COURSE OVERVIEW

This practical and highly-interactive course includes various practical sessions and exercises. Theory learnt will be applied using our state-of-the-art simulators.
This course is designed to provide participants with a detailed and up-to-date overview of Electric Arc Welding and Oxy-Acetylene Gas Cutting. It covers the applications of welding and cutting including the types of welding processes and the importance of oxy-acetylene gas cutting in industries; the personal protective equipment (PPE) for welding and cutting, fire hazards and fire extinguishers and safe handling and storage of gas cylinders; the various types of electric arc welding, equipment and tools used in electric arc welding and the role of electrodes and selection criteria; the working principle of oxy-acetylene gas cutting; and the difference between welding and cutting, components of the oxy-acetylene gas cutting system and gas properties.
Further, the course will also discuss how to assemble welding machine and cables, and setting-up oxy-acetylene torch and regulators, checking gas leaks and adjusting pressures for welding and cutting; the electric arc welding techniques, control heat input and travel speed; the common defects in welding and how to avoid them; the types of oxy-acetylene flames covering neutral flame, oxidize flame and carburize flame; cleaning and preparing surfaces for welding or cutting, removing rust, paint, and grease and marking and measuring workpieces; classifying electrodes, selecting the right electrode and storage and handling electrodes; and the effects of electrode angle on weld quality.
During this interactive course, participants will learn the gas cutting techniques and welding joint types; the effects of excessive heat on metal properties, managing heat input for different thicknesses and preheating and post-heating techniques; the advanced cutting methods and common welding and cutting defects, welding positions and challenges, and welding metal types; fixing weld cracks, improving bead uniformity and penetration, addressing undercut and overlapping issues and avoiding warp and distortion; the proper techniques for cutting thin and thick plates, adjusting torch settings for non-ferrous metals and managing slag in different materials; the visual inspection of welds, destructive and non-destructive testing methods, codes and standards for weld quality and documentation of weld inspection results; cleaning and maintaining welding machines, checking cables, electrodes, and clamps, and the preventative maintenance schedules; the welding procedures and documentation; the advanced gas cutting applications, specialized welding techniques, cost analysis of consumables and energy use; and reducing waste in welding and cutting processes