Agricultural Technology: Welding and Fabrication, 1st edition

Agricultural Technology: Welding and Fabrication equips you with essential welding and metal fabrication skills for agricultural and construction applications. It covers safety protocols, welding symbols and skills for interpreting technical drawings. Modules focus on standard welding equipment and techniques, including SMAW, GMAW, FCAW, GTAW, oxyfuel, plasma arc and air-carbon arc cutting.

You’ll learn proper metal preparation and joint design, as well as the properties of base and filler metals, to support high-quality welds and durable repairs. With a strong focus on safety and technical proficiency, this program will prepare you for real-world challenges in farming, construction and metal fabrication.

Objectives, performance tasks and step-by-step instructions are incorporated into each module to help you grasp trade terms, technical procedures and math equations. You’ll also learn about career options in your chosen field, through profiles of industry leaders and videos linked from QR codes.