After determining a power source and an ideal welding booth size for the four 30-booth shops – each accommodating two daily shifts of 30 students and three instructors … See more

The preceding examples clearly demonstrate that major considerations face the designers of an efficient, productive welding shop, including those related to electrical s… See more

Before NAIT officials began specifying welding equipment, they had to select a power option (voltages, amperage ranges) to supply the scores of welding and cutting machines, … See more

NAIT built in a main gas manifold system with drops to each of the 120 student welding cells and 40 cutting stations comprising the institute’s four contiguous shops. Des… See more

Clark and his colleagues designed three levels of fume extraction into each welding shop. In four areas of each shop are drops that remove the heavier-than-air gases (argon, CO… See more