I
n
2007, as the American Welding Society President (a volunteer position,) Mr.
Uttrachi gave the Keynote Speech in Technical Conferences in Peru, Denmark
and South Korea. (He also visited China, Japan, Croatia, France and
the UK as the AWS ambassador and gave 20 AWS Section talks in the USA!)
Several hundred
fabricators and welding researchers from around the world heard his
technical presentation regarding Optimizing MIG Shielding Gas Use,
Eliminating Waste and Improving Weld Start Quality. Although it
contained a bit more math than is presented on this site, the "Bottom Line"
is the same all over the world. They are wasting considerable
shielding gas and not getting weld start quality that is possible!
An interesting question was asked at
one conference. Click to see what is was and the answer!
In
July of 2005 he presented a summary of a technical paper entitled "Gas
Waste and Weld Start Quality Issues in Common GMAW Shielding Gas Delivery
Systems and Suggested Solution," for the International Institute of Welding
(IIW) at their 58th Annual Assembly and International Conference held in
Prague, Czech Republic. The paper was published in their proceedings.
The photo left shows him presenting a summary in IIW Commission XII.
