Polyvance at the 2018 SkillsUSA Competition

June 29, 2018 by Polyvance

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Polyvance Welders Used At Skills USA

The 2018 SkillsUSA National Leadership and Skills Conference was held at the Kentucky Exposition Center in Louisville, Kentucky. This year, nitrogen plastic welding became a scored part of the Collision Repair Technology segment. Kurt took some of our nitrogen plastic welders and nitrogen generators for the competitors to use. Here are some photos of Kurt's trip to SkillsUSA.

Friday, June 22, 2018

Kurt in front of a stack of 6085 Nitro Fuzer nitrogen plastic welders.

Kurt in front of a stack of 6085 Nitro Fuzer nitrogen plastic welders. Prepped and ready to transport to Louisville.

Sunday, June 24, 2018

Kurt in front of a moving van.

Kurt in Louisville getting ready to unload the van.

Monday, June 25, 2018

Kurt in front of a 6085 welder with a drill in his hand.

Kurt working on getting the welder stations all set up and ready to go.

Collision Repair area set up & prep Sunday-Wednesday

Wednesday, June 27, 2018.

Lots of tools and a nitrogen welder to do repairs with.

The Collision Repair Technology competition area.

Some photos of the other trades.

Competitors standing around dressed in chef's attire.

Culinary Arts

Competitors sitting behind computors.

Audio/Radio Production

Competitors doing electrical work.

Electrical

Competitors constructing small buildings.

Construction

A competitor working on a plumbing system

Plumbing

Orientation for all the contestants in the Collision Repair Technology category. Kurt talked to them and gave them some tips.

Kurt talking to the competitors. The competitors seated in chairs listening to a speaker.

Thursday, June 28, 2018.

Five men in red shirts.

The Collision Repair Technology competition is about to start. These guys are helping with the competition.
Left to right: Mark Algie of 3M, Kurt Lammon of Polyvance, Kyle Weeks of 3M, Shawn Collins of 3M, and Ronnie Angel of ABRA.

The Collision Repair Technology competition.

A competitor using the nitrogen plastic welder to make a weld on a bumper. A competitor doing a repair.

A clean looking weld.

A perfect weld!

Students getting ready for the competition to start.

The last session of the competition.

Congratulations

We would like to offer our congratulations to the six competitors who placed first, second, and third in the Collision Repair Technology competition (three from the high school level and three from the college level).

High School Competition Winners

GOLD - Caleb Eyler - Warren County Career Center - Warren, PA
SILVER - Noah Borer - Vanguard-Sentinel CTC (Sentinel Campus) - Tiffin, OH
BRONZE - Abagayle Boden - Aims Community College (Windsor) - Greeley, CO

College Competition Winners

GOLD - Johnathan Wolfe - Wiregrass Georgia Tech College - Valdosta, GA
SILVER - Kyle Ray - Metropolitan Community College - Omaha, NE
BRONZE - Juan Alcala - Texas State Tech College (Waco) - Waco, TX

Final Thoughts

Overall, the nitrogen plastic welding segment of the Collision Repair Technology competition went really well. Great job to all of those who competed! We are so happy we could lend our equipment to the competition and support learning about plastic repair. We are already looking forward to next year!