This course introduces the basic principles and techniques for safe set-up, shut-down, and operation of a number of welding and welding-related processes including oxy-acetylene, shielded metal arc (stick), gas metal arc (MIG), and gas tungsten arc welding (TIG).
This course is a good first welding course. Students learn the elements of print reading with special emphasis on interpreting welding symbols. The course covers basic welding information such as process fundamentals and selection considerations, weld types, joint design, and welding terminology. Students successfully completing this course are well prepared for success in the program.
Students gain a working knowledge of oxy-fuel cutting (manual and machine), plasma cutting (manual and machine), and air carbon arc and plasma gouging.
Students learn the fundamental skills required to create sculptures in steel and copper using oxy-acetylene welding and cutting processes and related metal-working equipment. Students apply the basic elements and principles of design and practice achieving unity and harmony to a greater degree as they work on succeeding pieces.
Students learn the fundamental skills required to create sculptures in steel and copper using gas metal arc welding, plasma cutting processes, and other welding-related metal-working equipment. Students combine these skills with those learned in Welded Sculpture I applying the basic elements and principles of design and practice achieving unity and harmony to a greater degree as they work on succeeding pieces.
This course uses the theory and techniques in basic gas metal arc welding to produce sound fillet welds and sound groove welds in both the flat and vertical positions. Students weld using short-circuit and spray modes of metal transfer.
This course acquaints students with the various welding and cutting techniques applicable to the automotive field.
This course gives students a quick start into a welding career by preparing them to pass the type of welding test given by many employers. Students learn the fundamentals of oxy-acetylene cutting, gas metal arc welding, and air carbon arc cutting. It also explores print reading for welders.
This course covers the basic skills and use of equipment necessary to be knowledgeable in this discipline. Students learn to weld various joint types in all positions with steel and braze filler materials. This is an excellent preparatory class for TIG welding classes.
This course emphasizes the theory and techniques used in basic gas tungsten arc welding of steel fillet and groove welds in the flat and vertical positions. It covers the equipment and its proper adjustment and also includes the many types of tungsten electrodes and the use of different gases. NOTE: Students are encouraged to take oxy-acetylene welding before attempting this class.
This course emphasizes the theory and techniques used in basic gas tungsten arc welding of stainless steel in the flat and vertical positions. It covers the equipment and its proper adjustment and also includes the many types of tungsten electrodes and the use of different gases. NOTE: Students are encouraged to take oxy-acetylene welding before attempting this course.
This course emphasizes the theory and techniques used in basic gas tungsten arc welding of aluminum in the flat and vertical positions. It covers the equipment and its proper adjustment and also includes the many types of tungsten electrodes and the use of different gases. NOTE: Students are encouraged to take oxy-acetylene welding before attempting this course.
This course covers fundamental understanding and skills in the safe use of arc welding equipment. Typical operations include striking the arc, making fillet welds in the flat position, and making groove welds in the flat position. It uses a variety of methods to examine the weldments such as visual inspection, fillet weld break tests, and root/face bend test specimens.
Vertical position weldments are basic to welding technology. This course studies and uses various techniques in the vertical position, including the use of E6010 and E7018 electrodes.
This is a basic course in the fabrication of projects. It explores the use of layout tools and project drawings or sketches and emphasizes actual vs. estimated time and cost considerations.
This course is a continuation of GMAW - Steel I, including fillet and groove welds in the horizontal and overhead positions and the study of pulsed-spray transfer.
This course is an advanced course covering gas metal arc welding of stainless steel in all positions using short-circuit and pulsed-spray modes of metal transfer.
This is an advanced course covering gas metal arc welding of aluminum in all positions using short-circuit, spray, and pulsed-spray modes of metal transfer.
This course covers gas-shielded and self-shielded flux-cored arc welding in the flat and vertical positions using semiautomatic equipment.
This course covers gas-shielded and self-shielded flux-cored arc welding in the horizontal and overhead positions using semiautomatic equipment.
This course covers automatic submerged arc welding in the flat position, manual submerged arc welding in the horizontal position, and metal-cored welding of flat and horizontal fillet and groove welds using semiautomatic equipment.
This course is a continuation of Gas Tungsten Arc Welding - Steel I, covering welding in the horizontal and overhead positions. It includes the study of pulse-arc welding.
This course is a continuation of Gas Tungsten Arc Welding - Stainless I. It covers welding in the horizontal and overhead positions and includes the study of pulse-arc welding.
This course is a continuation of Gas Tungsten Arc Welding - Aluminum I. It covers welding in the horizontal and overhead positions, and it includes the study of pulse-arc welding.
The ability to weld in the horizontal position is important in both plate and pipe welding. Students learn the proper techniques for welding fillet and groove welds using E6010 and E7018 electrodes.
Overhead weldments are basic to welding technology. This course studies and applies various techniques in the vertical position including the use of E6010 and E7018 electrodes.
This course features basic pipe welding including techniques involving pipe-to-plate, single, and multiple pass fillet welds in the horizontal, vertical, and overhead positions using E6010 and E7018 electrodes.
This course stresses advanced pipe welding techniques for welding open root, pipe-to-pipe connections. Students weld in the horizontal (2G), multi-position vertical uphill progression (5G), and multi-position 45-degree incline (6G) positions using E6010 and E7018 electrodes. Students test each pipe position using visual inspection and root-face bend test specimens.
This course includes GTAW (TIG) open root and SMAW (Stick) E7018 Fill/Cap pipe-to-pipe welding in 2G, 5G, and 6G positions.
This course includes root, fill, and cover passes on pipe in all positions with gas metal arc welding. It also includes gas tungsten arc welding root passes with flux-core arc welding of the fill and cover passes.
This course consists of constructing projects where students apply techniques and principles acquired in previous courses. Students document their fabrication by use of weld prints, parts lists, and time-cost estimates.
Students wanting to be certified welders must pass a welder performance qualification test. This course is preparation for such a test. Students identify the appropriate code and welding procedure, become familiar with the requirements of the test, prepare the test coupons, and work on skill-building in preparation for the test. Testing is not done as part of this course.
Student welders wishing to be certified welders take the welder performance qualification test.
This course permits instruction in special content areas not included in other courses in the Welding Technology program.