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 Welding (WEL)


WEL-111   Welding Blueprint Reading, 3 cr.
Blueprint reading and layout to develop essential skills to permit use of blueprints in job-like situations.
(Formerly WE-113C)

WEL-121   Oxy Fuel Welding & Cutting, 4 cr.
Oxy-acetylene welding in correlation with identification of metals; care and use of welding equipment; selection of rods and fluxes; and safety.  Lecture and laboratory.
(Formerly WE-111C)

WEL-128   Brazing / Soldering, 2 cr.
Identification of metal and what filler is needed to join these materials.  Prerequisites:  WE111C and WE112C.
(Formerly WE-115C)

WEL-158   Structural Weld, 4 cr.
Designed to develop techniques required to properly weld structural steel and pass the AWA certification examination.  Lecture and laboratory.  Prerequisites:  WE111C and WE112C. 
(Formerly WE-114C)

WEL-160   Arc Welding I (SMAW), 5 cr.
Safety factors and practices relating to welding machines, electrodes and positions used in arc welding.  Lecture and laboratory.
(Formerly WE-112C)

WEL-179   Special Processes/Procedures, 3 cr.
Ferrous to ferrous, nonferrous to nonferrous hard surfacing used in the welding field today.  Lecture and laboratory. Prerequisites:  WE111C and WE112C. 
(Formerly WE-124C)

WEL-180   GMAW/GTAW, 2 cr.
Studies the necessary fundamentals of the metallic inert gas and tungsten gas processes. 
(Formerly ME-121C)

WEL-183   GMAW/GTAW, 3 cr.
Studies MIG and TIG welding in correlation with the use of equipment, variables, safety and data for welding metals. Prerequisite:  WE121C. 
(Formerly WE-122C)

WEL-210   Production Welding, 3 cr.
Work is done quickly, uniformly and close to tolerances.  Design layout and building jigs from prints are required. Prerequisites:  WE121C and WE122C.  
(Formerly WE-125C)

WEL-303   Pipe Welding/SMAW, 3 cr.
Application of safe procedures, theory and practice in the repair of metals using oxy-acetylene, arc and gas metal arc welding processes.  Students are taught in a hands-on setting the basic procedures for repairing fractured metal. 
(Formerly WE-126C)

WEL-310   Pipe Welding, 5 cr. 
Develops the exacting techniques required to properly weld pipe installations.  Lecture and Laboratory.  Prerequisites:  WE112C, WE121C, WE122C. 
(Formerly WE-123C)

WEL-334   Trade & Industry Welding, 2 cr. 
Principles and applications of gas and MIG welding theory, safety and shop practices are covered.  Lecture and laboratory. 
(Formerly TI-103C)

WEL-337   Industrial Technical Welding, 2 cr. 
Introduction to electric, gas, wire and oxy-acetylene welding.
(Formerly AE-112C) 

   

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