For nearly four decades, Swagelok has offered premium-quality welding tools. Today, our welding training emphasizes the theories and skills associated with gas tungsten arc-based orbital welding (GTAW) with both classroom and hands-on training in a five-day course. Because of the complexity of skills required to consistently achieve good orbital welds, new and even experienced welders must be trained using cutting-edge techniques from qualified instructors. The techniques taught in this course can be applied to any automatic gas tungsten arc welding system.

All classes are taught by experienced instructors who have earned the qualifications of Certified Weld Inspector (CWI) and Certified Weld Educator (CWE). 

Who Should Take This Course?

• Welders or weld operators
  • with orbital welding experience desiring to upgrade their skills or learn about welding under ASME qualifications
  • without orbital welding experience who want to learn the technique
• Supervisors of orbital welding operations
• Engineers who design systems that include orbital welding
• Quality assurance and quality control personnel wishing to learn about weld quality

Course Objectives

• Understand basic metallurgy and industry standards and specifications for welding
• Set up and operate orbital welding equipment
• Learn how to select, use and care for tungsten electrodes
• Learn how proper gas selection and purging techniques affect the quality of a weld
• Practice troubleshooting common issues and learn preventive maintenance procedures that will protect your equipment investment
• Practice orbital weld procedures on applications with up to 4 in. diameter tubing
• Develop a weld procedure and adjust the variables of the GTAW process to impact the quality of a weld

Successful Course Completion

To complete the course, you must successfully demonstrate the ability to prepare and weld a tubing system, without assistance from the facilitator or peers. Upon successful course completion, you will receive a signed certificate.

ASME Qualifications

At the end of the fifth day, attendees may submit weld samples for testing for compliance with ASME section IX weld qualification standards. Consumables and equipment necessary to obtain your qualification will be provided.