Basic Pipefitting Skills

Registration Information
Basic Pipefitting – INDT 124
(Approved for 14 Hours – Renewal Training Credit (RTC)
Tuesday, April 15, 2008      8:00am-4:00pm      $445

Seminar Location: Seminar is held at Joliet Junior College’s Main Campus, Room T-1038, 1215 Houbolt Road, Joliet, Illinois.

Seminar Description: This two-day seminar focuses on the fundamentals of pipefitting. It is an introductory seminar designed for maintenance personnel who have relatively little or no previous pipefitting experience. Topics include: reading single-line and isometric diagrams; piping types and dimensions; uses and types of fittings; thread types; and pipe length determination. Participants practice pipefitting skills by reproducing actual piping runs from an isometric drawing.

You will learn

1. To read single-line and isometric diagrams.
2. To determine pipe length.
3. To use dimensional tables.
4. To properly cut pipe.
5. To construct a straight offset.
6. To construct a rolling offset.
7. To correctly thread pipe.
8. To apply sealants.
9. To assemble, test and troubleshoot pipe.

Who will benefit

• Maintenance mechanics without pipefitting experience
• Electrical maintenance personnel needing to cross train
• Industrial supply salespersons
• Operators wanting to move into maintenance positions
• Supervisors and managers responsible for maintenance personnel

Topics

1. The Physics of Pipefitting: How Fluids Move Through Pipe
   Laminar vs. turbulent flow
   Fluid friction vs. pressure loss
2. Reading of System Prints
   Single-line diagrams
   Symbols
   Layout
   Isometric diagrams
   Symbols
   Layout
3. Pipe
   Types of pipe
   Black steel
   Galvanized steel
   Copper
   Other
   Characteristics
   Pipe size designation
   Schedule 40
   Schedule 80
   Schedule 160
4. Fittings
   Methods of connecting
   Screwed
   Welded
   Flanged
   Soldered/Brazed
5. Functions/Uses of Fittings
   Elbows
   Tees
   Reducers
   Bushings
   Plugs
   Caps
   Couplings
6. Threads
   Distinguishing between thread types
7. Accessories

Your instructor
Jeff Bradford is the lead instructor and program coordinator for Joliet Junior College’s Industrial Maintenance Technology Program. He is President of Bradford and Associates, a consulting firm specializing in technical, safety and quality training. Jeff graduated magna cum laude with a Bachelor of Science degree in Vocational Education Studies from Southern Illinois University at Carbondale and holds a Master of Science degree in Adult and Continuing Education from Northern Illinois University. He holds a Stationary Engineer’s License in both Chicago and Elgin, Illinois.

Jeff’s areas of expertise include: industrial fluid power, pipefitting, boilers, rigging, power transmission and pumps, compressors and turbines. He has hands-on experience in each of these disciplines and has developed curriculum and taught courses on all these topics. Jeff developed and taught maintenance courses at the Great Lakes Naval Training Center, for which he was awarded the Navy Achievement Medal.

You will receive a copy of the 164 page TPC training manual, Piping Systems ($51 List Price) and a TI-30Xa calculator.

IN-HOUSE TRAINING AVAILABLE
For additional information about in-house training, please call Amy Murphy at (815) 280-1418 or email

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