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Flux Cored Arc Welding is different than Arc Welding in that it uses a wire which contains materials in its core that, when burned by the heat of the arc, produces shielding gases and fluxing agents to help produce a sound weld, without need for the external shielding gas.
Typical Coursework Includes:
- Flux Cored Arc Welding Process
- Welding Cast Irons
- Shielding Gases and Regulation Equipment
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Why Study Welding and Joining Technology:
Close to a half-million people hold jobs as welders, cutters, or welding machine operators. Approximately three fourths of them are in manufacturing and service industries. If other trades, such as boilermakers, ironworkers, and pipefitters are included, then the total climbs to about 2 million or 10% of our national workforce. In an industry valued at more than $5.5 billion, the need to replace aging, skilled welders is acute. According to Dave Manning, president of the Hobart Institute of Welding Technology, "The need for skilled welders will become more of a problem in the next three to five years, as 50% of the welders in North America retire."
Welders will be needed in manufacturing for industries such as transportation equipment; industrial machinery; and fabricated metal products; at construction sites; and in repair shops and personnel supply agencies. |
