Supporting engineering
We have over 40 years’ experience of supporting engineering apprentices through their careers and also offer a range of commercial courses at our purpose-built training facility in Walsall town centre. These include welding and CAD courses from one day introductions up to longer bespoke packages, tailored to the requirements of your industry. Our engineers are always happy to meet with clients to discuss their requirements and plan appropriate training.
Introduction to Welding – MIG and MMA (ARC)
This course is designed for people who need to carry out welding operations on non-structural items. The focus is on the welding of mild steel components and based around simple repair operations. By the end of the course you will be able to:
- Understand where to use MIG and MMA weld sets
- Understand how to set up the weld sets for different material thicknesses
- Understand how to work safely with the welding equipment
- Carry out fillet, stitch, lap and butt welds
- Prepare material for welding
- Carry out a visual inspection of the welds
- Understand the features that make a good or a bad weld
Introduction to TIG Welding
This course us designed for those who set and safely operate TIG welding equipment and develops the basic skills and knowledge of this process. This course includes:
- Safety as applied to the TIG Welding process
- Welding defects/fault analysis and correction
- Setting up and adjusting equipment to obtain optimum results
- Identification of filler wires and gases
- Fillet welds and lap joints in the horizontal/vertical and horizontal positions
Introduction to AutoCad
This one day course is suitable for people who need to read and understand drawings or who are training to be CAD engineers, covering the theory behind CAD and the practical skills needed to operate successfully. This course includes:
- Working safely always
- Loading and unloading the CAD software
- Why icons are used and what their meanings are
- Creating basic drawings and how to store them
- Dimension drawings and plot them off
- Designing a drawing sheet template
- An introduction to isometric drawings
Working Safely with Power Presses
Any person with responsibility for setting power presses, tool triers and anyone in authority who is required to sign off the press should attend this course.
This session will cover:
- The provision and Use of Work Equipment Regulations 1998 (as applied to Presses) content applicable to the safe use of power presses e.g. Regulations 11 – Dangerous Parts of Machinery
- The Health and Safety at Work etc. Act 1974 and Management of Health and Safety at Work Regulations 1999
- Power Press components in detail related to the press types, including the visual and audible indicators and safety critical mechanism parts of the press could imminently ‘fail to danger’
- Guards and Protection Devices including types and functions, methods of installing, inspecting, and testing including detection of defects
- Guard design for ease of production and tool setting. BS 13857:2008 – the minimum distances for guards away from traps
- Press maintenance for safety and economic and efficient production
- HSG 236 Power Presses: Maintenance and Thorough Examination
- Safe methods for tool setting for safety and efficient production
- Mechanics and methods of tool clamping
1 Day Course
Safety in the use of Grinding Wheels
Anyone directly or indirectly involved in mounting, changing, and maintaining abrasive wheels should attend this course.
This session will cover:
- Explanation and implementation of safe working practices
- Raising awareness of potential hazards and the precautions that need to be taken
- Using a practical demonstration to mount an abrasive wheel
- Wheel markings
- Inspection, testing, and storage of wheels
- Accident causation and prevention
Half Day Session
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