The Resistance Welding Manufacturing Alliance (RWMA), a standing committee of the American Welding Society based in Miami, Florida, named Mark Gramelspacher to the Executive Committee. In his role as 2nd Vice Chair of RWMA, Mr. Gramelspacher will help oversee the RWMA and advise the AWS Board of Directors to serve the community of resistance welding equipment distributors, educators, manufacturers and users. RWMA encourages the highest standards of ethics in the resistance welding industry and sponsors programs and conferences that foster the adoption of best practices leading to increased safety, efficiency and reliability of resistance welding processes. His tenure began January 1, 2009.

Mr. Gramelspacher brings with him ten years experience and knowledge of the industry as the President & CEO of CMW Inc. He earned his bachelor’s degree from the University of Notre Dame and law degree from Indiana University School of Law Bloomington.

CMW, the former Mallory Metallurgical Co., is an Indianapolis, Indiana-based manufacturer of highly-engineered, high-performance metal alloys and composites used in a broad array of industrial applications. CMW makes products in three primary market segments with business units dedicated to electrical contacts, high-density metals and resistance welding consumables. Dating back to 1916, it owns dozens of highly recognizable patents and registered trademarks around the world.