This course concentrates on the single most used method of welding inspection – what we can see with the naked eye. Anyone involved with arc welding inspection, quality control, engineering or supervision should know the fundamentals of what to observe, prior to, during and after welding. During this course you will spend time in the classroom and then in a “hands-on” lab session for actual practice.

Course content:

• Description and functions of common weld gages
• Temperature indicators
• Prerequisites
• Visual inspection prior to welding
• Visual inspection during welding
• Visual inspection after welding
• Equipments required
• Terminology of weld defects
• General requirements for workmanship standards
• Marking repair welds
• Visual inspection check list

Quality control personnel must have a solid background in welding defect analysis and weld testing. This course can help provide that background and assist in establishing a weld quality control program and/or add support to an existing program. Upon completion of this course, the trainee should be able to assist in implementing the inspection technique or techniques that will best suit the company’s needs.

Course content:

• Introduction to inspection and quality control
• The welding inspector
• Welding codes, procedures and welder qualification
• The arc welding processes
• Welding discontinuities/defects
• Visual inspection and lab project
• Nondestructive testing processes
• Destructive testing techniques

The certification for the American Welding Society Welding Inspector becomes increasingly important today. Companies involves in bridges, power plants, refineries, construction, shipbuilding, pipelines and more are requiring certification for their inspectors and educators to fulfill employment qualifications. This two weeks course is designed to enable students to be prepared to take the AWS CWI exam. Throughout the course, you will be using the same tool kits and weld replicas similar to the test kits for the hands-on portion of the AWS exam. Required AWS standard course materials are being provided meeting the AWS QC1, Standard for AWS Certification of Welding Inspectors. Immediately after seminar completion, MEITI as an Accredited AWS International Agent, organize CWI Examination at a proper hotel venue. However, it is the responsibility of the participant to file his/her application with completed attached documentations at least one month before the exam date. All applications are subjected for review and approval prior to sit for the exam by the Qualification and Certification Department of the American Welding Society.

Course content:

• Introduction to the Welding Inspector
• Welding Inspector Responsibilities
• Safety
• Standards, Codes and Specifications
• Weld Geometry and Welding Terminology
• Welding and Nondestructive Examination Symbols
• Welding Metallurgy and Welding Chemistry
• Destructive Testing
• Welding Procedure and Welder Qualification
• Welding, Brazing and Cutting Processes
• Weld and Base Metal Discontinuities
• Nondestructive Examination Processes
• Inspection Reports

Engineering drawings, or blueprints produced from engineering drawings, use a universal graphic language made of symbols and abbreviated written information. These elements produce a graphic representation of a part that conveys essential information about preparation, welding and finishing. Personnel involve in welding, fabrication, construction and manufacturing should have the skills and knowledge in blueprint reading and welding technology in order to properly interpret exactly what a designer requires. This program is suitable for welders, welding operators, fitters, fabricators, foreman
and welding supervisors. Upon completion of the course, the trainee will have the skills and knowledge to perform mathematical operations, convert measurements as required in engineering drawings, and be able to determine the locations, size and welds specified in the drawing. In addition, knowledge in fit-up and weld which corresponds to bill of material will be acquired including set-up of tools and their applications.

Course content:

• Welding Safety
• Welding Terms and Definitions
• Welding Defects and Discontinuities
• Welding Processes and Symbols for Welding
• Arc Welding Processes
• Mathematics and Metrics
• Engineering Drawings
• Bill of Materials
• Set-up Tools and Their Use
• Fabrication of a Weldment from a Print

This course attempts to present the subject of pipe layout and fabrication in a systematic mathematical approach. Piping system drawing is prepared according to mathematical relationship. Personnel involve in piping system or pipelines should have the knowledge on piping connections from simplest installations to a more complex direction that makes the job more challenging than simply joining straight connections. This program is designed for piping supervisor, fabricator, pipe fitter
and welder involve in piping installation to develop the knowledge of understanding typical pipe connection along with the ability to use basic equations, charts and mathematics in order to use these drawings to fabricate piping systems.

Course content:

• Review of Geometric Shapes and Pipefitter Terminology
• Review of Mathematics and Plane Figures
• Angles and Angular Layout
• Calculated Welded Offsets
• Layout Offsets other than 45o and 90o
• Two Piece Parallel Offsets
• Offsets Around Obstruction
• Rolling Offsets
• Fabricated Tees and Circumferential Sleeves
• Pipe Blanking, Elliptical Holes, Brackets and Blind Flanges

This program is designed to give Trainee a thorough understanding on the welding fabrication theory and practices, welding technology, welding fabrication drawings and blueprints. This course is a great tool for participants to gain key concepts of duties and responsibilities of Welding Fabricator. Trainees will gain key concepts on the practices for interpreting engineering drawings, preparing bill of materials, metal forming, cutting, welding, layout and fit-up, and to apply mathematics, basic equations and charts for properly fabrication of joint connections.

Fabrication project will be made at the end of the program in accordance with appropriate fabrication and quality control procedure including performance of written examination. Welding Supervisors, Fabricators, Fitters, Experienced Welders and anyone who involves in Fabrication, Steel Construction or Welding Operations can benefits from this course.

Upon completion of the program, the trainee will have the skills and knowledge in understanding the information contained on fabrication drawings and blueprints, set-up welding equipment and tools and performs basic welding practices and tack welds. He will also be able to perform hands- on layout and fit-up of different joints in branch connections, laterals, circumferential sleeves and others plus selection and use appropriate tools and to apply mathematical operations, basic equations, tables and charts for properly fabricating these connections.

Course content:

Unit A : Occupational Orientation, Health and Safety
Unit B : Blueprint Reading and Welding Technology
Unit C : Metal Forming, Cutting and Welding
Unit D : Layout and Fit-up
Unit E : Fabrication Procedure and Quality Control
Unit F : Fabrication Project

Welding is a complex technology requiring qualified supervisor to achieve and maintain in a define level of weld quality. Such personnel should be able to manage practical and theoretical aspects of welding operations as they apply to the day to day supervision of welding fabrication, construction, or maintenance. Since Welding Supervisor should be able to work with either the management or the welder with ease, this two-week program concentrates on the duties and function of welding supervisor and be able to appreciate the role for each.

Participants for this course should have thorough background in welding process, welding procedures, welder qualification, materials, safe practices, drawings and limitation of welding.

Upon completion of the course, Welding Supervisor should be able to direct welding activities, prepares work plans, provide work instructions, and evaluate worker performance.

Course content:

Unit A : Personnel Management
	- Supervision - Codes/Quality Management - Qualification of Personnel - Safety
Unit B : Welding Preparation and Fabrication
	- Planning - Control - Equipment/Consumables
Unit C : Quality Management and Quality Control Requirements
	- Personnel - Procedure & Testing - Welding Inspection - Documentation