Thermal Cutting Processes II - Plasma and Carbon Steel Arc: SENSE 1
Focuses on proper safety, equipment setup and cutting techniques for Plasma and Carbon steel Arc cutting on carbon steel, austenitic stainless steel, and aluminum. Students perform American Welding Society compliant cutting operations in the flat position. The student will also perform scarfing and gouging operations to remove base and weld metal in flat and horizontal positions. This course aligns to SENSE Level 1 Module 8 - Units 3 and 4, as well as Module 2 - Key Indicator 7 and Module 9 – Key Indicator 1.
- Date:
- 2014
- Primary Material Type:
- Development Tool
- Institution:
- Des Moines Area Community College
- Project Name:
- Iowa Advanced Manufacturing Consortium
- Funding Source:
- TAACCCT Round 2
Industry / Occupation
- Industry Partner:
- American Welding Society and multiple welding employers across the state of Iowa were consulted. We worked in partnership with AWS to develop our plans for the curriculum development. Employers across the state were surveyed about welding positions to ensure alignment to needs. Local colleges also consulted with employers in their regions to determine implementation of developed courses.
- Industry Sector:
- Manufacturing -- Miscellaneous Manufacturing -- Other Miscellaneous Manufacturing (3399)
- Occupation:
- Production Occupations -- Welders, Cutters, Solderers, and Brazers (51-4121)
Education / Instructional Information
- Instructional Program:
- Precision Production (48)
- Credential Type:
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- Stacked/Latticed Credential Model
- Educational Level of Materials:
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- 1st year Community College or equivalent
- Time Required:
- 30 Minutes
- Language:
- English (United States)
- Interactivity Type:
- Presentation only - requires user to navigate through content.
- Quality of Subject Matter was assured by:
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- Participation as an ongoing member of team developing the instructional materials
- Quality of Online/Hybrid Course Design assured by:
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- Course Note:
- PAC/CAC: SENSE 1
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