Welding Technology

Dr. Rick Polanin, CMfgE, CWI

Professor & Manager Manufacturing
Engineering Technology, Welding Technology
309-694-5404

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Welding
Technology

What is welding?

Permanently joining metal usually steel,

using heat to bring the base metal to its
melting temperature.

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Welding
Technology

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
Technology

Welding Jobs

Description

Education & Training

Load parts into fixtures to form

subassemblies repetitive welding
work in a factory or job shop

Generally welding certificate or

mig & print reading

Construction Welding

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

Maintenance Welding

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

Fabrication

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

Production Welding

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Technology

Welding Jobs continued

Description

Education & Training

Foreman (leadman)

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

Processor

Routes parts through industrial

processes, purchases materials,
determines welding costs

Usually Associate Degree

sometimes experience or BS required

Technician

Troubleshooting, process
development, robot programming,
machine programming, metallurgy
support, print revision

Associate Degree some OJT &

sometimes experience or BS
required

Quality Control

Inspection, quality assurance,

welder certification,
troubleshooting, specimen
preparation

Associate Degree or BS required

certification by professional
society usually required

Engineer

Process design, equipment design,

troubleshooting, process
improvement, supervision, quality
assurance, management

BS, MS, PhD

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Welding
Technology

My Job

Description

Professor

Consultant

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.

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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Welding
Technology

Examples:

Robot Welding
Welding Processes & Manufacturing
Engineering Technology

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Welding
Technology

Production Welding
Welding Processes & Print Reading

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Technology

Construction & Maintenance

Welding Processes & Experience
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Technology

Resistance welding reinforcing rod

Welding Processes & Mechanical
Design Technology
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Technology

Metallurgical evaluation of welds

Welding Processes & Metallurgical
Engineering or Technology
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Technology

Robot Welding
Welding Processes &
Mathematics through trig
Computer programming
Physics

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Welding
Technology

Fixture Design
CAD
Design
Mathematics through trig

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Welding
Technology

Non-Destructive Testing
Education & Certification Test

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Technology

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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Technology

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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Technology

ICC Welding Laboratory

SMAW, GMAW, GTAW, OAW,
FCAW, Plasma,

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Technology

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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Technology

Thank You

Questions

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Technology