INDUSTRY NEWS growth. Under Craig’s stewardship, the company is planning to expand its team, introduce new products, and continue to add value to help its customers succeed. Lorraine Keating, founder of Prism Visual Software, will remain with the company and continue support customer
MWSCO Announces 2021 Spark Young Minds Grant Winners
Mississippi Welders Supply Co. (MWSCO) believes that everyone interested in welding and metal fabrication should have the opportunity to learn. The Spark Young Minds grant program was developed to help support our community educators who inspire young students through hands-on programs. This year, in partnership with Miller Electric, MWSCO was able to award three High Schools with a Millermatic 211 MIG welder with running gear, a Miller F-Series ArcStation Workstation table, 125 cu/ft Argon/CO2 Gas Cylinder, Digital Performance welding helmets, and Indura cloth welding jackets. We received 53 applications and the MWSCO team found it challenging to choose only three recipients when so many High Schools have expressed their need to replace old equipment or require additional equipment to meet growing interest, when funding for their welding program is limited. The first annual 2021 Spark Young Minds recipients are all from Wisconsin: Cameron High School, Greenwood High School, and Spring Green High School.
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Kaplan Industries Announces Retirement of Long-Time Territory Sales Manager Rich Linder
Rich Linder, Midwest Regional Sales Manager, retired from Kaplan Industries. Rich has spent over 20 years as an important member of the Kaplan team. He is well respected by the industry and his peers, his knowledge and work spanning over four decades in the industry. The Rich Linder Midwest regional territory will now be taken over by Jeff Ison who has worked closely with Rich over the years. Jeff has been a member of the Kaplan Team with the role of inside sales for 18 years.
CGA Launches Hydrogen “Safety is Step One” Campaign
The Compressed Gas Association, a leading authority for the development and promotion of safety standards in the industrial, medical, and food gases industry, has made a major investment in a new campaign entitled Hydrogen “Safety is Step One” to showcase the importance of safety standards for emerging hydrogen technologies. The Hydrogen “Safety is Step One” campaign will engage across media relations, social media, and online strategy and communications to communicate to a broad audience about hydrogen safety.
Prism Visual Software Names Craig Mordi as CEO
Prism Visual Software has named Craig Mordi as its new Chief Executive Officer. Mordi brings over 20 years of software and technology experience with a focus on sales, marketing, and
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Metal Impact Recognized for “Extraordinary Performance” by OxyGo
Metal Impact was recognized by OxyGo for its “extraordinary performance” during the COVID-19 pandemic. Metal Impact provided OxyGo with oxygen cylinders when another supplier was not able to do so on time.
TOMCO Launches Phase Two a division of TOMCO2Systems
TOMCO announced that it has launched a new division called phasetwo CCS. Phasetwo will produce cryogenic storage and shipping equipment that services the Life Sciences Industry. It will produce products that are used to store and
