Illinois Central College Welding Technology

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Welding Technology
Dr. Rick Polanin, CMfgE, CWI Professor Manager
Manufacturing Engineering Technology, Welding
Technology 309-694-5404
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What is welding?
Permanently joining metal usually steel, using
heat to bring the base metal to its melting
temperature.
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What kind of welding is done in the Peoria area?
Gas Metal Arc Mig Shielded Metal Arc
Stick Gas Tungsten Arc Tig Flux Core
Arc Submerged Arc Laser Gas welding
cutting Plasma welding cutting Robot
usually Mig, Flux Core, or Resistance
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Welding Jobs
Description
Education Training
Generally welding certificate or mig print
reading
Load parts into fixtures to form subassemblies
repetitive welding work in a factory or job shop
Production Welding Construction
Welding Maintenance Welding Fabrication
Joining structural shapes including beams, pipe,
and angle work on job site often outside
Generally welding certificate or mig print
reading or apprenticeship with trade union
boilermakers, pipe fitters, iron workers
Repair of industrial equipment, piping systems,
defects in production parts
Generally welding certificate or mig print
reading and on the job training often union
seniority requirements
Layout, fitup weld short run production,
one-of-a-kind parts, and fixtures build special
welded structures factory or job shop
Generally welding certificate or mig print
reading usually some machine tool training or
experience required
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Welding Jobs continued
Description
Education Training
Foreman (leadman) Processor Technician Quality
Control Engineer
Supervisory responsibility for a team of welders
distributes production orders, troubleshooting,
quality control
Usually Associate Degree some OJT company
supervisory training sometimes experience or BS
required
Routes parts through industrial processes,
purchases materials, determines welding costs
Usually Associate Degree sometimes experience
or BS required
Troubleshooting, process development, robot
programming, machine programming, metallurgy
support, print revision
Associate Degree some OJT sometimes
experience or BS required
Inspection, quality assurance, welder
certification, troubleshooting, specimen
preparation
Associate Degree or BS required certification
by professional society usually required
Process design, equipment design,
troubleshooting, process improvement,
supervision, quality assurance, management
BS, MS, PhD
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My Job
Description
Education Training
Responsible for teaching, curriculum development,
physical facility, faculty schedules, faculty
employment, technology review.
Professor BS minimum, MS or PhD preferred,
experience in industry, teaching experience.
Classes include (and used) English, math,
science, social science.
Professor Consultant
Troubleshooting welding problems, development of
welding procedures processes, inspection,
failure analysis, machining fabrication process
development, quality assurance, training.
BS minimum, MS or PhD preferred, extensive
experience in industry. Certification by
professional organization CWI, CMfgE etc.
Extensive writing, math analysis, human
relations, psychology, and science required.
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Examples
Robot Welding Welding Processes Manufacturing
Engineering Technology
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Production Welding
Welding Processes Print Reading
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Construction Maintenance
Welding Processes Experience
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Resistance welding reinforcing rod
Welding Processes Mechanical Design Technology
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Metallurgical evaluation of welds
Welding Processes Metallurgical Engineering or
Technology
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Robot Welding Welding Processes Mathematics
through trig Computer programming Physics
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Fixture Design CAD Design Mathematics
through trig
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Non-Destructive Testing Education
Certification Test
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Welding Programs at ICC
Welding Technology Associate Degree in Applied
Science
Welding Specialist Certificate 32 semester hours
Welding Operator Certificate 11 semester hours
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Course Requirements
Operator Certificate
Welding process courses skill building Welding
theory safety, electrode selection, machine
setup, technique, materials Print reading
Specialist Certificate
Welding courses Math, English, Welding
Technology
Associate Degree in Applied Science
Welding courses Math, English, Social Science,
Manufacturing Technology manufacturing
processes, fluid power, metallurgy, production
operations, statistics quality control
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ICC Welding Laboratory
SMAW, GMAW, GTAW, OAW, FCAW, Plasma,
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Welder Qualification (certification)
Skill test used to evaluate welding
skill. Professional organizations (AWS, ASME,
I-Car) set the standards and acceptance criteria
for the test. Prior to welding on work covered by
a welding code the welder must pass the test
usually destructive.
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Thank You
Questions
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