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Making the choice for a strategic function
Welded joints no longer can be bypassed in our modern society. Welding is integral to the manufacture of a very wide range of products. In transport, from aeronautical design to assembly of rolling vehicules for industrial and personal use, from shipbuilding and repair to high speed trains. In microjoining from circuit boards to discharge lamps. The application of welding expands in fields like the oil, gas and petrochemical industries, in the manufacture of electronic systems, defence industries and in general manufacturing. Welded joints are crucial.
Who is surprised by the fact that welded structures are due to a severe quality control? Advanced non-destructive testing of welded joints only covers one aspect of this issue. The training of welders and welding engineers is a second aspect. European Standard EN 3834 is the translation of the ISO quality standard towards welding.
European Standard EN 14731 describes the tasks and responsabilities as well as the level of education of an “authorised Welding Engineer” in detail.
Nowadays, many factories feel the obligation to follow these European Standards very strictly in order to secure their position on the International market and to be able to apply for important orders.
A Welding Engineer according to the requirements of the International Institute of Welding (IIW) is a must have for many companies.
For more than 60 years, Campus De Nayer is a trendsetter in the training of welding engineers. Since 1992, the training for European Welding Engineer is organised in a full-time regime. This single-year training is unique in Belgium.
Our students benefit from dedicated state-of-the-art welding facilities, including the latest robotic, resistance, and arc welding equipment, and also have access to modern and industrial metallographic and testing facilities.
The education is transformed within the new BAMA structure in higher education to a "Master (of Science) after Master in Welding Engineering".
Course programme, timetables and practice
The training programme for Welding Engineer at Campus De Nayer is accredited by the International Institute of Welding (IIW) and leads after written examinations (50 % of points) at Campus De Nayer and an oral examination (other 50 % of points) before a specialised jury and organised by the BVL (Belgian Society for Welding) to the certification of "European or International Welding Engineer".
Conform the guidelines of the IIW, the coarse programme is organised in 4 modules:
- module 1: welding and cutting processes
- module 2: metallurgy
- module 3: design of welded structures
- module 4: production techniques
The in-depth study of welding and cutting processes seems self-evident for a welding engineer.
But what engineering speciality deals with the properties and behaviour of all steel and non ferrous alloys in such a thorough way? Where are corrosion and wear-problems studied so deeply?
An extremely good knowledge of materials science is essential for every welding engineer and makes him wanted as a “materials engineer” in petrochemical industry, assembly,…
In addition, a welding engineer needs to build a sound knowledge of all destructive and non-destructive testing techniques, calculation codes, standards and regulations
The welding engineer is highly appreciated in construction, apparatus and vessel building, control organisms an many other industries.
The total training covers approximately 616 hours, of which are 361 hours of theoretical lectures and 170 hours of welding practice, laboratory and design exercises. Apart from this, 5 days are scheduled for company visits and about 85 hours are scheduled for case-studies.
Only students with an engineering degree are admitted to the training programme.
Programme:
| module 1 : welding and cutting processes |
Electrical welding and cutting processes
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Flame driven applications |
| Other welding processes |
| Laboratory welding technology |
| Practical training in welding |
| Soldering and brasing |
| module 2 : metallurgy
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Metallurgical and thermomechanical aspects of welding
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Prevention of corrosion and wear |
Laboratory corrosion and metallography |
High alloyed steels |
Non-ferrous alloys |
Laboratory microscopy |
Carbon steel and low alloyed steel |
| module 3 : design and calculation of welded structures |
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Design and calculation of welded structures
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Design of pressure vessels according to European Standards and legislation
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Design of steel structures according to Eurocode III
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Exercises in design |
Welder- and procedure qualifications according to EN and ASME IX
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| module 4 : production techniques |
Quality control of welded joints |
Quality assurance of welded structures |
Practical design |
Pipelines
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Laboratory welding inspection |
Production techniques |
A case-study is realised in an industrial welding company in groups of 2 students.
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Whitin every module, company visits are organised.
The lectures are given by lecturers of Campus De Nayer and guest-lectureres from industry.
Industrial relevance!
Through our tradition of many decades in training engineers in the field of welding and because of our superb interactive relation with our former students in the industrial world, we experience a high level of appreciation for our graduates on the market. Our welding department is supported by many companies who deeply sympathise our training.
Contact information
For more information, please send an email to: lasingenieur@denayer.wenk.be or contact us by phone: M. Eng. P. Van Rymenant EWE at the number +32 15 31 69 44 or mobile at +32 495 22 16 89.
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