High-Profile Visits NASCC

Pittsburgh, PA – Michael Marvelli of High-Profile Monthly recently attended the annual North American Steel Construction Conference (AISC) North American Steel Construction Conference (NASCC) in Pittsburgh.
The four day conference and trade show offered new learning opportunities and interactive technologies for its 3,263 attendees. Marvelli mingled with seasoned attendees (some having attended more than 50 annual steel conferences), first-timers, and students looking to enter the industry.
He told us that 89 students participated in the new student program at NASCC to explore career opportunities in structural engineering and learn practical tips on finding jobs and developing as leaders.
Attendees saw a live demonstration of a Steelmax abrasive belt grinder at the company’s booth in the exhibit hall. The tool quickly and efficiently grinds and polishes metals to the required dimension on a large surface grinding table.
Burlington Automation presented a live demonstration of the PythonX, a structural steel fabrication system that uses automated 3D fabrication to process beams, channels, HSS, angle, plate and bar in a single pass with the precision of new technology.
Attendees stopping by the Lincoln Electric booth in the exhibit hall experienced welding with the VRTEX 360, a virtual reality arc welding training tool where you slip on a modified welding helmet, pick up a welder, and experience the closest thing to being in the field.
Marvelli reported that it was a terrific learning experience and he looks forward to the 2012 Conference in Grapevine, Texas.