USA: Student cutting and welding contest announced

Victor Technologies will award more than US$ 30 000 in equipment and cash prizes as part of its 2014 “A Cut Above” student contest.

The contest is open to students in cutting, welding and related programmes (e.g., Ag Mechanics) at secondary and post-secondary schools.

Three beginner students will each win US$ 250 by submitting a 500 word essay that the judges deem to best support the contest theme.

Judges will also choose three advanced student winning teams, and each member of the winning team wins US$ 500; advanced students will submit a team metal fabrication project that incorporates an oxy-fuel, air-fuel or plasma cutting process.

Further, each of the schools associated with the winners at their time of entry will receive the following prize package, valued at more than US$ 4000:

• One Victor^® Medalist 250 Medium Duty Cutting System.
• One Victor Thermal Dynamics^® CutmasterTM 42 air plasma cutting outfit.
• One Tweco Fabricator^® 211i 3-in-1 Stick-MIG-TIG welding machine kit.
• Two Tweco 4-sensor auto-darkening welding helmets.

Entries will be accepted until 31 October, 2014, with rules and entry forms available at www.victortechnologies.com/acutabove.

Contests are open to individuals with a passion for cutting and welding who are residents of the USA or Canada (excluding Quebec). Offer/participation void where prohibited or restricted by law. No purchase necessary for entry.

Edited from source by Elizabeth Corner

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