UTAH’S 2020
WELDING
FABRICATION COMPETITION
Contents
PROJECT
Welding/Fabrication Table
The
Welding Fabrication competition for Utah Skills USA, will have a theme of “A-frame
tool display board”. The “A” frame project will be donated to the National
Skills USA welding fabrication contest. The project drawing will be provided
the day of the competition. However,
teams shall submit a set of drawings of a project they would like to build in
a future competition. Also, a single
page essay shall be submitted to the welding fabrication committee (see requirements
below). The teams shall cut materials to size per bill of materials. It must
be in as-milled condition. The teams shall bring the parts cut to size and
labeled as specified in the bill of materials to orientation
We will incorporate stop points this year to follow more closely with the Natl. competition. Team Project Outcomes:
· Complete project in the 4-hour time frame
given
· Demonstrate knowledge of AWS weld symbols
· Demonstrate ability to fit up and
fabricate to prints
· Demonstrate knowledge and skills in the GMAW and GTAW weld
processes.
· Demonstrate knowledge and skills in PLASMA cutting
Teams Deliverables:
·
Submit a set of drawings for a project you would like to
build in a future competition
·
Submit a one-page
essay per team (see essay description below)
SkillsUSA Committee Members:
ESSAY AND DRAWINGS
The team essay topic is:
You are tasked with welding an aluminum vessel. The material you will be welding is 5086 AL.
and is 3/16” Thick. Strength and ductility are the most important items to
consider when selecting filler metal.
The project parameters are as follows – Welds need to be aesthetically
pleasing and must pass X-ray testing.
Time is of the essence and welder training is minimal. You shall determine the correct filler
metal to use for the project as well as determine the welding process and
make recommendations of what welding equipment (be specific on the exact
machine) to use. Select the proper
filler metal, process and your choice of welding equipment, tell us why you made
those choices.
1-page total per team for the Essay.
Submit drawings: Each
team shall prepare a drawing of a project they would like to build in the
welding fabrication competition. (Submit drawing
in PDF format sized for 11” x 17” paper via email to Rex Hardman)
The drawings and essay shall be submitted via email by February 27, 2020 by end of day. Essay
and drawings shall be emailed to Rex Hardman at the above address. If
delivery confirmation is not received, please re-submit your material. There is a limit
of 20 teams total for this competition (due to space constraints).
The drawings
and essay will be graded and scored to determine the top 20 teams that will
compete.
GENERAL RULES
ORIENTATION
Orientation will be held Thursday @ 9:30AM, March 26th at
Local 27 Iron Workers Training Center located at 7022 West North Frontage Rd.,
West Valley City, UT.
Teams will receive their time slots for the competition at the orientation
meeting. The welding fabrication competition
will begin with the first group starting at 12:00PM till 4:00PM on March 26th. The second group will begin at 8 AM till 12AM
on March 27th.
Note: You will need to bring your parts cut per bill of
materials to orientation.
PURPOSE
To evaluate each contestant’s preparation for employment
and to recognize outstanding students for excellence and professionalism
in the field of welding fabrication.
CLOTHING REQUIREMENT
Official SkillsUSA khaki work shirt and pants,
leather work boots/shoes, and safety glasses with side shields
or goggles. (Prescription glasses can be used only if they are equipped with
side shields. If not, they must be covered with goggles.) To purchase
official work clothes, contact Midwest Trophy Manufacturing Co. Inc. by
calling 1-800-324-5996 or order online at www.mtmrecognition.com/skillsusa/.
Note: Contestants
must wear their official contest clothing and work boots/shoes to the contest orientation
meeting. Leather boots/shoes must be worn during competition.
ELIGIBILITY
Contest is open to active SkillsUSA members enrolled in
programs with welding as the occupational objective. This is a team event.
Each team shall be comprised of three student members from the same school
and training program.
EQUIPMENT AND MATERIALS:
1. Supplied by the
technical committee:
·
All necessary welding equipment/filler material (welding machines, plasma
cutter, chop saw)
Filler
Material- ER70S-6 (.030”) GMAW/
ER70S-2 (3/32” & 1/16”) GTAW
Welding
Equipment to be determined but provided by Miller Electric Mfg. Co. (Multimatic 220)
Allowed
and Supplied by contestants. *Must be supplied by contestants.
*drill bits of appropriate size to drill 6 holes for 5/16” bolts
*Hand held drill – 120 volt or battery powered.
* 50’power cord (120 V Industrial power cord 12GA)
·Welper style pliers
. Hearing and/or ear protection
· Steel from Bill of Material (See attached)
· Safety glasses with side shields (Z87 approved)
· Welding and cutting gloves
· Welding helmet with appropriate filter plate/lens and protective
cover plate/lens in a flip or slide
front. Auto darkening shields are permissible.
· Spare spatter and filter lenses
· Welding helmet and/or oxyacetylene/plasma cutting
goggles
· Pocket calculator
· Lead pencil and/or ballpoint pen
· Soap stone with holder
· Scribe with magnet
· Combination square set/framing square
· Fillet weld gauge
· Speed square/protractor (any device to find/measure
angles)
· Tape measure
· Straight edge
· Hammer
· Vise grips
· C grips/clamps
· Channel locks
· Crescent wrench
· Protractor or angle finder
· Angle bevel
· Files- any size or shape
· 4 1/2” grinder with wheels (Grinding/flapper wheels
allowed)
· Clear face shields (for grinding and buffing)
· Center punches
· Chipping hammer with or without
wire brush
· Wire brushes
· Knee pads
Level
SCOPE OF THE CONTEST
Industry standards define the scope of the contest. All
drawings, welding symbols, and welding terms shall conform to the
latest edition of the American Welding Society (AWS) standards.
The contest will include assessments of the practical
knowledge of welding including safety, measurement, and blue print reading.
Other common fabrication operations will also be assessed, such as saw
operation, drilling, grinding, and material handling.
COMMITTEE IDENTIFIED ACADEMIC SKILLS
The technical committee has identified that the following
academic skills are embedded in this contest.
Math Skills
• Use fractions to solve practical problems
• Measure angles
• Construct three-dimensional models
Science Skills
• Describe and recognize solids, liquids, and gases
• Use knowledge of principles of electricity and
Magnetism and Fusion.
CONTEST GUIDLINES
1. Contestants must correctly use the welding
equipment during the contest. The contest chairperson and contest coordinator
may stop a contestant at any section of the contest if they deem a
contestant’s manner to be hazardous to either themselves or others. Such a
violation shall disqualify the participant for that section of the contest.
If the contestant is warned a second time, he or she will be disqualified as
a contest participant.
2. While the contest is in progress, there shall be
no communication between the contestants, other teams, or anyone else, except
as directed by a judge, contest coordinator, or contest chair.
It is expected that team members will communicate to each other.
3. Time limits will be established on the contest (4
hours).
4. Welding and cutting operation instructions will
be specified in drawings.
5. Welding equipment used in the contest may be
obtained from a variety of manufacturers and may include transformers,
rectifiers, and/or inverters.
6. Filler metals will be compatible with the metals
being welded and will be detailed on the contest procedure sheet.
Instructions to the contestants will define more specifically the filler
metals that may be used.
7. Welds will be evaluated visually utilizing a rating
system as established by the SkillsUSA Technical Committee. Nondestructive
and/or destructive tests may be used to complete the project evaluation.
8. Final judging of the welded projects will be
evaluated per the difficulty of the assigned task and by utilizing the following
visual inspection criteria: dimensional accuracy including distortion and
conformity to drawing requirements.
Each team provides their own steel (this material shall be
checked in at orientation) Please refer to Part #'s so that we can have uniformity in the projects.
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