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Metal Fabrication Technical Diploma

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Program Code: 314571

The Metal Fabrication program provides hands-on experience to prepare you to build metal projects using all types of fabrication equipment. You will take fabrication projects from blueprint through final inspection, including the use and troubleshooting of manual and CNC cutting and forming equipment, and both Gas Metal Arc and Gas Tungsten Arc Welding. The Metal Fabrication program will prepare you for the future by providing you with knowledge in Metallurgy, Robotics, Quality Assurance and Lean Manufacturing.

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Employment Potential

A graduate of the program will have the potential for employment as a Welder/Fabricator, Pipe Welder, CNC Fabrication Equipment Operator, Robotic Welding Operator, and Welder. In these jobs, the graduate will build and repair metal components using basic knowledge of blueprints, metallurgy, and layout while applying the major welding processes used by industry. Other positions might include Construction Trades Welder, Ironworker Trades Welder, Millwright, Sheetmetal Trades Welder, and Pipe Trades Welder. People in many apprenticeship programs are required to take welding and fabrication classes as part of their training.

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Requirements for Program Entry

• Completed application.
• High school transcript or equivalent. (For a list of equivalents, go to www.nwtc.edu/gettingstarted.)
• To be admitted to this program, learners must achieve a prior cumulative high school or college grade point average of 2.6 or higher OR a satisfactory academic skills assessment score. College grade point average must be based on 15 credits or more. To learn more about starting this program, please contact an academic advisor at (920) 498-5444 or (888) 385-6982.

Program Availability

FULL TIME Summer 2020 Fall 2020 Spring 2021
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Curriculum
Students following the study plan below will complete the Metal Fabrication technical diploma in the number of semesters shown.
FIRST SEMESTER
Credit for Prior LearningCredit for Prior Learning Available »
10-890-101 COLLEGE 101 ...Students will utilize digital tools and resources to assess, explore, practice, apply, and evaluate both employability and learning skills. By establishing NWTC cultural values as hallmarks of success in academic, career, and personal settings the course encourages reflective, personalized development of a growth mindset and emphasizes the importance of making wise choices. To maximize the return on investment, students should take this course in their first semester as it identifies key expectations (hidden rules) of higher learning and professional employment.
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10-804-301 VOCATIONAL MATH A ...This course provides the opportunity for the learner to develop the knowledge and skills to apply the concepts of whole numbers, fractions, decimals, measurement, proportions, and percent to their career. No prerequisites needed.
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Credit for Prior LearningCredit for Prior Learning Available »
31-457-337 METAL FABRICATION I (LAYOUT) ...provide the opportunity for the learner to develop the knowledge, skills, process, and understanding of basic line and angle construction, basic measuring techniques, basic squaring techniques, along with basic part layout for fabrication. (Prerequisite: Accepted into Welding program or Metal Fabrication technical diploma; Corequisite: 31-457-338 Metal Fabrication II)
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31-457-338 METAL FABRICATION II (EQUIPMENT) ...course provides the opportunity for the learner to develop the knowledge, skills, process, and understanding of…general fabrication equipment safety and operation used for sawing, shearing, bending, drilling, punching and CNC cutting. (Prerequisite: Accepted into Welding program or Metal Fabrication technical diploma; Corequisite: 31-457-337 Metal Fabrication I)
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31-442-348 GAS METAL ARC WELDING 1 ...course provides the opportunity for the learner to develop the knowledge, skills, process and understanding of welding in the flat and horizontal positions, fillet, pipe to plate and groove welds on plain carbon steel. (Prerequisite: Accepted into the Welding program or Intro to MIG Certificate; Corequisite: 31-442-301, Material Cutting Applications)
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31-442-356 GAS METAL ARC WELDING 2 ...course provides the opportunity for the learner to develop the knowledge, skills, process and understanding of welds in the vertical and overhead positions, fillet, pipe to plate and groove welds with and without backing on plain carbon steel. (Prerequisite: Accepted into the Welding program or the Intro to MIG Certificate; Corequisites: 31-442-301, Material Cutting Applications; 31-442-348, Gas Metal Arc Welding 1)
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31-421-335 BLUEPRINT READING FOR WELDERS 1 ...course provides the opportunity for the learner to develop the knowledge and understanding of orthographic projection, sketching, dimensioning, section and auxiliary views, structural shapes, metric conversation and interpretation of fabrications from prints. (Prerequisite: Accepted into Welding program, Metal Fabrication technical diploma or the Intro to MIG Certificate AND Next Gen Rdg score greater/equal to 237; OR ACT Rdg score greater/equal to 15; OR preparatory courses)
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31-442-301 MATERIAL CUTTING APPLICATIONS...visual inspection of weld and cut edges, manual and machine oxy fuel gas cutting, air carbon arc cutting, plasma arc cutting, and mechanical cutting methods. (Prerequisite: Accepted into Welding program, Metal Fabrication technical diploma or the Intro to MIG Certificate)
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31-442-358 GAS METAL ARC WELDING 3 ...course provides the opportunity for the learner to develop the knowledge, skills, process and understanding of welds in the flat and horizontal positions on T-Joints (1F & 2F) and groove welds with backing (1G & 2G) on plain carbon steel using the spray mode of transfer and on aluminum. (Prerequisite: Accepted into the Welding program; Corequisites: 31-442-301, Material Cutting Applications; 31-442-356, Gas Metal Arc Welding 2)
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31-421-336 WELD SYMBOLS ...course provides the opportunity for the learner to develop the knowledge and understanding of welding symbols AWS and ISO, weld joint nomenclature and welding joint geometry. (Prerequisite: Accepted into Welding program, Metal Fabrication technical diploma or the Intro to MIG Certificate)
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31-457-339 METAL FABRICATION III (ADVANCED ASSEMBLY) ...course provides the opportunity for the learner to develop the knowledge, skills, process and understanding of building projects from advanced blueprints using all fabrication equipment and welding processes. (Prerequisites: 31-457-337, Metal Fabrication I; 31-457-338, Metal Fabrication II)
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10-804-302 VOCATIONAL MATH B ...This course provides the opportunity for the learner to develop the knowledge and skills to apply the concepts of algebra, geometry, and trigonometry to their career.
(Pre-requisite: Completion of 10-804-301 Vocational Math A with a "C" or better)
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10-606-116 CAD (COMPUTER AIDED DRAFTING)-INTRODUCTION ...CAD terminology, drawing preliminaries, basic inquiry and setting commands, layer setting and manipulation, basic drawing and display commands, basic edit commands, and plotting, using AutoCAD software.
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SEMESTER TOTAL
16
SECOND SEMESTER
Credit for Prior LearningCredit for Prior Learning Available »
31-421-337 BLUEPRINT READING FOR WELDERS 2 ...course provides the opportunity for the learner to develop advanced blueprint reading skills to read and interpret moderate to advanced blueprints and shop drawings. (Prerequisites: Accepted into the Welding program; 31-421-335, Blueprint Reading for Welders1; 31-421-336, Weld Symbols)
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31-442-359 GAS TUNGSTEN ARC WELDING 1 ...course provides the opportunity for the learner to develop the knowledge, skills, process and understanding of GTAW equipment set-up as well as the basic skills needed to make welds on plain carbon steel. Weld quality will be discussed but this course is only used to understand the basics of the GTAW process. (Prerequisites: Accepted into Welding program; 31-442-301, Material Cutting Applications)
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31-442-362 GAS TUNGSTEN ARC WELDING 2 ...course provides the opportunity for the learner to develop the knowledge, skills, process and understanding of making groove and fillet weld on sheet metal with plain carbon steel, 3XX stainless steel. Weld quality will be emphasized with all lab assignments. (Prerequisite: Accepted into the Welding program; 31-442-301, Material Cutting Applications; Corequisite: 31-442-359, Gas Tungsten Arc Welding 1)
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10-620-170 ROBOTICS - INTRODUCTION TO ...introductory study of the application, operation, programming and troubleshooting of industrial robots.
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31-457-351 AUTOMATED CUTTING PROCESSES ...Course provides the opportunity for the learner to develop the knowledge, skills, processes and understanding of automated cutting equipment. They will be able to program and safely operate CNC saws, drills, shears and cutting tables. (Corequisite: 31-457-338, Metal Fabrication II; 10-606-116, CAD-Intro)
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31-457-352 AUTOMATED FORMING PROCESSES ...Course provides the opportunity for the learner to develop the knowledge, skills, processes and understanding of automated forming equipment. They will be able to program and safely operate CNC breaks, and rolls. (Corequisite: 31-457-338, Metal Fabrication II; 10-606-116, CAD-Intro)
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31-457-356 PRECISION BENDING AND SURFACE FINISHING ...course provides the opportunity for the learner to develop and apply knowledge to utilize bend allowance formulas, calculate blank size, perform precision bending using CNC equipment, understand surface finishing requirements, utilize appropriate metal finishing tools to accomplish desired finish, and understand RA meters to determine desired metal finish. (Prerequisite: 31-457-338, Metal Fabrication II)
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31-457-350 PRESSURE VESSELS AND PIPING SYSTEMS ...course provides the opportunity for the learner to develop and apply knowledge towards the fabrication of pressure vessels and piping systems. Students will fabricate, weld, and assemble a final capstone project. (Prerequisite: 31-457-339, Metal Fabrication III; Corequisite: 31-421-338, Blueprint Reading for Welders3)
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31-442-363 GAS TUNGSTEN ARC WELDING 3 ...course provides the opportunity for the learner to develop the knowledge, skills, process and understanding of GTAW on aluminum as well as multipass groove welds on plain carbon steel. (Prerequisite: Accepted into the Welding program; 31-442-301, Material Cutting Applications; Corequisite: 31-442-362, Gas Tungsten Arc Welding 2)
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31-422-311 METALLURGY ...manufacture of iron and steel, mechanical and physical properties of metals, metal identification, macro and microscopic grain structures, welding metallurgy, applied heat treating processes, and weld failures and fractures.
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31-442-345 ROBOTIC WELDING PROGRAMMING AND TROUBLESHOOTING ...covers use of industrial robotic welders. Learners will be able to troubleshoot the programs and ensure maximum efficiency of the robotic welders. (Prerequisite: 10-620-170, Robotics-Introduction to)
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SEMESTER TOTAL
16
TOTAL CREDITS
32
Curriculum Note
The credit for 10-890-101, College 101, is an Institutional Requirement for graduation. Consequently, it is not part of the program credit requirements, but must be passed with a C or better.

Program Outcomes

• Demonstrate industry recognized safety practices.
• Interpret welding and fabrication drawings
• Produce Gas Metal Arc Welds
• Produce Gas Tungsten Arc Welds
• Perform Cutting Operations to detailed drawings
• Perform Forming Operations to detailed drawings
• Fabricate projects from details drawings
• Inspect product according to detailed drawings

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Note

Students are responsible for purchasing their own Personal Protective Equipment. Details will be provided at orientation. Students are eligible for discounts.

Study Abroad Opportunities

The International Programs staff continually seeks opportunities for students to travel abroad for educational experiences that may be offered in association with program courses. To find out more about which of your program courses may offer an opportunity during this academic year, contact your academic advisor or visit nwtc.edu/studyabroad.

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8-Week Advantage

This program will transition to 8–week courses in Fall of 2020.

Graduate Employment

With 100% Employed in Field

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