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Welding Thunder Expo 2013 Schedule of Events October 25

th and October 26

th

(Early Arrival Thursday October 24th

After 4:00 P.M.)

Friday October 25th

7:00 A.M. Friday

October 25th

Fabrication Teams

and Presenters

Arrive to Set up

Fab Teams can

arrive early and

drop equipment at

the Verde Valley

Fair Grounds

Thursday October

24th after 4:00

P.M. Call Andrew

Lamer event

coordinator.

Registered

participants can

arrive early to help

set up.

8:00 A.M.

Registration Opens

Participants. Welder

& Student late

registration, sign in

and receive wrist

band and print

program

Lincoln Electric VRTEX® 360

Simulator Welding Contest

Friday and Saturday. Based on

VRTEX® 360 Availability

8:30 A.M. Official

Welcome and Start

Up

“Thunder Roar”

AWS District 21

Director and AWS

Arizona & San

Diego Section

Chairs and Mingus

High School

SkillsUSA Student

Chapter President

will welcome

students and

welders.

Expo &

Demonstrations will

be throughout the

day.

Safety briefing and

review of day’s events

9:00 A.M. Expo and

workshops begin.

Welding Fabrication

Contest Runs from

9:00 A.M. to 5:00

P.M.

9:00 A.M. to 12:00

P.M.

Expo Broco-Rankin

Industries, ESAB,

Lincoln Electric,

Miller Electric,

Victor Specialties,

Stoody, Welding

Inspection

12:00 A.M. to 12:30

P.M.

Lunch on your

own.

Teams will take

lunch when they

want so that they

can fabricate for the

full time.

5:00 P.M. All welding stops.

Expo and Team

Fab Teams secure

equipment for the

2

participants must

secure equipment

for the day.

day and clean up

area.

7:00 P.M. to 9:00

P.M.

Dinner and

Entertainment at the

Verde Valley Fair

Grounds.

Welding Thunder Expo 2013 Schedule of Events October 25th

and October 26th

Saturday October 26th

7:00 A.M. to 11:00

A.M.

Fabrication Teams

will weld their secret

components to

project.

All welding must be

completed by 11:00

A.M. Teams will

clean up area, season

grills and prepare

their lunch.

Teams will have

from 11:00 to 1:00

P.M. to clean up

area, cook and serve

a sample of their Bar

B Que lunch to the

judges

1:30 P.M. Awards:

Welding Thunder

Team Winners

All winners will be

announced at 1:30

P.M. or as soon as

the judges are ready.

Lincoln Electric VRTEX® 360

Simulator Welding Contest awards