AGM 202 - Agricultural Welding

CAREER AND TECHNICAL CREDIT TYPE
3 credit(s)

This course is designed for agricultural business, crop production, or livestock production students to gain basic principles of welding skills for the repair and modification of equipment and machinery. Students will study and practice basic welding principles involving shielded metal arc welding, oxyacetylene welding and tungsten inert gas or gas metal arc welding in the flat, horizontal, and vertical positions. Students will also study and practice basic metal cutting principles involving oxyacetylene torch and plasma cutting.

Course Learning Outcomes

1. Evaluate equipment, accessories and consumables to ensure proper safety and operations.

2. Produce fillet and grove welds in flat and horizontal positions on a variety of metals.

3. Evaluate welds to ensure standards are met.

4. Produce steel materials that are fabricated from bulk steel with proper use of cutting systems.