VWL (Virtual Welding Lab) is a web-based e-learning course on various welding processes, that includes: machine shop and welding safety; welding symbols; joint design; welding equipment and equipment setup; welder training lessons for the various types of joints; common problems and how to avoid them; inspection and testing; weldability including material science basics and selection of filler materials; and virtual reality welding demonstrations. The VWL includes 3 sub-modules: VWL-SMAW (shielded-metal arc welding), VWL-FCAW (flux cored arc welding), VWL-GMAW (gas metal arc welding) (under development), and VWL-GTAW (gas tungsten arc welding) (under development).
- Education functions:Lecture Delivery: The VWL includes a comprehensive multimedia course on shielded metal arc welding.
- 3 min. Movie showing a sample lecture segment on Basic Weld Symbols
- Sample lecture on Fillet Joint Welding Symbols
- FCAW Welding Procedure for Vertical Tee Joints
- Sample lecture on SMAW Welding Puddle
- Introduction to GMAW
- Training functions: Hands-on virtual welding process training. (under development)
- 1 min. movie showing the Virtual Environment
a) wmv 720 x 480 (16 mb)
- b) wmv 640 x 480 (6 mb)
- Exhibits
- 5 min. wmv movie 720 x 480 (70 mb) from Northrop Grumman Future Fest 2005
