Fabricating the Enterprise’s Newest Successor

The U.S. Navy’s latest aircraft carrier boasts tons of steel, various welding processes, and an Olympic connection

Reprinted with permission: The AWS Welding Journal

On August 27, 2022, Olympic gold medalist Katie Ledecky gave the command to Big Blue crane operator Charlie Holloway to lower the Enterprise (CVN 80) ceremonial keel unit into dry dock number 12 at Newport News Shipbuilding (NNS), Newport News, Va., a division of HII.

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FABTECH 2022 Welcomes Nearly 30K at Atlanta Event

2022 event saw increases in attendance, exhibitors and show floor size

ATLANTA (NOVEMBER 30, 2022)FABTECH 2022, North America’s largest metal forming, fabricating, welding and finishing event, made its return to Atlanta and welcomed attendees from around the world for three days of groundbreaking innovations, inspiring keynote presentations, and solution-based education sessions for the global metal fabrication community.

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How Advancements in Automation Can Alleviate the Talent Shortage

Of all the challenges plaguing manufacturers in recent years, none loom larger than the talent shortage. According to the Deloitte 2022 Manufacturing Industry Outlook, record numbers of unskilled jobs are likely to limit productivity and growth through the end of the year — a perhaps unsurprising statistic for anyone who saw last year’s predicted shortfall of 2.1 million skilled labor jobs by 2023.

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