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Shielded Metal Arc Welding
SMA002
$1,400.00 

Upon completion, the student should be able to perform production welding, millwright and general maintenance welding.

Course objective: To be able to produce quality multipass fillet and square groove welds in all positions using E6010, E6011 and E7018 electrodes. This course also develops skills to perform in accordance with Welder, Arc (DOT 810.384014), Production Line Welder (DOT 819.684-010), Tack Welder (DOT 810.684-010) and the arc welding portion of Combination Welder (DOT 819.384-010).

Course content:
This course provides the student with a thorough technical understanding of arc welding, welding safety, arc welding power sources, electrode classifications and selection. It also provides training to develop the skills necessary to make quality shielded metal arc welds in all positions on mild steel from 3/16 inch to 1/2 inch plate, single and multiple pass, using mild steel, low hydrogen, and iron powder electrodes, with DC welding current.

Testing:
To pass this course, the student is required to take 4 written tests. The student also must pass the following four skill tests: visual and break tests on fillet welds in the horizontal and overhead positions (E6010), visual and guided bend tests on square groove welds in the horizontal and vertical up positions (E6011 and E7018).

Start Date

End Date

01/16/2012 02/10/2012
02/13/2012 03/09/2012
03/12/2012 04/06/2012**
04/09/2012 05/04/2012
05/07/2012 06/01/2012
06/04/2012 06/29/2012

*Mon. holidays: Class begins on Tues.
**Fri. holidays: Class ends in Thurs.
***Thurs & Fri. holidays. Class ends on Wed.


Days that HIWT will be closed for students in 2012:

    New Year’s Day 01/02/2012 (1 day)
    Memorial Day 05/28/2012 (1 day)
    Independence Day 07/04/2012 (1 day)
    Labor Day 09/03/2012 (1 day)
    Thanksgiving Break 11/19/2012 - 11/23/2012 (5 days)
    Christmas Break 12/24/2012 - 12/28/2012 (5 days)
    (continued) 12/31/2012 - 01/04/2013 (5 days)