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This course will enable the candidates to recognize and apply proper fundamentals of various cutting processes. The candidates will distinguish several types of mechanical and thermal cutting equipment and processes used in the welding trade and demonstrate the safe and correct set up, operation and shutdown of the Oxy-fuel, Plasma Arc, Carbon Arc Cutting with Air and Mechanical cutting workstations. The candidates will also inspect quality and tolerance of cuts according to industry standards. Cutting safety will be emphasized.

By the end of this course delegates will be able to:

·       Demonstrate basic oxyacetylene, plasma, and carbon arc cutting skills and techniques

·       Explain the fundamental theories of the various cutting operations studied.

·       Be able to perform various cutting operations with a high level of proficiency

·       Recognize and use correct cutting processes, procedures and equipment to obtain a quality cut

·       Demonstrate various cutting problems and addressing them using industry accepted cutting principles

·       Distinguish several types of mechanical and thermal cutting equipment and processes used in the welding trade

·       Demonstrate the safe and correct set up, operation and shut down of the Oxy-fuel (OFC), the Carbon Arc Cutting with Air (CAC-A) & Plasma Arc (PAC) workstation

·       Demonstrate safe and proper operation of several types of mechanical cutting equipment

·       Be able to inspect quality and tolerance of cuts according to industry standards

Welders I & II, Fabricators, Welding Metallurgy Technicians, Welding Supervisors, Welding Sales/Service Technicians, Foreman Mechanical Maintenance, Engineering Technicians, Pipefitters, Weld Inspectors, Production Welders, Managers, Petroleum Engineers, Senior Welders and Operators, Production and Maintenance Staff, Inspectors, anyone who works with welding

Safety in the Welding Shop 

·     Accidents, General shop safety, Safety in the welding environment

·     Oxy-fuel Gas Welding and cutting safety

·     Arc Welding and cutting safety, Resistance welding safety

·     Safety around welding robots, Special welding process safety 

Welding and Cutting Processes

·     Shielded Metal Arc Welding (SMAW), Gas Tungsten Arc Welding (GTAW)

·     Gas Metal Arc Welding (GMAW), Flux Cored Arc Welding (FCAW)

·     Shielded Metal Arc Cutting (SMAC), Plasma Arc Cutting (PAC)

·     Air Carbon Arc Cutting (CAC-A), Oxygen Arc Cutting (OAC)

·     Gas Tungsten Arc Cutting (GTAC), Exothermic (Ultrathermic) Cutting

·     Oxyacetylene Welding (OAW), Oxyfuel Gas Cutting (OFC)

·     Torch Soldering (TS), Torch Brazing (TB), Resistance Spot Welding (RSW)

·     Projection Welding (PW), Resistance Seam Welding (RSEW)

·     Flash Welding (FW), Submerged Arc Welding (SAW)

·     Electroslag Welding (ESW), Arc Stud Welding (SW)

·     Cold Welding (CW), Explosion Welding (EXW)

·     Forge Welding (FOW) , Friction Welding (FRW)

·     Friction Stir Welding (FSW), Ultrasonic Welding (USW)

·     Laser Beam Welding (LBW), Electron Beam Welding (EBW)

·     Torch Plastic Welding, Oxygen Lance Cutting

·     Oxyfuel gas underwater cutting, Flux cutting

·     Steel temperature and color relationships, Welding and Allied processes

Plasma Arc Cutting 

·     Plasma Arc cutting principles, Plasma Arc cutting equipment and supplies 

·     Plasma and shielding gases, Setting up the PC station 

·     Safety equipment, Preparing to cut, Cutting procedure, Cutting quality 

Arc and Oxygen Arc Cutting Equipment and Processes 

·     Air Carbon Arc Cutting (CAC-A) equipment

·     Air Carbon Arc Cutting and gouging

·     Exothermic cutting equipment and supplies

·     Exothermic cutting, gouging, and piercing 

·     Oxygen Arc Cutting (OAC) equipment, Oxygen Arc Cutting and gouging 

·     Shielded Metal Arc Cutting (SMAC) electrodes

·     Shielded Metal Arc Cutting and gouging

·     Gas Metal Arc (GMAC) and Gas Tungsten Arc (GTAC) Cutting principles 

·     Carbon Arc Cutting (CAC) and gouging equipment

·     Carbon Arc Cutting and gouging 

Oxy-Fuel Gas Cutting Equipment & Supplies 

·     Complete portable oxy-fuel gas cutting outfit

·     The cylinder truck, Regulators of oxy-fuel gas cutting 

·     The cutting torch, Torch guides, Multiple torches 

Oxy-Fuel Gas Cutting 

·     The heat combustion of steel, Oxy-fuel Gas Cutting process 

·     Cutting outfit, Cutting torch, Using a cutting torch

·     Cutting steel with the oxy-fuel gas cutting torch 

·     Cutting ferrous alloy metals, Cutting cast iron, Automatic cutting