Chris recalls a recent need from a customer in the southern part of the United States—the customer needed some additional training on the product—the call came in over the weekend. But because the nearby Green Bay Packers had a Sunday home game, the Monday flights out of town were all booked. Not wanting to wait another day, Chris and a service tech jumped in a truck and drove the 13-hours to the customers shop. “We went in and talked to them, saw their applications, showed them how to improve their processes and provided additional education on the product. Later that day we jumped in the truck and came home,” says Roehl.

My Hero

Mark Clodfelter is my Hero because he found himself laid off from a metal treating business so he decided to enroll in a local community college welding class. He had little or no experience in welding, but he knew that it would lead to a new career.

Making a Difference

He is very thankful to his instructor, Mike Harmon, for sharing his skill and knowledge with him, as well as his classmate and dear friend, Steve Hodge, for his support and willingness to help him. Steve answers lots of welding questions and found opportunities that he offered Mark that led him to his current success.

Welding Application

In his semester course, he has successfully accomplished certification in both Stick and MIG welding. He is now very passionate about welding and wants to strive for certification in TIG welding as well.

Miller on the Job

His love for his new skill development drove him to purchase a 1982 Millermatic® 200 welder, and he has completely restored it back to original condition, and it performs very well. I bought him a Miller welding jacket to celebrate his accomplishments in this semester course. Mark always strives to not just get the job done but to do achieve the highest level of performance.

My Hero

Joel Stanley is my Hero because he is the ideal model for what a welder can become. He began as a welder, worked hard every day and was promoted to quality control manager of Fastco Corp.

Making a Difference

As a certified welding inspector (CWI), he holds himself to the highest ethical standard. As a certified welder, he settles for nothing short of perfection in the quality of his own welds. Whenever there is a less talented welder struggling, he is always willing to offer his assistance.

Miller on the Job

Joel was the driving force behind Fastco’s recent purchase of the Miller® PipePro® 450 system, which we used to produce X-ray quality welds for natural gas service. As usual, once the machine was delivered to the shop, Joel was quick at it to qualify the welding procedure and show the inexperienced and experienced welders alike what great quality welds that the Miller PipePro can create. The RMD® process is unparalleled with ease of operation and quality when performing V groove open root welds on pipe. Thanks Joel and thank you Miller!

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Miller teamed up with J.F. Ahern’s Pipe Fabrication shop to get them premium Arc Armor welding PPE that they had never tried before. The Miller team came in and personally matched up each of the welding operators with the correct welding protection for their application. They were given PAPRs (Powered Air Purifying Respirators) to keep from breathing in smoke and harmful fumes, WeldX and Classic Cloth Jackets, Titanium 9400i welding helmets with integrated grinding shields, gloves and more. After a week of use, the Miller team came back and got these testimonials from the guys and we couldn’t have asked for better feedback.

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