Meet Alec Rees
Alec is a first-year Metal Fabrication Technology student at Pennsylvania College of Technology in Williamsport, Pennsylvania. He has had a passion for working with his hands since he was young and loved seeing projects through from start to finish. Alec knows that manufacturing and fabricating offers endless personal and professional opportunities, and he is confident that he can achieve greatness through his hard work, dedication, and pride as he enters his trade.
Meet Abby Frisk
Abby is an Industrial Welding Technology student at Fox Valley Technical College in Oshkosh, Wisconsin. Growing up on her family’s dairy farm and watching her family weld, Abby decided to pursue welding in high school and her passion for the trade has only continued to grow. Her love for welding has led her to become very involved with the American Welding Society and her local Fox Valley AWS chapter, and she is committed to creating a career where she can work in the aerospace field and eventually become a certified welding inspector.
A Day in the Life of a Mechanical Engineer
Have you always loved building things? Maybe there’s nothing that feels quite as rewarding as solving a tough mechanical problem. If so, becoming a mechanical
How to Become a Rigger
There are more than 7 million construction workers in the United States alone. That means there’s a ton of opportunity in this industry – opportunities that you could benefit from if you decide to enter it. If you’re interested in getting into construction, then you might want to look into becoming a rigger. This is a specialized career that can be highly rewarding if it’s a good fit for you.