ASM NWPA Chapter Materials Camp Rocks!

This year's ASM NWPA Chapter Materials Camp, hosted at Allegheny College in Meadville, PA has high school students excited about pursuing careers in the STEM fields.  According to Paul Huber, ASM's Education Foundation member, "..each year, student presentations get better and better, and this year was the best yet."

Tom Passek, ASM Intl. Managing Director visited the Camp on Wednesday afternoon and shared these thoughts:  "The [Education] Foundation provides a little bit of money to seed these programs, but it's the chapter, Allegheny College and volunteers who make this happen.  Why do we do this?  to protect and promote the profession..."

Read the Meadville Tribune story here:  http://meadvilletribune.com/local/x331665885/Camp-offers-hands-on-look-at-science-engineering-industry-to-students

May Plant Tour - Skinner Power Systems, LLC

Jeff Skonieczki and Cindy Swindlehurst
discuss single stage, steam turbines

NWPA chapter members spent an enjoyable evening tour at Skinner Power Systems in Erie, PA on May 23.

With a rich heritage in steam that goes back to 1868, Skinner Power Systems, LLC manufacturers single-stage, steam turbines of proven design for mechanical drive and electric power generation for petrochemical, marine and other industrial services.

Close-up of steam turbine internals

Over 20,000 turbines have been installed providing many years of operating experience driving pumps, fans, blowers, compressors, mills, electric generators and other equipment.

Our thanks to Skinner Power Systems for an informative and enjoyable evening.

Three ways to stay in touch

New Website!  The NWPA Chapter website is located at this link:

http://www.asminternational.org/portal/site/northwesternpa/

Be sure to bookmark this page, and visit often.

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Our new website resides within the ASM International main website.  To find items of interest and upcoming meeting and events, look on the homepage.  For more local information,  click on the links under the words, "Our Chapter."

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