New Courses – details released

10 November 2010

SAIW training manager Etienne Nell has released details of two new courses – a sales representative course and a heat treatment course – launched recently by SAIW.

Heat Treatment Course Outline
Introduction to welding; Heat treatment definitions; Welding processes; Welding effects on materials; Metallurgy; Reasons for heat treatment; Heat treatments; Methods of heat treatment; Methods of heat transfer; Basic electricity; Equipment set up; Thermo coupled attachment procedure; How to set up FCP pads; Arrangement of elements; Insulation; Calculations; Typical faults; Equipment; Technical data; Code calculations; Practical.

Sales Representative Course Outline
Practical welding; Videos and advanced processes; General introduction to welding technology; Power sources for welding; The arc; Electronics – a review; Joint design; Manual metal arc welding; Tungsten inert gas welding; GMAW and FCAW processes; Submerged arc welding; Verification of consumable certificates; Oxy-gas welding and related processes; Cutting and other edge preparation processes; Braising and soldering; Health and safety; Weld imperfections; Materials and their behavior during welding; Fabrication and applications engineering.