Welding offers an easy-to-read, highly visual "diameter of electrodes" approach to welding. The text provides engaging, reference-friendly coverage of the theory, safety issues and key skills of welding.
Its emphasis on the diameter of electrodes, the preferred method across schools and home shop settings, distinguishes this title from others of its kind. Drawing on 50 years' combined experience, the authors provide setups for every important weld, along with step-by-step photos and procedures for each step.
With concise, cleanly designed chapters, the 3rd Edition adds new media features, including 30 animations and 60 video presentations. It also has a new chapter: Advanced Gas Metal Arc Welding. It now encompasses newer safety standards, additional welding techniques and current welding innovations.
About the Author: About our authors David Hoffman is an accomplished welder with thousands of hours of hands-on experience. He has been teaching welding and fabrication for over 25 years. Dave assisted with the development of an Associate Degree program in Automated Manufacturing at Fox Valley Technical College and developed an Associate Degree program for Welding Technology. He also received a state grant to redevelop the Metal Fabrication/Welding Diploma program, for which he wrote program requirements, competencies and the complete curriculum.
After completing development of the Associate Degrees in Welding Technology, Dave tested and passed the requirements to become an AWS CWI and CWE. Shortly after, he got involved with AWS and was on the B5E Committee, helping to write the B5.5: 2000, Specification for the Qualification of Welding Educators. Most of the welder certifications in that standard were already certified; however, some were not. Dave welded GMAW-S vertical up and overhead plates to certify the welding procedure used in the standard.
A past winner of the prestigious Lincoln Award, Dave holds a BS in Industrial Education and an MS in Technical Education from the University of Wisconsin - Stout. He also holds (and wrote) a patent on a product he designed and built in his home shop and, since retiring from teaching, occasionally works as a weld consultant for training and testing in industry.
Kevin Dahle has 20 years of experience teaching as a welding instructor at the Associate Degree and Vocational Diploma levels. In addition, he has taught welding apprentices, as well as related welding courses for transportation technology students and agriculture students. Kevin has been involved in training for industry and responsible for overseeing welder and procedure qualifications as an AWS Certified Welding Inspector.
Kevin's educational background includes an AS in Industrial Welding Technology, a BS in Vocational, Technical and Adult Education, and an MA in English. His occupational experience in welding consists of production welding, repair welding, structural welding and quality control: writing and overseeing quality programs for structural welding and boiler repair.
David Fisher has five years of experience teaching as a welding/metal fabrication instructor at the Associate Degree and Vocational Diploma levels. In addition, he has taught welding apprentices, as well as related welding courses for transportation technology students and agriculture students. David has been involved in training for industry and responsible for overseeing welder and procedure qualifications as an AWS Certified Welding Inspector.
Prior to his academic career, David worked for Miller Electric Manufacturing Company. He was initially hired to build new inverter welders and eventually joined the service department, where he conducted repair, maintenance and operation of welding power sources and accessories for customers. As an application technician for Tig Industrial Products, David provided information and advice to customers, welding distributors and salesmen regarding the GTAW and SMAW processes.
David holds an AS Degree in Electrical Engineering Technology and is currently working on his BS in Mechanical Engineering.
