First Place
Submerged Arc Welding
By Benjamin Castic, Local Lodge 41. Southside Machine Works, Inc., St. Louis, Missouri.
Gary Gorham is submerged arc welding a 72-inch diameter gear blank.
Second Place
TIG Weld on Titanium
By David B. Cummins, Local Lodge 2003.
Army Fleet Support, Inc., Fort Rucker, Alabama.
Joe Frederick uses his TIG welder on a
titanium aircraft component.
Third Place
The Final Touch
By Ellen M. Arbogast, Local Lodge 1345. Dorma Architectural Hardware, Steeleville, Illinois.
Denise Liefer completes the final door assembly.
Honorable Mention
Ready to Weld
By Tambra Hughes, Local Lodge 1189.
Listerhill Total Maintenance Center
Muscle Shoals, Alabama.
Welder Ronald McDougal prepares to do
maintenance welding.
Honorable Mention
Repairing a Colorliner Press
By Glenn W. Shreffler, Local Lodge 648.
Philadelphia Newspapers, Inc., Conshocken, Pennsylvania.
Machinist Norman Loudenslager makes necessary repairs to a colorliner press to make it ready for production.
Honorable Mention
Vibration Analyst
By Oswaldo Cruz, Local Lodge 1414.
IAP World Services, Moffettfield, California.
Capturing vibration data on exhaust fan bearings with a vibration analyzer/collector.
Honorable Mention
Outfitting Our Firefighters
By Dennis E. Pearson, Local Lodge 660.
Towers Fire Apparatus Corp., East Alton, Illinois.
Bob Kalert and John Dittman outfit bare, basic fire trucks with pumps, generators, emergency lighting and other support equipment.
Honorable Mention
Checking Ground Bar Stock
By Steve Meredith, Local Lodge 681.
MKM Machine, Jeffersonville, Indiana.
Grinding ground bar stock to a .0002 tolerance.
Honorable Mention
Checking Assembly Pipes
By Robert Thompson, Local Lodge 681.
MKM Machine, Jeffersonville, Indiana.
Checking a rotopress and getting it ready to assemble starter parts.
Honorable Mention
Making It Work
By Joseph J. Gallo, Jr., Local Lodge 648.
Philadelphia Newspapers, Inc.,Conshohocken, Pennsylvania.
Machinist Keith Landis repairs an inserting machine at the Philadelphia Inquirer and Daily News to ensure a morning delivery.
Honorable Mention
Mechanic Opening Fuel Valves
By Frank L. Kammerer, Local Lodge 912.
General Electric, Evendale, Ohio.
Ron Cowan, a 20-year LL 912 member, opens valves in the south fuel field in preparation to
filling a tank with jet fuel.
Honorable Mention — IAM Photography Contest
Bright and Warm Morning
By Frank Glick, Local Lodge 1833.
Northwest Airlines, Bloomington, Minnesota.
On a bright and sunny morning, Equipment Service Employee Mary Sansom safely delivers luggage to connecting flights at Minneapolis-St. Paul International Airport.