Manufacturing Welding

Catalog description

This course is designed to introduce the skills and knowledge necessary to enter the manufacturing welding workforce. Items covered will include shop safety, tool use, material handling, set up and operation of GMAW equipment, set up and operation of thermal cutting equipment, basic blueprint reading, welding symbols, weld joints and positions, welding of carbon steel using the GMAW short circuit process. Upon completion of this course, students should be able to layout and fit-up materials, set up equipment for GMAW short circuit process, and produce welds on carbon steel in all positions in accordance with AWS entry-level welder standards.