“I was impressed with how competent most of the contestants were with the nitrogen plastic welder, especially considering that this is a fairly new technology and that most schools don’t have a welder yet,” said Polyvance’s president, Kurt Lammon. “The welding portion seemed to fit in well with the adhesive repairs – the contestants could weld while the adhesives were curing and work with the adhesives while the welds were cooling,” he continued.
Polyvance congratulates the six winners of the Collision Repair Technology event, three from high school and three from college:
Gold, High School – Caleb Eyler, Warren County Career Center, Warren, PA
Silver, High School – Noah Borer, Vanguard-Sentinel CTC, Tiffin, OH
Bronze, High School – Abagayle Boden, Aims Community College, Greely, CO
Gold, College – Jonathan Wolfe, Wiregrass Georgia Technical College, Valdosta, GA
Silver, College – Kyle Ray, Metropolitan Community College, Omaha, NE
Bronze, College – Juan Alcala, Texas State Technical College, Waco, TX
This year’s SkillsUSA competition, held on June 27th and 28th in Louisville, Kentucky, featured the debut of nitrogen plastic welding in the Collision Repair Technology segment.