Doors Open at 6pm; Dinner Served at 6:30pm
Greetings!
Our speaker for this month will be Mr. Allen Long of Red D Arc. The company started in 1955 with one pick-up truck and two Lincoln gas driven welders. Red-D-Arc’s first rental customers were companies involved in building blast furnaces, refineries, and automobile manufacturing. In 1955, Red-D-Arc was purchased by Airgas Inc. which was subsequently acquired by Air Liquide S A in 2016. Between 1995 and 2015, their fleet grew from 4,000 units to over 72,000 units. Red-D-Arc’s philosophy of providing great customer service and reliable welding equipment suited to the job requirements has not changed over the years. Today, Red-D-Arc is North America’s largest provider of welding-related rental products and services. Their fleet of welders, welding positioners, generators, and specialty equipment are available through over 70 service centers strategically located throughout the United States and Canada and through an authorized dealer network. Red-D-Arc rents, leases, and sells used welding equipment.
For the AWS October meeting we will tour the facility and showcase the RDA collaborative robot, the BotX. We will demo the unit to see its capabilities.
