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class="rev-slidebg tp-rs-img rs-lazyload" data-lazyload="//www.mcaa.org/ncpwb/wp-content/uploads/sites/4/2016/06/Welder-Tight-Slight.png" data-no-retina> <rs-layer id="slider-2-slide-5-layer-5" data-type="text" data-rsp_ch="on" data-xy="x:l,l,l,c;xo:50px,50px,50px,-1px;yo:358px,358px,358px,116px;" data-text="w:normal;s:33,33,33,18;l:35,35,35,28;a:left,left,left,center;" data-dim="w:999px,999px,999px,402px;h:63px,63px,63px,auto;" data-frame_0="x:0,0,0,0px;y:0,0,0,0px;" data-frame_1="x:0,0,0,0px;y:0,0,0,0px;" data-frame_999="o:0;st:w;" style="z-index:10;font-family:'Roboto';" >NCPWB saves you time and money with qualified welding and brazing procedures that reduce your risk of noncompliance. </rs-layer><rs-layer id="slider-2-slide-5-layer-6" data-type="shape" data-rsp_ch="on" data-xy="xo:-161px,-161px,-161px,-42px;yo:250px,250px,250px,66px;" data-text="w:normal;s:20,20,20,4;l:0,0,0,6;" data-dim="w:2220px,2220px,2220px,591px;h:266px,266px,266px,244px;" data-frame_0="x:-50,-50,-50,-12;" 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data-padding="t:10,10,10,14;r:30,30,30,37;b:10,10,10,14;l:30,30,30,37;" data-border="bor:25px,25px,25px,25px;" data-frame_0="x:50,50,50,55px;y:0,0,0,0px;" data-frame_1="x:0,0,0,0px;y:0,0,0,0px;sp:1000;" data-frame_999="o:0;st:w;" data-frame_hover="c:#000;bgc:#fff;bor:0px,0px,0px,0px;sp:200;" style="z-index:11;background-color:rgba(255,255,255,0.75);font-family:'Roboto';" >LEARN MORE </a> </rs-slide> <rs-slide style="position: absolute;" data-key="rs-336" data-title="WebLEM Training" data-thumb="//www.mcaa.org/ncpwb/wp-content/uploads/sites/4/revslider/slider-12/WebLEMPlusSliderBG-1-50x100.jpg" data-anim="adpr:false;" data-in="o:0;" data-out="a:false;"> <img decoding="async" src="//www.mcaa.org/ncpwb/wp-content/plugins/revslider/public/assets/assets/dummy.png" alt="" title="WebLEMPlusSliderBG-1.jpg" width="1903" height="541" class="rev-slidebg tp-rs-img rs-lazyload" data-lazyload="//www.mcaa.org/ncpwb/wp-content/uploads/sites/4/revslider/slider-12/WebLEMPlusSliderBG-1.jpg" 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id="slider-2-slide-336-layer-17" data-type="text" data-rsp_ch="on" data-xy="x:l,l,l,c;xo:263px,263px,263px,0;yo:372px,372px,372px,301px;" data-text="w:normal;s:32,32,32,17;l:39,39,39,22;a:center;" data-dim="w:646px,646px,646px,394px;h:101,101,101,61;" data-frame_999="o:0;st:w;" style="z-index:7;font-family:'Roboto';" >Get started today with this overview video. </rs-layer><rs-layer id="slider-2-slide-336-layer-19" data-type="image" data-bsh="c:rgba(31,46,102,0.25);h:5px,5px,5px,0px;v:5px,5px,5px,0px;" data-rsp_ch="on" data-xy="x:l,l,l,c;xo:1523px,1523px,1523px,60px;yo:250px,250px,250px,161px;" data-text="w:normal;s:20,20,20,4;l:0,0,0,6;" data-dim="w:202px,202px,202px,100px;h:202px,202px,202px,100px;" data-frame_999="o:0;st:w;" style="z-index:8;" ><img decoding="async" src="//www.mcaa.org/ncpwb/wp-content/plugins/revslider/public/assets/assets/dummy.png" alt="" class="tp-rs-img rs-lazyload" width="640" height="640" data-lazyload="//www.mcaa.org/ncpwb/wp-content/uploads/sites/4/revslider/slider-12/TimM.jpg" data-no-retina> </rs-layer><rs-layer id="slider-2-slide-336-layer-20" data-type="image" data-bsh="c:rgba(31,46,102,0.25);h:5px,5px,5px,0px;v:5px,5px,5px,0px;" data-rsp_ch="on" data-xy="x:l,l,l,c;xo:1270px,1270px,1270px,-60px;yo:250px,250px,250px,161px;" data-text="w:normal;s:20,20,20,4;l:0,0,0,6;" data-dim="w:202px,202px,202px,100px;h:202px,202px,202px,100px;" data-frame_999="o:0;st:w;" style="z-index:8;" ><img decoding="async" src="//www.mcaa.org/ncpwb/wp-content/plugins/revslider/public/assets/assets/dummy.png" alt="" class="tp-rs-img rs-lazyload" width="640" height="640" data-lazyload="//www.mcaa.org/ncpwb/wp-content/uploads/sites/4/revslider/slider-12/RonK.jpg" data-no-retina> </rs-layer><rs-layer id="slider-2-slide-336-layer-22" data-type="text" data-color="#1f2e66" data-rsp_ch="on" data-xy="x:l,l,l,c;xo:1395px,1395px,1395px,0;yo:203px,203px,203px,142px;" data-text="w:normal;s:26,26,26,11;l:32,32,32,16;a:center;" data-dim="w:209,209,209,117;h:82,82,82,45;" data-frame_999="o:0;st:w;" style="z-index:7;font-family:'Roboto';" >Hosted by: </rs-layer><rs-layer id="slider-2-slide-336-layer-23" data-type="text" data-color="#1f2e66" data-rsp_ch="on" data-xy="xo:1270px,1270px,1270px,109px;yo:463px,463px,463px,265px;" data-text="w:normal;s:26,26,26,14;l:32,32,32,20;a:center;" data-dim="w:206px,206px,206px,143px;h:82,82,82,56;" data-frame_999="o:0;st:w;" style="z-index:7;font-family:'Roboto';" >Ron King </rs-layer><rs-layer id="slider-2-slide-336-layer-24" data-type="text" data-color="#1f2e66" data-rsp_ch="on" data-xy="xo:1523px,1523px,1523px,233px;yo:463px,463px,463px,265px;" data-text="w:normal;s:26,26,26,14;l:32,32,32,19;a:center;" data-dim="w:206px,206px,206px,135px;h:82,82,82,53;" data-frame_999="o:0;st:w;" style="z-index:7;font-family:'Roboto';" >Tim Moormeier </rs-layer><a id="slider-2-slide-336-layer-46" class="rs-layer rev-btn" href="https://www.mcaa.org/news/training-video-weblemplus-estimating-software/" target="_self" rel="nofollow" data-type="button" data-rsp_ch="on" data-xy="x:c;xo:-373px,-373px,-373px,0;yo:434px,434px,434px,331px;" data-text="w:normal;s:20,20,20,16;l:55,55,55,51;fw:500;" data-dim="minh:0px,0px,0px,none;" data-padding="r:50,50,50,51;l:50,50,50,51;" data-border="bor:3px,3px,3px,3px;" data-frame_0="x:0,0,0,0px;y:0,0,0,0px;" data-frame_1="x:0,0,0,0px;y:0,0,0,0px;" data-frame_999="o:0;st:w;" data-frame_hover="bgc:#007aff;bor:3px,3px,3px,3px;sp:100;e:power1.inOut;bri:120%;" style="z-index:5;background-color:#1e2f66;font-family:'Roboto';" >WATCH NOW </a> </rs-slide> <rs-slide style="position: absolute;" data-key="rs-4" data-title="Confused?" data-thumb="//www.mcaa.org/ncpwb/wp-content/uploads/sites/4/2016/06/Welder-Tight-Outside-Slider-50x100.png" data-in="o:0;" data-out="a:false;"> <img decoding="async" src="//www.mcaa.org/ncpwb/wp-content/plugins/revslider/public/assets/assets/dummy.png" alt="" title="Welder Tight Outside Slider" width="1680" height="541" class="rev-slidebg tp-rs-img rs-lazyload" data-lazyload="//www.mcaa.org/ncpwb/wp-content/uploads/sites/4/2016/06/Welder-Tight-Outside-Slider.png" data-no-retina> <rs-layer id="slider-2-slide-4-layer-24" data-type="text" data-rsp_ch="on" data-xy="x:l,l,l,c;xo:29px,29px,29px,0;yo:338px,338px,338px,124px;" data-text="w:normal;s:33,33,33,21;l:35,35,35,22;" data-dim="w:1164px,1164px,1164px,415px;" data-frame_999="o:0;st:w;" style="z-index:9;font-family:'Roboto';" >compliance? Have questions about the NCPWB WPSs and BPSs? We’ll connect you to the right person for everything NCPWB. </rs-layer><rs-layer id="slider-2-slide-4-layer-25" data-type="text" data-color="#fff" data-rsp_ch="on" data-xy="x:l,l,l,c;xo:26px,26px,26px,0;yo:279px,279px,279px,91px;" data-text="w:normal;s:80,80,80,36;l:40,40,40,16;ls:1,1,1,0;fw:900;" data-dim="minh:0px,0px,0px,none;" data-frame_0="x:0,0,0,0px;y:0,0,0,0px;" data-frame_1="x:0,0,0,0px;y:0,0,0,0px;" data-frame_999="o:0;st:w;" style="z-index:10;font-family:'Roboto';" >CONFUSED ABOUT ... </rs-layer><rs-layer id="slider-2-slide-4-layer-26" data-type="shape" data-rsp_ch="on" data-xy="xo:-155px,-155px,-155px,-40px;yo:247px,247px,247px,65px;" data-text="w:normal;s:20,20,20,4;l:0,0,0,6;" data-dim="w:2215px,2215px,2215px,590px;h:233px,233px,233px,200px;" data-frame_0="x:-50,-50,-50,-12;" data-frame_1="sp:1000;" data-frame_999="o:0;st:w;" style="z-index:8;background-color:rgba(48,88,181,0.75);" > </rs-layer><a id="slider-2-slide-4-layer-27" class="rs-layer rev-btn" href="mailto:nnikpourfard@mcaa.org" target="_blank" rel="nofollow noopener" data-type="button" data-color="#0c0c0c" data-rsp_ch="on" data-xy="x:l,l,l,c;xo:29px,29px,29px,0;yo:428px,428px,428px,208px;" data-text="w:normal;s:14,14,14,12;l:18;" data-dim="minh:0px,0px,0px,none;" data-padding="t:10,10,10,9;r:30,30,30,23;b:10,10,10,9;l:30,30,30,23;" data-frame_0="x:50,50,50,35px;y:0,0,0,0px;" data-frame_1="x:0,0,0,0px;y:0,0,0,0px;sp:1000;" data-frame_999="o:0;st:w;" data-frame_hover="c:#000;bgc:#fff;bor:0px,0px,0px,0px;sp:200;" style="z-index:11;background-color:rgba(255,255,255,0.75);font-family:'Roboto';" >I NEED ANSWERS! </a> </rs-slide> <rs-slide style="position: absolute;" data-key="rs-6" data-title="Looking For?" data-thumb="//www.mcaa.org/ncpwb/wp-content/uploads/sites/4/2019/11/NCPWB-Banner-50x100.jpg" data-in="o:0;" data-out="a:false;"> <img decoding="async" src="//www.mcaa.org/ncpwb/wp-content/plugins/revslider/public/assets/assets/dummy.png" alt="" title="NCPWB-Banner" width="2200" height="800" class="rev-slidebg tp-rs-img rs-lazyload" data-lazyload="//www.mcaa.org/ncpwb/wp-content/uploads/sites/4/2019/11/NCPWB-Banner.jpg" data-no-retina> <rs-layer id="slider-2-slide-6-layer-11" data-type="shape" data-rsp_ch="on" data-xy="xo:-161px,-161px,-161px,-42px;yo:246px,246px,246px,64px;" data-text="w:normal;s:20,20,20,4;l:0,0,0,6;" data-dim="w:2252px,2252px,2252px,600px;h:233px,233px,233px,205px;" data-frame_0="x:-50,-50,-50,-12;" data-frame_1="sp:1000;" data-frame_999="o:0;st:w;" style="z-index:9;background-color:rgba(48,88,181,0.75);" > </rs-layer><rs-layer id="slider-2-slide-6-layer-12" data-type="text" data-color="#fff" data-rsp_ch="on" data-xy="x:l,l,l,c;xo:46px,46px,46px,0;yo:273px,273px,273px,91px;" data-text="w:normal;s:60,60,60,35;l:40,40,40,21;fw:900;" data-dim="minh:0px,0px,0px,none;" data-frame_0="x:0,0,0,0px;y:0,0,0,0px;" data-frame_1="x:0,0,0,0px;y:0,0,0,0px;" data-frame_999="o:0;st:w;" style="z-index:12;font-family:'Roboto';text-transform:uppercase;" >Looking for ... </rs-layer><rs-layer id="slider-2-slide-6-layer-13" data-type="text" data-rsp_ch="on" data-xy="x:l,l,l,c;xo:50px,50px,50px,0;yo:340px,340px,340px,120px;" data-text="w:normal;s:33,33,33,22;l:35,35,35,25;" data-dim="w:1439px,1439px,1439px,411px;" data-frame_0="x:0,0,0,0px;y:0,0,0,0px;" data-frame_1="x:0,0,0,0px;y:0,0,0,0px;" data-frame_999="o:0;st:w;" style="z-index:10;font-family:'Roboto';" >welding and brazing procedures? Need to educate techs or customers about ASME code? 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