Destructive Testing (Mechanical Tests)

Objectives:

• Acquire fundamental knowledge to understand the basic phenomena controlling the forming and mechanical properties of metallic materials in service.
• Understand the purpose and fundamental aspects of destructive testing of materials with special attention to welded joints.
• Be capable of performing mechanical tests on machines.
• Be able to verify the results and the test certificate.
• Be able to interpret the results according to codes and standards.

Target Audience: Engineers and technicians from design, methods, and preparation departments.
Duration: Estimated based on needs and competencies.

Advanced Arc Welding with Covered Electrode

Objectives:

• Master the adjustment of welding machines and execution parameters.
• Produce sound welds (good appearance, good penetration).
• Save material and gas.
• Save time in adjustment and execution by avoiding grinding and repair of defective welds.

Target Audience: All manufacturing, maintenance, and supervisory personnel who need to use or understand covered electrode welding, in boiler making and steam pipe gas food applications.
Duration: 5 days.

Qualification Training in Arc Welding with Covered Electrode according to European Standard NF EN 287-1 or ASME IX

Objectives:

• Produce sound welds meeting international standards requirements.
• Access qualification tests according to NF EN 287-1 or ASME IX standards.

Target Audience: Welders who have undergone improvement training.
Duration: Estimated based on the technological and practical competencies of the welders.

Advanced TIG Welding

Objectives:

• Master the adjustment of TIG welding machines and parameters.
• Produce sound TIG welds (good appearance, good penetration).
• Save raw material and gas.
• Save time in adjustment and execution by avoiding grinding and repair of defective welds.

Target Audience: Welders and all manufacturing, maintenance, and supervisory personnel who need to use or understand TIG arc welding, in boiler making and steam pipe gas food applications.
Duration: 5 days.

Qualification Training in TIG Welding according to European Standard NF EN 287-1 or ASME IX

Objectives:

• Produce sound welds meeting international standards requirements.
• Access qualification tests according to NF EN 287-1 or ASME IX standards.

Target Audience: Welders who have undergone improvement training.
Duration: Estimated based on the technological and practical competencies of the welders.

Advanced MIG/MAG Welding

Objectives:

• Master the adjustment of welding machines and execution parameters.
• Produce sound welds (good appearance, good penetration).
• Save material and gas.
• Save time in adjustment and execution by avoiding grinding and repair of defective welds.

Target Audience: All manufacturing, maintenance, and supervisory personnel who need to use or understand semi-automatic welding, in boiler making and steam pipe gas food applications.
Duration: 5 days.

Qualification Training in MIG/MAG Welding according to European Standard NF EN 287-1 or ASME IX

Objectives:

• Produce sound welds meeting international standards requirements.
• Access qualification tests according to NF EN 287-1 or ASME IX standards.

Target Audience: Welders who have undergone improvement training.
Duration: Estimated based on the technological and practical competencies of the welders.

Qualification Training for Arc Welding Operators in Submerged Arc Welding according to European Standard EN 1418 or ASME IX

Objectives:

• Master submerged arc welding and produce sound welds.
• Access qualification tests according to NF EN 1418 or ASME IX standards.

Target Audience: Welding operators.
Duration: 4 days.

Metallurgical and Operational Weldability of Aluminum

Objectives:

• Understand metallurgical and operational weldability methods of aluminum.
• Define the main criteria for selecting an aluminum grade or aluminum alloy.

Target Audience: Engineers and technicians from design and methods departments, all manufacturing, and maintenance personnel.
Duration: 3 days.

Welding Processes

Objectives:

• Identify different welding processes.
• Choose the appropriate welding process.
• Understand the advantages and disadvantages of each process.

Target Audience: Technicians and engineers from design and methods departments, team leaders, and supervisors.
Duration: 5 days.

Quality Control of Welded Constructions

Objectives:

• Identify all welding defects.
• Understand the causes and remedies for each defect.
• Assess the acceptability of welding defects according to construction standards.

Target Audience: Technicians from design and methods departments, inspection and supervision agents of welding works, all manufacturing, and maintenance personnel.
Duration: 5 days.

Selection of Non-Destructive Testing Methods

Objectives:

• Define the application domain of each control method.
• Understand the complementary relationships and limitations of each control method.
• Choose the appropriate method.
• Understand and interpret information cited in a report.

Target Audience: Technicians and engineers from design and methods departments, quality control agents of constructions.
Duration: 5 days.

Visual Inspection of Welds according to European or American Standards

Objectives:

• Define inspection conditions.
• Perform visual inspections according to standards.
• Write and interpret inspection reports.
• Write inspection procedures or instructions.

Target Audience: Inspection agents, supervisors of welding works and inspections, inspection agents, team leaders.
Duration: 5 days.

Penetrant Testing Level 1 according to European Standard EN 473 or ISO 9712

Objectives: Perform penetrant testing according to written instructions.

Target Audience: Control agents, supervisors of welding works and inspections, inspection agents, team leaders.
Duration: 5 days.

How to Write Your Welding Procedure Specifications (WPS)

Objectives:

• Identify and read the necessary elements for writing a WPS.
• Manage a WPS.
• Understand how and why to enforce a WPS.

Target Audience: Manufacturing technicians, supervisory and control agents.
Duration: 5 days.

Metallurgical and Operational Weldability of Stainless Steels

Objectives:

• Classify and identify stainless steels based on their chemical composition.
• Select the best weldable grades within each family of stainless steels.
• Predict weldability problems that may result from a given welding situation.
• Define recommended welding conditions according to the stainless steel grade (choice of filler metal, welding energy, protective gas…).

Target Audience: Technicians or engineers involved in welding and implementation of stainless steel, from design to quality control.
Duration: 4 days.

Metallurgical and Operational Weldability of Carbon Steels

Objectives: Understand the main weldability problems of different grades of carbon steels and the precautions to be taken to weld these grades properly.

Target Audience: Technicians and engineers from design and methods departments.
Duration: 4 days.

Hardfacing and Coating by Welding

Objectives:

• Identify different types of wear stress.
• Choose filler products, deposition processes, and corresponding deposition conditions.

Target Audience: Technicians from design and methods departments, inspection and supervision agents of welding works, all manufacturing, and maintenance personnel.
Duration: 3 days.

Quality Control of Welded Constructions

Objectives:

• Identify all welding defects.
• Understand the causes and remedies for each defect.
• Assess the acceptability of welding defects according to construction standards.

Target Audience: Technicians from design and methods departments, inspection and supervision agents of welding works, all manufacturing, and maintenance personnel.
Duration: 5 days.

Selection of Non-Destructive Testing Methods

Objectives:

• Define the application domain of each control method.
• Understand the complementary relationships and limitations of each control method.
• Choose the appropriate method.
• Understand and interpret information cited in a report.

Target Audience: Technicians and engineers from design and methods departments, quality control agents of constructions.
Duration: 5 days.

Visual Inspection of Welds according to European or American Standards

Objectives:

• Define inspection conditions.
• Perform visual inspections according to standards.
• Write and interpret inspection reports.
• Write inspection procedures or instructions.

Target Audience: Control agents, supervisors of welding works and inspections, inspection agents, team leaders.
Duration: 5 days.

Penetrant Testing Level 1 according to European Standard EN 473 or ISO 9712

Objectives: Perform penetrant testing according to written instructions.

Target Audience: Control agents, supervisors of welding works and inspections, inspection agents, team leaders.
Duration: 5 days.

Metallurgical Basics in Welding

Objectives:

• Identify the factors in welding operations that affect the metallurgical characteristics of welded assemblies.
• Define how these factors impact the metallurgical characteristics of welded assemblies.
• Evaluate the metallurgical risks associated with heterogeneous welding of steels of different grades or families.

Target Audience: Technicians or engineers involved in welding and implementation of welding procedures.
Duration: 3 days.

Metallurgical and Operational Weldability of Non-Ferrous Metals

Objectives:

• Understand metallurgical and operational weldability methods of aluminum.
• Understand metallurgical and operational weldability methods of copper and copper alloys.
• Understand metallurgical and operational weldability methods of nickel and nickel alloys.
• Understand metallurgical and operational weldability methods of titanium and titanium alloys.
• Understand metallurgical and operational weldability methods of aluminum alloys.

Target Audience: Engineers and technicians from design and methods departments, all manufacturing, and maintenance personnel.
Duration: 5 days.