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Course
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LUT University
Welding Quality and Economy
5 cr
Registration period closed
Advanced studies
The course comprises lectures, of which themes are:
- Concept of sustainability and quality
- Welding coordination and standards
- Welding procedure specification (WPS) and welding procedure test
- Welding defects and imperfections as well as weld classification system and levels
- Testing methods in welding production
- Repair welding
- Welding productivity improvement methods
- Economics and cost accounting of welding procedures and investments
- Welding work indicators
- Welding networks and supply chains
- Welding safety aspects in workshop production
- Case examples from practical welding industry work
The course contains laboratory exercises, some practical case studies based on industrial tasks of a welding engineer and assignments related to productivity, economy, profitability and safety of welding work, such as:
- Designing the Welding Procedure Specification (WPS) and performing the welding procedure test according to standards.
- Identifying welding defects and imperfections from real weldments.
- Interpreting results of destructive and non-destructive welding tests.
- Coordination and reporting of the welding procedure test.
- Modifications and developments of welding processes.
- Cost calculations of welding operations.
- Different levels of welding production chains.
- Evaluating the safety risks of welding production and workplaces.
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Fields
Engineering and technology
Scope
5 cr
Code
BK20A3200
Organiser
LUT University