Industrial Welding
WA
Orbital welding at ENRYB. WELDING is as much an art as it is a science.
While it takes time and perseverance to master the art, the fundamentals of each type of welding must be taught and understood first.
Skilled welding personnel are at the forefront of the resources industry in Australia and their work is essential for the ongoing operation of process equipment and the fabrication of the largest infrastructure.
Welding for industry goes far beyond simply joining pieces of metal, it also involves equipment and consumables selection, weld procedure qualification and planning, inspection, thorough record keeping (to ensure traceability to industry standards) and testing and certification of personnel.
With so much at stake, a modern welder requires training, testing and certification.
ENRYB Welding Centre is located in Welshpool, WA, and was established to provide the practical education required to become a first-class welder to Australian and international standards.
It is interesting to note that the welding centre is located inside Petroleum and Mining Engineering (PAME) – a specialised welding and fabrication company – that designs and builds everything from mining plant and equipment to huge sub-sea LNG pipelines.
It is little wonder then that ENRYB’s instructors are so highly qualified and experienced in the resources industry, and that some of their most talented students also become their latest employees.
The training centre comprises individual welding bays that are fully ventilated and are set up to educate, test and evaluate students in a wide range of welding techniques.
These include: Gas Metal Arc Welding – GMAW (Mig); Flux Cored Arc Welding – FCAW; Manual Metal Arc Welding – MMAW (Stick); Gas Tungsten Arc Welding – GTAW (Tig); Surface Tension Transfer – STT; Submerged Arc Welding – SAW and Orbital Welding (Autogenous and Bugs).
ENRYB has numerous registered welding inspectors on staff, able to certify the work of industry welders prior to starting on new jobs or new sites.
Independent examiners are also welcome for third-party assessment with dedicated office space available, including internet access.
ENRYB instructs and examines to Australian and International codes including AS/NZS 1554 Parts 1 to 6; AS2885; AS3992; ASME IX; ASME B31.3; AWS D1.1 and DNVGL ST F101.
The Australian Mining Review visited the Welding Centre and were instantly impressed by the friendly welcome, how well the school was set out and how well equipped each welding bay was, to give each student the very best tools to work with, while honing their skills.
Perhaps the most striking fact was the amount and degree of oil and gas and mining fabrication work that was being undertaken under the same roof for some of Australia’s biggest companies such as Rio Tinto, BHP, Subsea 7, Clough, Downer, Chevron, Woodside, FMG and many more.
This only reinforced the fact that the training provided was based on experience and excellence in these demanding roles and that every ounce of that knowledge was being passed on to the thousands of students who have already participated in ENRYB’s many courses.
This is not a school that sits in isolation and focuses on abstract theory; this is an organisation that is active at the highest levels in the industry, capable of assessing and certifying welders to work on the most critical of components, and which actively employs some of the best and brightest for their own industry contracts.
ENRYB caters for welders at all skill levels, from entry level to highly advanced.
Its instructors are happy to pass on the tricks of the trade to its less experienced students to help them advance more quickly and ultimately produce better quality work.
Even old dogs can learn new tricks and many experienced welders pass through the doors to brush up their skills and maintain their certification at various levels.
The last word goes to a recent ENRYB student, Ian James Shearer-Ashfield, who commented: “Top notch facility! The welding bays are laid out really well.
“The trainer spent plenty of time with me to improve my technique and show me some new ones. Best training centre I have been to by far,” he said.
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