Welding Technology

Focuses on the written and oral communication needs of students in vocational and technical fields. Enables the student to practice written, oral, reading, reasoning, and interpersonal communication skills in order to become successful (or to remain successful) in the workplace. (3-0)

Agriculture Emphasis - Covers material designed for career and technical students who need to study particular mathematical topics. Topics include measurement, algebra, geometry, statistics, and graphs. These are presented at an introductory level and the emphasis is on applications. Prerequisite: Successful completion of MAT0250 or MAT0300 with a "C" grade or better or appropriate placement scores. (3-0)

Wind/Welding Emphasis - Covers material designed for career and technical students who need to study particular mathematical topics. Topics include measurement, algebra, geometry, and graphs. These are presented at an introductory level and the emphasis is on applications. Prerequisite: Successful completion of MAT0250 or MAT0300 with a "C" grade or better or appropriate placement scores. (3-0)

Covers the hazards of welding on health and safety, locating essential safety information from a code or other standard, and identifying and applying shop safety procedures. (1-0)

Covers interpretation and creation of weld symbols and blueprints used in metal fabrication. (4-0)

Outlines the skills needed to set up equipment and perform cutting and gouging operations utilizing the oxyacetylene and plasma arc cutting processes. (1-2)

Teaches the skills necessary to perform safety inspections, make minor repairs, adjust operating parameters, operate oxyacetylene welding equipment, and perform oxyacetylene welding, brazing, and soldering operations. (1-2)

Covers fundamental knowledge and skills required for the safe use of Shielded Metal Arc Welding (SMAW) equipment including proper set up, shut down, electrode selection, striking the arc, running a bead, making fillet and groove open root welds in the flat and horizontal positions, proper use of E6010, E7018, and other electrodes, and weldment inspection. (1-2)

Covers the theory and techniques in basic Gas Metal Arc Welding (GMAW) to produce sound fillet welds and groove welds in both the flat and vertical positions using short-circuit and spray modes of metal transfer. (1-2)

Examines theory and techniques used in basic Gas Tungsten Arc Welding (GTAW) of steel fillet and groove welds in the flat and vertical positions including equipment adjustment, tungsten electrode types, and the use of different gases. (1-2)

Covers the theory and techniques in Gas Metal Arc Welding (GMAW) to produce sound fillet welds and groove welds in both the horizontal and overhead positions using short-circuit (GMAW-S) and pulsed-spray (GMAW-P) modes of metal transfer. This course is a continuation of GMAW – Steel I. (1-2)

An advanced course covering Gas Metal Arc Welding (GMAW) of aluminum and steel using stainless steel wire in all positions; utilizing short-circuit (GMAW-S), spray (GMAW), and pulsed-spray (GMAW-P) modes of metal transfer. (1-2)

Covers gas shielded (FCAW-G) and self-shielded (FCAW-S) Flux-cored Arc welding (FCAW) in the flat and vertical positions using semi-automatic equipment. (1-2)

Covers gas shielded (FCAW-G) and self-shielded (FCAW-S) Flux-cored Arc welding (FCAW) in the horizontal & overhead positions using semi-automatic equipment. (1-2)

Covers Shielded Metal Arc Welding (SMAW) techniques in the vertical position including the use of E6010 and E7018 electrodes, proper set up and shut down of the welding equipment, electrode selection, vertical up and down stringer beads using E6010 electrodes, and vertical up fillet and groove welds using E6010 and E7018 electrodes. (1-2)

Covers Shielded Metal Arc Welding (SMAW) techniques in the overhead position including the use of E6010 and E7018 electrodes, proper set up and shut down of the welding equipment, electrode selection, overhead stringer and weave beads using E6010 and E7018 electrodes, and overhead fillet and groove welds using E6010 and E7018 electrodes. (1-2)

Covers the use of Shielded Metal Arc Welding (SMAW) for basic pipe welding techniques involving pipe-to-plate, single, and multiple pass fillet welds in the horizontal (2F), multi-position (5F) uphill and downhill, and overhead positions (4F) using E6010 and E7018 electrodes including proper positioning around pipe and tube in preparation for welding pipe-to-pipe connections. (1-2)

Provides instruction of advanced pipe welding techniques using the Shielded Metal Arc Welding (SMAW) process to weld open root and pipe-to-pipe connections in the horizontal (2G), multi-position vertical uphill progression (5G), and multi-position 45-degree incline (6G) positions using E6010 and E7018 electrodes. Each pipe position is tested using visual inspection and root/face bend test. (1-2)

Examines the theory and techniques used in Gas Tungsten Arc Welding (GTAW) of steel fillet and groove welds in the horizontal and overhead positions including equipment adjustment and pulse arc welding (GTAW-P). (1-2)

Examines theory and techniques used in basic Gas Tungsten Arc Welding (GTAW) of stainless steel and aluminum in the flat and vertical positions including equipment adjustment, tungsten electrodes types, and the use of different gases. (1-2)

 Covers Gas Tungsten Arc Welding (GTAW) of stainless steel and aluminum in the horizontal and overhead positions including the study of pulse arc welding (GTAW-P). This course is a continuation of Gas Tungsten Arc Welding (GTAW)-Stainless and Aluminum I. (1-2)

Covers the theory and techniques in Gas Metal Arc Welding (GMAW) to produce sound fillet welds and groove welds in both the horizontal and overhead positions using short-circuit (GMAW-S) and pulsed-spray (GMAW-P) modes of metal transfer. This course is a continuation of GMAW – Steel I. (1-2)

Develops advanced welding and associated skills in the use of drawings and blueprints in planning. This course includes designing and layout projects. (1-5)

Introduces the study of metal properties, hardness testing, heat treatment, cold working microscopic examination, and application of common commercial alloys in industry. (4-0)