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Introduction Shielded Metal Arc Welding (SMAW)
Objective:This course aligns with AWS competencies, teaches methods that meet industry standards of SMAW, and ensures welding competency for an entry to intermediate skilled position.
Introduction Shielded Metal Arc Welding (SMAW)
Description
Objective:
This course aligns with AWS competencies, teaches methods that meet industry standards of SMAW, and ensures welding competency for an entry to intermediate skilled position.
Competencies
- Principles of SMAW
- SMAW Electrodes
- SMAW Techniques
- SMAW Maintenance and Repair
- SMAW Evaluation and Troubleshooting
Applicable Skills
API Intermediate Pipe Welding
Objective:This course aligns with AWS competencies, teaches methods that meet industry standards of API pipe welding, and ensures welding competency for an intermediate skilled position.
API Intermediate Pipe Welding
Description
Objective:
This course aligns with AWS competencies, teaches methods that meet industry standards of API pipe welding, and ensures welding competency for an intermediate skilled position.
Competencies
- Performs safety inspection, operator maintenance, sets up, and operates SMAW equipment.
- Makes multiple pass groove welds in the 6G positions on carbon steel pipe, with and without backing ring.
- Performs straight, square & bevel edge cutting operations on carbon steel pipe with the pipe axis in the horizontal and vertical positions.
- Performs straight, square & bevel edge cutting operations in the flat position on carbon steel pipe using a pipe beveller.
- Possesses a working knowledge of the major welding codes.
Applicable Skills
API Introductory Pipe Welding
Objective:This course aligns with AWS competencies, teaches methods that meet industry standards of API pipe welding, and ensures welding competency for an entry skilled position.
API Introductory Pipe Welding
Description
Objective:
This course aligns with AWS competencies, teaches methods that meet industry standards of API pipe welding, and ensures welding competency for an entry skilled position.
Competencies
- Performs safety inspection, operator maintenance, sets up, and operates SMAW equipment.
- Makes multiple pass groove welds in the 2G (visual inspection only) and 5G positions on carbon steel pipe, with and without backing ring.
- Performs straight, square & bevel edge cutting operations on carbon steel pipe with the pipe axis in the horizontal and vertical positions.
- Performs straight, square & bevel edge cutting operations in the flat position on carbon steel pipe using a pipe beveller.
- Possesses a working knowledge of the major welding codes.
- Interprets basic elements of a drawing or sketch and welding symbol information.
Applicable Skills
ASME Intermediate Pipe Welding
Objective:This course aligns with AWS competencies, teaches methods that meet industry standards of ASME pipe welding, and ensures welding competency for an intermediate skilled position.
ASME Intermediate Pipe Welding
Description
Objective:
This course aligns with AWS competencies, teaches methods that meet industry standards of ASME pipe welding, and ensures welding competency for an intermediate skilled position.
Competencies
- Performs safety inspection, operator maintenance, sets up, and operates SMAW equipment.
- Makes multiple pass groove welds in the 6G positions on carbon steel pipe, with and without backing ring.
- Performs straight, square & bevel edge cutting operations on carbon steel pipe with the pipe axis in the horizontal and vertical positions.
- Performs straight, square & bevel edge cutting operations in the flat position on carbon steel pipe using a pipe beveller.
- Possesses a working knowledge of the major welding codes.
Applicable Skills
ASME Introductory Pipe Welding
Objective:This course aligns with AWS competencies, teaches methods that meet industry standards of ASME pipe welding, and ensures welding competency for an entry skilled position.
ASME Introductory Pipe Welding
Description
Objective:
This course aligns with AWS competencies, teaches methods that meet industry standards of ASME pipe welding, and ensures welding competency for an entry skilled position.
Competencies
- Performs safety inspection, operator maintenance, sets up, and operates SMAW equipment.
- Makes multiple pass groove welds in the 2G (visual inspection only) and 5G positions on carbon steel pipe, with and without backing ring.
- Performs straight, square & bevel edge cutting operations on carbon steel pipe with the pipe axis in the horizontal and vertical positions.
- Performs straight, square & bevel edge cutting operations in the flat position on carbon steel pipe using a pipe beveller.
- Possesses a working knowledge of the major welding codes.
- Interprets basic elements of a drawing or sketch and welding symbol information.
Applicable Skills
Robotics: Cooper App
Objective:This course provides the user of the Cooper App to prepare, program, perform, and evaluate the automated welding system of a cobot.
Robotics: Cooper App
Description
Objective:
This course provides the user of the Cooper App to prepare, program, perform, and evaluate the automated welding system of a cobot.
Competencies
- Navigate Cooper App
- Jog and create air moves
- Program a linear weld
- Program a circular weld
- Change a program name
- Optimize weld points
Applicable Skills
Robotics: Teach Pendant
Objective:This course provides the user of Teach Pendant to prepare, program, perform, and evaluate the automated welding system of a cobot.
Robotics: Teach Pendant
Description
Objective:
This course provides the user of Teach Pendant to prepare, program, perform, and evaluate the automated welding system of a cobot.
Competencies
- Safety in the Robotics Lab
- Teach Circular Motion on a Box
- Cleaning Up a Program
- Creating and Testing a Program
- Editing a Program
- Setting Up a Jog Frame
- Power-Up and Jogging of the Robot
- Inputting Weld Parameters
- Program Copy, Delete, Comment, Write Protect
- Program Editing by Using the Replace Command
- Teaching a Six-Point Tool
- Wait Instruction - Timer Instruction
- Weaving
- Weld a Circle
- Creating a Zero Position
Applicable Skills
Thermal Cutting: Air Carbon Arc Cutting
Objective:This course aligns with AWS competencies, teaches methods that meet industry standards of air carbon arc cutting, and ensures competency in foundational welding knowledge for an entry to intermediate skilled position.
Thermal Cutting: Air Carbon Arc Cutting
Description
Objective:
This course aligns with AWS competencies, teaches methods that meet industry standards of air carbon arc cutting, and ensures competency in foundational welding knowledge for an entry to intermediate skilled position.
Competencies
- Performs safety inspections of manual CAC-A equipment.
- Makes minor external repairs to manual CAC-A equipment.
- Sets up manual CAC-A scarfing and gouging operations on carbon steel.
- Operates manual CAC-A equipment on carbon steel.
- Performs scarfing and gouging operations to remove base and weld metal, in the flat and horizontal positions on carbon steel.
Applicable Skills
Thermal Cutting: Oxyfuel Cutting
Objective:This course aligns with AWS competencies, teaches methods that meet industry standards of oxyfuel cutting, and ensures competency in foundational welding knowledge for an entry to intermediate skilled position.
Thermal Cutting: Oxyfuel Cutting
Description
Objective:
This course aligns with AWS competencies, teaches methods that meet industry standards of oxyfuel cutting, and ensures competency in foundational welding knowledge for an entry to intermediate skilled position.
Competencies
- Performs safety inspections of manual OFC equipment and makes minor external repairs.
- Sets up and operates manual OFC operations on carbon steel.
- Performs straight and shape, square edge cutting operations in the flat and horizontal positions on carbon steel.
- Performs straight, bevel edge cutting operations in the flat and horizontal positions on carbon steel.
Applicable Skills
Thermal Cutting: Plasma Arc Cutting
Objective:This course aligns with AWS competencies, teaches methods that meet industry standards of plasma arc cutting, and ensures competency in foundational welding knowledge for an entry to intermediate skilled position.
Thermal Cutting: Plasma Arc Cutting
Description
Objective:
This course aligns with AWS competencies, teaches methods that meet industry standards of plasma arc cutting, and ensures competency in foundational welding knowledge for an entry to intermediate skilled position.
Competencies
- Performs safety inspections of manual PAC equipment.
- Makes minor external repairs to manual PAC equipment.
- Sets up and operates manual PAC operations on carbon steel, austenitic stainless steel, and aluminum.
- Performs straight, square edge cutting operations in the flat and horizontal positions on carbon steel, austenitic stainless steel, and aluminum.
- Performs shape, square edge cutting operations in the flat and horizontal positions on carbon steel, austenitic stainless steel, and aluminum.
Applicable Skills
Fabrication I
Objective:This course aligns with AWS competencies, teaches methods that meet industry standards of principles of fabrication, and ensures welding competency for an entry to intermediate skilled position.
Fabrication I
Description
Objective:
This course aligns with AWS competencies, teaches methods that meet industry standards of principles of fabrication, and ensures welding competency for an entry to intermediate skilled position.
Competencies
- Measurement
- Cost Analysis
- Developing Bill of Materials
- Hand Tools
- Fabrication Plans
- Principles of Project Design
- Developing Bill of Materials
- Reading Plan Drawings
Applicable Skills
Fabrication II
Objective:This course aligns with AWS competencies, teaches methods that meet industry standards of fabrication, and ensures welding competency for an intermediate to advanced skilled position.
Fabrication II
Description
Objective:
This course aligns with AWS competencies, teaches methods that meet industry standards of fabrication, and ensures welding competency for an intermediate to advanced skilled position.
Competencies
- Measurement
- Cost Analysis
- Developing Bill of Materials
- Hand Tools
- Fabrication Plans
- Principles of Project Design
- Developing Bill of Materials
- Reading Plan Drawings
- Loads & Static Forces