The Tube & Pipe Journal - September 2009

FMA CERTIFIED
EDUCATION CENTERS

The Fabricators & Manufacturers Association’s Certified Education Center program forms alliances with institutions such as universities, community colleges, and private companies for the express purpose of providing local venuesfor specialized education and training for the metal forming and fabricating industry.

British Columbia Institute of Technology

Burnaby, BC, Canada www.bcit.ca

College of the Canyons

Santa Clarita, Calif. www.coc.cc.ca.us

College of DuPage

Glen Ellyn, Ill. www.cod.edu

Illinois Central College

East Peoria, Ill. www.icc.edu

Kalamazoo Valley Community College

Kalamazoo, Mich. www.kvcc.edu

Kirkwood Community College

Cedar Rapids, Iowa www.kirkwood.cc. ia.us

Lincoln Educational Services

Grand Prairie, Texas www.lincolnedu.com

Long Beach City College

Long Beach, Calif. www.lbcc.edu

Louisiana Technical College

New Iberia, La. www.ltc.edu/greateracadianaregion

Manufacturing Technology Academy

Traverse City, Mich. www.mta.tc

Minuteman Regional Technical High School

Lexington, Mass. www.minuteman.org

Moraine Park Technical College

West Bend, Wis. www.morainepark.edu

Pell City High School

Pell City, Ala. www.pellcityhigh.net

Renton Technical College

Renton, Wash. www.rtc.edu

Rock Valley College

Rockford, Ill. www.rockvalleycollege.edu

Thomas Nelson Community College

Hampton, Va. www.tncc.edu

For more information on FMA’s Certified Education Centers,
contact Director of Education Jim Warren
at 815-227-8213, or e-mail jimw@fmanet.org.
TPJ-THE TUBE & PIPE JOURNAL®
EDITORIAL ADVISORY BOARD
Holly Both – Plymouth Tube Co.
Jay Hall – Harco Metal Products Inc.
Don Hockin – Ultrafit Manufacturing
Kirk Richardson – ATI Wah Chang
William Smith – Albina Pipe Bending Co. Inc.
John Walkowski – H & H Tube & Manufacturing Co.

TUBE & PIPE ASSOCIATION, INTERNATIONAL®
TPA ADVISORY BOARD
CHAIRMAN
Walter Sperko – Sperko Engineering Services Inc.
VICE CHAIRMAN
Dan Ventura – Ventura & Associates
SECOND VICE CHAIRMAN
Jerry Miles – Cerro Flow Products Inc.
TUBE/PIPE PRODUCERS COUNCIL
Tom Nederpel – VGAN Inc.
TUBE/PIPE FABRICATORS COUNCIL
Robert Dean – Aristo Machines Inc.
EDTR COUNCIL
John Reinhart – Superior Tube Co.
PRESIDENT AND CEO, TPA AND FMA
COMMUNICATIONS INC.
Gerald M. Shankel

Sept. 30—10:00 a.m.- 11: 30 p.m. CT
FabCast: Advantages of Laser-based
Profile Inspection for Roll Formers:
Applications and Benefits
Sponsor: Fabricators & Manufacturers
Association, International
Phone: 815-399-8775 Web: www.fmanet.org

Oct. 6-8—Tampa, Fla.
METALCON Intl. – Roll Forming
for the Metal Construction Industry
Sponsor: Fabricators & Manufacturers
Association, International
Phone: 815-399-8775 Web: www.fmanet.org

Oct. 8—10:00 a.m.- 12: 30 p.m. CT FabCast: End-forming Stainless Steel Tube Sponsor: Fabricators & Manufacturers Association, International Phone: 815-399-8775 Web: www.fmanet.org

Oct. 13-15—Bangkok, Thailand
Tube Southeast Asia
Sponsor: Messe Düsseldorf
North America
Phone: 312-781-5180 Web: www.mdna.com

Oct. 22—10:00 a.m.- 12: 30 p.m. CT
FabCast: Practical Lean Enablers:
Sustaining 5S
Sponsor: Fabricators & Manufacturers
Association, International
Phone: 815-399-8775 Web: www.fmanet.org

Nov. 5—10:00 a.m.- 12: 30 p.m. CT FabCast: Practical Lean Tools: Beyond 5S Sponsor: Fabricators & Manufacturers Association, International Phone: 815-399-8775 Web: www.fmanet.org

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Dan Davis Attn.: Calendar of Events, TPJ—The Tube & Pipe Journal 833 Featherstone Road Rockford, IL 61107-6302 Fax: 815-484-7765 E-mail: dand@thefabricator.com

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