Overview:
Instruction covers basic technical skills of welding. A combination of classroom lectures with demonstrations and lab instruction that includes practical hands-on exercises to give employable skills to the students. Students will test for the ASME Welder Performance Qualifications exam, which may further assist them with job opportunities.
Areas of Study:
- Basic safety in the welding lab
- Interpret blueprints
- Operate welding and cutting processes
- Oxy-Fuel cutting / welding
- Shielded Metal Arc Welding (SMAW)
- Gas Metal Arc Welding (GMAW)
- Gas Tungsten Arc Welding (GTAW)
- Theory of heat treatment of metals
- Test / Inspect welds
- Plasma Cam processes
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