Shielded Metal Arc Welding (WSMSD)

Award: Career Certificate
Pathway to Associate Degree: Welding Technology (WEAAS)
Program Location: South Omaha Campus

This career certificate is for students wishing to concentrate their studies on the shielded metal arc welding process, procedures, and techniques. Students learn to read prints and interpret welding symbols; safely and skillfully use oxy-fuel, plasma, and air carbon arc cutting processes; safely and skillfully use shielded metal arc welding (stick) equipment; and produce sound fillet and groove welds in steel plate and pipe using E6010 and E7018 electrodes.