Calgary Chapter
Chapter Executives:
Paul Robanske- Advertising / Chair
Nyssa Moore- Communications / Program Chair / Vice Chair
Josh Brewster- Past Chair / Education
Patrick Bergen- Treasurer
Keith Routhier- Education
Stephen DeLoof- Education
Kelly Sidebottom- Education
Will Morlidge- Member @ large
Nicholas Suidgeest- Member @ large
Terry Mueller- Member @ large
Fakhar Islam- Member @ large
Dionis Bllacaku- Member @ large
Taber Hole- Member @ large
Chapter Posts
Long stick out process (LSO) & HyperFill® twin-wire process
When: January 21, 2026 from 6:00 pm to 8:30pm MST
Where: Gusto’s Restaurant and Lounge, 28-7003 30 St SE, Calgary, AB T2C 1N6
Get in the know about new developments and technologies that can optimize your production!
Ticket includes dinner, drink, and the presentation! Your ticket goes towards paying for the event, with leftover sales used to fund welding grants and donations to schools. Historically,6 pm these events have also been attended by students - meet your next employee at this great networking event.
Tickets are only available on Eventbrite or with cash, credit cards can no longer be accepted at the door. Dinner will be served at the event - may be buffet or may be individual orders depending on logistics with Gusto - please e-mail calgary@cwbassociation.org for any dietary restrictions.
Use this ticket towards CPD hours!
CWBA Calgary & Lightspeed Welding - Laser Welding (TRY IT OUT!)
When: Tuesday, October 21st, 2025, 5:30-8:00 PM, MDT
Where: Pyramid Prefab Piping, 7540 - 114 Ave SE Calgary, AB
CWBA Calgary is hosting Brad Mills for a laser welding demonstration. The demonstration will include Brad Mill's background story, a comparison of handheld vs. traditional laser welding, basic laser safety, common materials & capabilities, joint geometries, mechanical performance, applications for handheld lasers, and a discussion about the outlook of handheld laser welding.
Then... you'll get a chance to try it out! Dinner will be included. SAIT has generously prepared 30 sets of sample pieces to use for demo (12-gauge mild steel).
Speaker– Brad Mills: Brad Mills founded Lightspeed Welding in 2023 to accelerate the industrial adoption of handheld lasers. His mission is to empower individuals, businesses, and entire industries by providing the tools, knowledge, and resources required to safely and efficiently employ handheld laser technology.
SAIT WET Student Paper Competition
When: Thursday, March 20, 2025 from 5:30 PM - 8:00 PM MDT
Where: SAIT Polytechnic, Aldred Centre, Room CA100, 1301 16 Ave NW Calgary, AB T2M 0L4
This event is kindly being hosted by the Welding Engineering Technology Student club and they are providing food for the participants and attendees. If you are interested in becoming a judge, please send an email to calgary@cwbassociation.org.
The objective is to have at least 2 groups of SAIT WET students prepare a technical paper and present their findings for a panel of judges. Group size can be individuals to a maximum of two people.
The paper can be on any topic of their choosing related to their field of study: materials, welding, joining, inspection, etc. The paper must be original work completed by the submitting group. This work should include data or information procured by the group themselves and is not intended to come entirely from internet findings. Students are encouraged to carry over work from their in class projects as long as the work is authentic and completed only by the group members.
Wire feed welding process myths - DEBUNKED!
Date: Wednesday, November 13, 2024
Time: 5:30 PM - 8:30 PM MST
Location: Gusto's Restaurant and Lounge, 28-7003 30 St SE Calgary, AB T2C 1N6
Alberta continues to struggle to adopt modern wire feed welding processes for common construction and fabrication industries, especially pressure equipment and field construction. The speaker, Will Morlidge's presentation, works to uncover common misconceptions and dispel the erroneous beliefs preventing more utilization of higher deposition wire feed welding techniques.