The mother-daughter duo of Ginny Wendt-Vecchio and Jeanette Vecchio from Chicago Rolled Metal Products join The Fabricator Podcast to talk about the legacy behind their multigenerational family-owned business. They talk about operating the company through four generations in a Chicago's Brighton Park neighborhood, deciding the future of the business on a coin flip, and using a mix of old-school and modernized machines to bend and roll heavy metal. They also chat about some of CRMP's more notable projects, like Jay Pritzker Pavilion in Millennium Park, the Google Bay View Campus, State Farm Stadium in Phoenix, and the rebuilding of Saint Nicholas Greek Orthodox Church in NYC.
Jump to 08:07 to get to our talk with Ginny and Jeanette. At the top, the guys talk about their favorite NFL, NBA, MLB, and soccer stadiums. Email us at [email protected] with any comments, questions, or suggestions.
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Despite cool projects, available work is outpacing qualified tradespeople—largely due to an aging workforce.
Welding groups aren't recruiting women at the exclusion of men. Instead, they're reaching out to everyone—including a targeted push at women. "Any metal shop you talk to, they're desperate for good metal fabricators," said Scott Behr, owner of Total Metal Resource, based in Brooklyn, N.Y. Their work includes metal staircases and signage for the Colicchio & Sons restaurant and Chobani yogurt shop, both in Manhattan. Welding is fighting the notion that it's old-fashioned. Few younger people are choosing welding and related fields as careers. When 18- to 24-year-olds recently were asked what industry they preferred, manufacturing ranked fifth among seven industries. Technology came in first, with retail at seventh, according to the Manufacturing Institute in Washington, D.C. And while technology is ever-present in academics, schools have scaled back on shops and vocational training. The value of making something with your hands has taken a back seat to pursuing four-year degrees. "SINCE THERE'S A SHORTAGE OF SKILLED WORKERS AND THE PAY IS GOOD, WELDING IS A MARVELOUS OPPORTUNITY FOR YOUNG WOMEN."That’s now haunting manufacturing. Not only are welders older with few younger apprentices, key sectors like oil and gas, which require extensive pipe welding, is booming. Adding to the shortage in welders is reshoring—or the return of lost manufacturing to the U.S. that may require welding. The average American welder is 54-years-old, and about 45 percent of the workforce is in their 50s or older, said Monica Parr, corporate director of workforce development at the Miami-based American Welding Society. The U.S. economy includes more than 388,000 welding jobs. The welding society projects the need for 111,000 new welders in five years as industry needs grow and some workers retire. There are few women in the field: only 3 percent of U.S. professional welders are women. "Since there's a shortage of skilled workers and the pay is good, welding is a marvelous opportunity for young women," said Nancy Cole, last year's welding society president. Only the second female president in the group's 95-year history, Cole traveled to some 26 states and 13 countries in 2013 to stump for manufacturing and welding.
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Before we get too deep into welding stainless steel, if you read my web page on Welding Steel , you may remember that plain carbon steel is basically Iron and Carbon with small amounts of other stuff like manganese. Low Carbon Steel has .3 percent carbon. Not 3 percent but 0.3 percent or point 3 percent. That’s not much. For comparison sake, Cast iron has a full 3 percent and sometimes more. That’s why cast iron is such a pain to weld and also why low carbon steel is the easiest metal to weld… low carbon steel is also the cheapest metal to buy. Low Carbon Steel is what we use to learn to weld and low Carbon steel is what we compare all other metals to when we study metals. Why? Well it’s easier to understand stuff if we can compare it to something we already know and understand.
Well now its time to compare something else to carbon steel. Let’s compare stainless steel. Stainless steel comes in several different varieties. Most welding “noobs” are not aware of this fact. The stainless properties of stainless steels are primarily due to the presence of chromium in quantities greater than roughly 12 weight percent. stainless steels contain some combination of iron, chromium, and nickel as the main elements. Most stainless steels are mostly iron. If your are familiar with the term 18-8 stainless that was widely used in the advertisement of stainless steel cookware, the 18-8 signifies 18 percent chromium and 8 percent nickel with the remainder iron. One thing I have to mention about welding stainless steel is that the back side of the weld needs argon shielding just as much as the front. The photo of the aircraft engine stator being prepared for welding displays special tooling made for the purpose of shielding the back side of the weld. If the penetration side is not shielded with argon, it will "sugar" which is a slang word for oxidize. Granulation is another descriptive term that accurately describes what happens. A closeup photo of the granulated or sugared stainless steel weld reveals why sugared welds fail in service. There are deep pits and crevices that are bound to develop into cracks. #WeldingTip
Here are some examples of good and bad stick welds. You can notice they are all affected by either arc length, amperage, or travel speed. For those of you just getting started in welding, try our American Welding Online Fundamentals course. You can learn more and sign up here: http://bit.ly/1aFJ8R7 #WeldingTip
How long should your electrode extend from the tip of your contact tube while MIG welding? The image below can be a good guide for you welders out there. For those that want more help with your welding education, try the online courses at American Welding Online:http://bit.ly/JCW04j Do you want this to be your future job? Find underwater welding schools near you right on our website:http://bit.ly/1cuECvX Sara is a member of the Local 37 Ironworkers in Providence, Rhode Island. She tells us she is AWS Certified in SMAW and has been working for a company called HART Engineering. Keep up the good work, Sara! You can also be a Welder in the Spotlight. Just email a picture of yourself to [email protected]. |
Welding Technology ProgramThe Welding Technology program at Madison High school in Houston TX, prepares students for a variety of occupations in welding. Welding by gas and electricity (either arc or resistance) is a major part of this program. Methods used to fabricate and weld parts made of aluminum, steel, stainless steel and most other alloys are included in this program. Students prepare to take certification exams in welding and safety. This program offers an opportunity for certification from the American Welding Society Archives
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