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Plasma and Laser Beam Welding

Welding Technology · Level 6  ·  8 Chapters

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Set up plasma welding equipment and materials
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Carry out plasma welding
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Set up plasma cutting equipment and materials
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Carry out plasma cutting
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Set up laser welding equipment and materials
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Carry out laser beam welding
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Set up laser beam cutting equipment and materials
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Carry out laser beam cutting
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What Plasma and Laser Beam Welding covers: 44 main topics in 8 chapters

1. Set up plasma welding equipment and materials

  1. 1.1 Observation of health and safety in plasma welding as per OSHA 2007
  2. 1.2 Selection of materials, tools and equipment
  3. 1.3 Joint edge preparation
  4. 1.4 Steps of setting up plasma tools and equipment

2. Carry out plasma welding

  1. 2.1 Observation of health and safety in submerged arc welding
  2. 2.2 Plasma equipment and accessories
  3. 2.3 Plasma welding specification
  4. 2.4 Principle of plasma welding process
  5. 2.5 Advantages and limitations of plasma welding
  6. 2.6 Factors affecting quality of weld
  7. 2.7 Plasma welding process  Transferred  Non-transferred
  8. 2.8 Plasma welding defects, causes and remedies
  9. 2.9 Plasma welding workplace housekeeping  Workstation cleaning using eco-friendly detergents  Care and storage of tools and equipment Content  Waste disposal as per ISO
  10. 2.10 Plasma welding of mild steel (ISO 9606-1)
  11. 2.11 Perform maintenance of plasma welding machines and equipment
  12. 2.12 Lubricating of moving parts using bio-based lubricants

3. Set up plasma cutting equipment and materials

  1. 3.1 Observation of health and safety in plasma cutting as per ISO 18786:2019 3.2 • Interpretation of working drawings 3.3 • Selection of materials, tools and equipment 3.4 • Workpiece preparation 3.5 • Plasma cutting equipment setup procedures

4. Carry out plasma cutting

  1. 7.1 Observation of health and safety in plasma cutting
  2. 7.2 Interpretation of working drawing
  3. 7.3 Selection of materials, tools and equipment
  4. 7.4 Cleaning of the external surfaces of the machine using biodegradable degreasers
  5. 7.5 Plasma cutting process
  6. 7.6 Perform maintenance of plasma cutting machines and equipment o Cleaning of the external surfaces of the machine o Inspecting cables, connectors and power sources
  7. 7.7 Lubricating of moving parts using bio-based lubricants

5. Set up laser welding equipment and materials

  1. 5.1 Observe health and safety in laser beam welding as per 18786:2019
  2. 5.2 Interpretation of working drawing
  3. 5.3 Selection of materials, tools and equipment
  4. 5.4 Joint edge preparation
  5. 5.5 Steps of setting up laser beam tools and equipment

6. Carry out laser beam welding

  1. 1.1 Observation of health and safety in laser beam welding as per OSHA
  2. 1.2 Laser beam equipment and accessories
  3. 1.3 Laser beam welding specification
  4. 1.4 Principle of laser beam welding process
  5. 1.5 Advantages and limitations of laser beam welding
  6. 1.6 Factors affecting quality of weld
  7. 1.7 Laser beam welding defects, causes and remedies
  8. 1.8 Laser beam welding workplace housekeeping  Workstation cleaning using eco-friendly detergents  Care and storage of tools and equipment  Waste disposal as per ISO
  9. 1.9 Laser beam welding of mild steel (ISO 9606-1)

7. Set up laser beam cutting equipment and materials

  1. 1.1 Observation of health and safety in laser beam cutting as per OSHA
  2. 1.2 Interpretation of working drawings
  3. 1.3 Selection of materials, tools and equipment
  4. 1.4 Workpiece preparation
  5. 1.5 Laser beam cutting equipment setup procedures

8. Carry out laser beam cutting

  1. 8.1 Principles of laser beam cutting

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