be young again…
I actually did need to break out thewelder a few times, with the mostcommon reason being the need formy annual qualification. In oneinstance we
As Seen By AWelding Engineercontinued from pg 5
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Don,
Great story ! I salute you. In Navy terms “WellDone !”
I can appreciate your story may be more thanothers because I too welded on Subs but notdirectly. In the years of 1963 -1967 I worked atMiddlesex Welding in Somerville, Mass. Not farfrom Quincy, Mass. where General Dynamics builtSubs. Most of our work was building “Very SpecialTubes” made out of Titanium, Hastalloy, Invar,and many different Stainless Steels along withother special parts of Magnesium, Aluminum,Copper and Tool steels. I qualified on GTAW,SMAW. Plasma Needle Arc and Atomic Hydrogenwelding. (OXY ACETY Too)
I was qualified by the Air Force, Navy and AWSASME and other agencies but I never saw thepaperwork. It was kept in the office. Every nowand then the boss would bring me parts to weldunder the supervision of an inspector. He wouldtake the finished weldments and a month laterthe boss would say that I passed and life wouldgo on. (With NO raise in pay.)
The tubes were specifically designed to work ina particular environment and load. Diameter andWall Thickness varied all over the map. Wallthickness varied from 1/16 " to 3" while OD couldbe from 1" to 6" from 6" long to 5 Ft. We wouldstart with plate, roll it and then I would seamweld it with GTAW by hand and then send it onto be finished by metal working to get the desiredfinal dimensions. I was one of the two top weldersin the shop. The rest of the workers were set-upmen and fabricators that bent ,cut and finishedproduct.
Several times in my work we would get materialfrom the shipyard and not told what it was. I wasgiven the Filler Metal to use and had a guardmonitor me through the entire job to make sureit was done to spec. (Cleaning, Preheat andInterpass Temp). One time I did a job that hadtwo guards watching me and two guards watchingthem who also stayed in the shop overnight tobe with the part.
We also did lots of work for the research groupof M. I. T. Lincoln Labs that had similar requirements.I got $3.85 per hour which was enough for meto pay for my room and board and get me throughcollege. I made most of my money installing pipingsystems for transmitting Hydrogen (Liquid andGas) through Invar tubing. many jobs were off
site (New Hampshire, etc.) where I wouldwork for a week or more (7 days a week)at a time, 16 hours / day at 1 1/2 --3times pay including extra bonus pay. Lotsof joints and “buckets” of money!
My brother -in -law worked at TheQuincy Yard as a N. D. T. technicianinspecting all the welds with X-Ray, Etc.
Again, your article was a joy to readand brought back lots of memories.
Yours very truly, Carl Occhialini
As Seen By A Welding Engineercontinued from pg 6
needed to remove and reattach abracket to access equipmentrequiring service. The only highlightfrom my single actual ‘repair’ weld(a small support pin on an air dryer)was that I needed to craft a weldhood out of duct tape to get in farenough to see what I was doing.That was it. The good folks at ElectricBoat built us a good one.
All Good Things…Add it all up and in the four years
I was on board the USS Pittsburgh,I spent, as close as I could figure,about 19 months under the water.This number often makes folks lookat me a bit askance. But all goodthings must come to an end - bothmy time on board her, and for thePittsburgh herself.
The real story of the USSPittsburgh is of the fine folks thatserved aboard her. They did theordinary in an extraordinary way.So while the physical entity thatmakes up the USS Pittsburgh (SSN-720) is no more, the stories,memories and feelings are still there– and that is what really isimportant. To say I am proud tohave been a very small part of thatlegacy is a vast understatement.
The video of the De-Commissioning Ceremony for theUSS Pittsburgh (SSN-720) can befound on the Sub Group 9 Facebookpage. As one would expect, it was a
formal, moving and solemn eventpunctuated by more than a few oflaughs - a magnificent job by thewhole Sub Group 9 team. Also, aspecial shout-out to the CO of thePittsburgh, CDR Jason Deichler, andhis entire crew. They were more thangracious hosts throughout, andmade the trip both memorable andenjoyable. Finally, if you attended,or watched the ceremony, the sharp-eared among you might notice Ilifted a few comments from CDRDeichler’s remarks - thank you forthe great and wonderful words, sir.I did not even want to attempt tosay it better myself.
www.facebook.com/SubGru9/videos/vb.105052617402/596243911160928/?type=2&theater
Donald F. Maatz, Jr. is with R&E EngineeringServices and serves in the capacity ofLaboratory Manager. He is past-chairmanof the AWS-Detroit Section, serves on theD8D and D8.9 Automotive WeldingCommittees, is an advisor to the C1Resistance Welding Committee, is an AWSendorsed CWI and vice-chairman of theCertified Resistance Welding Technicianworking group, and an instructor for theRWMA School. He is a graduate of OhioState with a BS in Welding Engineering.He also spent six (6) years in the US Navyand at the completion of his enlistmentwas a Machinist Mate 1st Class, SubmarineQualified (MM1/SS) and a Plank Owner ofthe USS Pittsburgh (SSN-720). Send yourcomments or questions to Don [email protected].
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