NVOC 060 - Semi-Automatic Welding Processes

    Recent Professors
    KSmithII@riohondo.edu, CLopezDelReal@riohondo.edu, rgavela@riohondo.edu, POrtiz@riohondo.edu
    Recent Semesters
    Fall 2026, Spring 2025, Spring 2024, Spring 2023, Spring 2022
    Class Size
    1–10 students
    Credits
    Not published
    Fall 2026 Sections
    View Fall 2026 sections of NVOC 060
    Transfers To
    Not transferable
    Description
    This course is intended for the student who wants to progress to an intermediate level of welding processes and further their skills in wire-fed, semi-automatic welding methods and techniques. This course emphasizes skills in gas metal arc welding (GMAW) and flux cored arc welding (FCAW). The course also focuses on safety, theory, characteristics and settings for power supplies and wire feeding units, electric current settings, electrode identification and selection, welding positions, and welding of ferrous and non-ferrous metals. Special emphasis will be placed on developing proficiency and speed for high volume production applications.
    Usually Held
    Tue 8:00am–10:05am, Fri 3:00pm–6:05pm, Thu 4:00pm–5:05pm, Tue 6:00pm–8:05pm