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WELDING
Course Objective:
Students will obtain education and skills in various areas of welding.
Course Description:Prepares students in oxy-fuel, shielded metal arc, gas metal arc, gas tungsten arc, flux core welding, carbon arc, plasma cutting, manual and radiograph cutting, and oxy-fuel brazing processes. Tenth, eleventh, and twelfth grade students learn the use of measuring instruments, hand tools, portable grinders, metallurgy, blueprint reading, electrical principles, layout and design, fabrication, practical problems in math, preparation of material lists, cost estimating, and quality assurance methods. Successful students will be given the opportunity to earn AWS certifications.Course Topics:
Shielded metal ARC weldingOxy-fuel welding
Gas metal ARC welding
Oxy-fuel brazing
Flux core welding
Oxy-fuel cutting manual
Plasma cutting
Oxy-fuel cutting machine
Required Supplies:
Uniform
Work boots
Welding gloves
Tape measure
Safety glasses
Textbooks:
Blueprint for Welders; Bennet and Sly; 2005.
Welding Skills; B.J. Moniz and R.T. Miller; 2005.Cooperating Companies:
AccuTrex
Ace Welding
Alloy Oxygen
Dynament
GE Energy
GreeneTech ManufacturingSpecialized Shop Equipment:Square Wave GTAW
Inverter Technology SMAW
Inverter Technology GMAW
Ironworking Shear / Press / Punch/Certifications:
American Welding Society - AWS D1.1 – (Structural Code)
American Welding Society - AWS D1.5 – (PA Department of Transportation Code)
American Welding Society – Level I – Entry Welder
ASME Information – (Pressure Vessel Code)/
Articulation Agreements:
Community College of Allegheny County – Welding Technology
Pennsylvania College of Technology – Welding & Engineering Technology
Westmoreland County Community College – Welding Technology
Post-Secondary Training Options:
Community College of Allegheny County
Hobart Institute of Welding Technology
Lincoln Electric
Pennsylvania College of Technology
Triangle Tech, Inc.
Welder Trainer and Testing Institute
Potential Careers:
Boilermaker
CNC Plasma Operator
Ironworker
Maintenance Welder
Metal Fabricator
Metallurgist
Pipe WelderShip Builder
Steamfitter
Underwater Welder
Welding Engineer
Welding Inspector
Welding Instructor
Welding Sales
Welding Technician
Welding Skills:
Equipment Selection — Determining the kind of tools and equipment needed to do a job.
Quality Control Analysis — Conducting tests and inspections of products, services, or processes to evaluate quality or performance.
Equipment Maintenance — Performing routine maintenance on equipment and determining when and what kind of maintenance is needed.
Installation — Installing equipment, machines, wiring, or programs to meet specifications.
Mathematics — Using mathematics to solve problems.
Operation and Control — Controlling operations of equipment or systems.
Repairing — Repairing machines or systems using the needed tools.
Reading Comprehension — Understanding written sentences and paragraphs in work related documents
Wages and Employment Trends:
Median Wages (2009) $16.71 hourly, $34,750 annually
Employment (2008) 412,000 employees
Projected Growth (2008-2018) Little or no change (-2% to 2%)
Projected Need (2008-2018) 126,300 additional employees