WELD 256 - Gas Metal Arc Welding

• Apply safe cylinder handling and GMAW/FCAW equipment practices.
• Demonstrate proper set up, adjustment, and closing practices for joining and cutting steel materials.
• Interpret shop drawings or prints to construct welding objective assemblies.
• Identify and apply the correct process to assigned welding tasks.
• Create welding objective assemblies according to specification.
• Evaluate final weld assembly according to AWS standards in publication D1.1.
• Complete qualification tests.
• Demonstrate sketching and drawing techniques in multi view and geometric object representations.
• Interpret drafting prints, working drawings, and specifications.

1. Gas Metal Arc Welding (GMAW).
2. Flux Cored Arc Welding (FCAW).
3. Welding equipment setup and safety procedures.
4. Welding practices and procedures for various applications.
5. Equipment maintenance procedures.
6. Types of welding power sources, filler wires, shielding gases and gun types.
7. Complete GMAW/FCAW technical training in welding textbook.
8. Welding on ferrous and nonferrous metal in all positions.
9. Use and care for fuel gas welding and cutting apparatuses.
10. Shop welding systems, grinders, vices, clamps, drills, files, air driven tools, punches, shears, and saws.
11. Measuring tools and methods.
12. Fabrication systems and material types.
13. Print reading and weld symbol principles.