2 Weeks
70 Clock Hours
7.0 CEU

The objective of this course is to develop a practical understanding of welding with regard to welding processes, and auxiliary welding equipment for the welder. Also, to develop a technical understanding of the information contained on engineering drawings and the use of the information to communicate setup and welding instructions from the designer to the welder and fitter.

Welders need to develop a technical understanding of information contained on engineering drawings and the use of nformation to communicate set-up and welding instructions from the designer to the welder and fitter.

Course content:

• Safety
• Symbols for welding according to AWS A2.4
• Terms and definitions • Mathematics for welding
• Welding defects and discontinuities
• Engineering drawings, bill of materials, set-up tools
• Welding processes
• Fabrication of a weldment from a print

 

Start Date	End Date
1/5/2009	1/16/2009
2/2/2009	2/13/2009
3/2/2009	3/13/2009
3/30/2009	4/10/2009
4/27/2009	5/8/2009
5/25/2009*	6/5/2009
6/22/2009	7/3/2009
7/20/2009	7/31/2009
8/17/2009	8/28/2009
9/14/2009	9/25/2009

*Note:
The May 2009 Start Date for WBR027 (Welding Technology & Blueprint Reading)
will be on Tuesday, May 26, 2009 due to the Monday Holiday (Memorial Day)

**Note: Days that HIWT will be closed for students in 2009 are:
New Years – January 1 and 2, 2009
Good Friday – April 10, 2009
Memorial Day – May 25, 2009
Independence Day – July 3, 2009
Labor Day – September 7, 2009
Thanksgiving – November 26 and 27, 2009
Christmas Break – December 21, 2009 through January 1, 2010