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Back to basics for TIG welding course

A Huntingdon Fusion Techniques product story

Edited by the Engineeringtalk editorial team Aug 13, 2004

Always conscious of the need for good technique, HFT (Huntingdon Fusion Techniques) is to run a free, three-month training course for welding engineers and those involved in TIG welding.

Always conscious of the need for good technique, HFT (Huntingdon Fusion Techniques) is to run a free, three-month training course for welding engineers and those involved in TIG welding.

The course is run by e-mail and web broadcast and can be covered by any individual in just hours a week.

HFT's TIG welding course for beginners or for those with little recent experience, covers a number of essential areas and topics include electrode choice, preparation, getting the arc gap right, welding calculation and weld purging techniques.

The course is designed to be flexible so that operators or managers can use available time.

The distance learning technique used means that anyone can sign up for the course which requires 2-3 hours a week to complete over three months.

Delegates receive e-mails each week and sign in for a number of web broadcasts which can be downloaded at leisure.

At the end of the course, those delegates who have completed the competency assessments satisfactorily will receive a certificate of achievement.

HFT is quick to stress that the course is no substitute for skills-based welding training.

"Any welding process and, in particular, TIG welding, can take years to learn and perfect", says Darren Sewell, Managing Director of HFT.

"Our course is designed to add to that expertise and provide background knowledge to those engaged in welding or for those with an interest in the processes".

The course is being offered free to encourage good practice in the industry.

Sewell continues: "There are many experienced welders with a huge pool of experience, but many learning their trade these days do so without taking on the necessary knowledge to ensure best practice".

"What's more, many of the subjects covered are easily forgotten and there's no harm in refreshing knowledge or bringing it up to date".