MIG, TIG, MMA Welding Programmes
Limited places available!
For further course information and to book a course please contactĀ us:
Katie Potes
Phone: 0161 480 9822
Email: kpotes@setatraining.com
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Location
18 Hammond Avenue
South Reddish
Stockport,
SK4 1PQ
MIG, TIG, MMA Welding Programmes
Objective:
To provide delegates with the necessary skills, knowledge and safe working practices to enable them to produce complex welded joints with different materials and in a variety of positions.
Pre-course requirements:
Delegates must be familiar with workshop health and safety and fully understand the dangers of operating in a fabrication / welding working department.
Outcomes:
Successful completion of the course will result in the issue of a SETA certification.
MIG, TIG, MMA Welding Programmes
Introduction
Health & Safety within a Welding/Fabrication workshop
The necessary theoretical knowledge to undertake the practical skills outlined within the programme
Personal Safety
- Use of protective clothing appropriate to the process to be undertaken i.e. goggles, gloves, aprons etc.
- Isolation procedures for gas and electrical systems
- Remedial action in the event of burns
- Routine inspection of gas pipes and fittings
- Action in the event electrical cables and equipment
Equipment
- Safe setting up and economic operation of welding equipment to include:
- Connection of power sources to mains socket
- Connection of secondary cables
- Connection of gas equipment
- Care and selection of welding wire or welding rods
- Checking the system for safe use
- Demonstration and explanation of the effects of:
- Different arc lengths
- Variation of speeds of travel
- Different levels of current (amp) settings
- Effects of filler wire speed settings or welding rods
Preparation
- Preparation of the material to be welded
- Choice of an appropriate technique
- Methods of minimising distortion and welding difficulties
- Selection of the appropriate range (where application) and setting of the correct amperage
Practical
Demonstration and individual practice of welded joints using various materials and thickness:
- Tee jointā Horizontal/Vertical
- Corner joint – Horizontal/Vertical
- Tee joint – Vertical
- Single vee butt – Vertical
- Tee joint āoverhead
- Lap joint ā overhead
Inspection and Assessment
- To visually examine the weld for:
- Penetration
- Porosity
- Undercutting
- Imperfections
Outcomes: Successful completion of the course will result in the issue of a SETA certificate of completion.
ALL COURSE NOTES/WORK FOLDER AND
REFERENCE MATERIAL ARE PROVIDED ON OUR PROGRAMMES.
Please also be aware there will be home study, tests (both practical and theoretical) for all our programmes.
Questions?
For further course information, advice and guidance please contact
Katie Potes at SETA
email: kpotes@setatraining.com or telephone 0161 4809822 and ask for Katie Potes
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