At some point in your life, you will probably take out a loan to pay for college, buy a car, or make another purchase. This course describes different types of loans and defines terminology ...
Credit cards are a convenient method of making purchases. Before going into debt with a credit card, you should know the ins and outs of how they work.Learning ObjectivesDefine credit ...
Banks and credit unions offer a wide variety of financial services. This course discusses many of the financial services that you will use.Learning ObjectivesDefine a bank and a credit ...
One of the best ways to control how your money is spent is to create a budget. This course explores the budgeting process and methods for tracking your spending.Learning ObjectivesDefine disposable...
To reach your financial goals, you will need to spend some time setting goals and creating a plan to achieve them. This course explores the goal setting process.Learning Objectives
Define ...
When you work, you earn compensation. This course defines three categories of compensation: monetary, deferred, and non-monetary compensation.
Learning Objectives
Explain monetary ...
OnboardingME highlights critical behaviors and practices that will maximize new-hire retention, provide safe access to the shop floor and expedite the path to high productivity.
Eight areas ...
OnboardingME highlights critical behaviors and practices that will maximize new-hire retention, provide safe access to the shop floor and expedite the path to high productivity.
Eight areas ...
In this course, you will become acquainted with common industrial components, such as storage tanks, pressure vessels, piping, valves, pumps, hangers, and supports.Learning ObjectivesUnderstand the...
In this course, you will find out about the process of visually testing welds. You will also discover the importance of meeting acceptance standards, as well as the information required on a ...
In this course, you will learn the difference between an imperfection and a defect. You will also discover discontinuities common in rolling and drawing.
Learning Objectives
Understand the ...
Standards play an important role in visual testing. Depending on the standard required, the NDE technician can compare the test object to photographs, actual replicas of surface irregularities, and...
In this course, you will find out about the hierarchy of standards, which dictates the general requirements a test product must meet. You will also learn about other standards that may be required ...
An NDE technician may use several different types of equipment and optical aids to perform visual testing. In this course, you will discover how a borescope, fiberscope, and videoscope work. You ...
An NDE technician may conduct visual testing directly or indirectly. While direct visual testing gives the technician an uninterrupted line of sight to the test object, indirect visual testing ...
Light and vision are key factors in the success of visual testing. Detecting discontinuities depends on how well a technician can see them, which is influenced by the quantity and direction of ...
Visual testing is the most common method of nondestructive testing. In fact, most nondestructive applications rely on a visual assessment of parts or components prior to applying their specific ...
Before performing NDE, a technician must be qualified and certified. In this course, you will learn about global processes for personnel qualification and certification and specific requirements ...
This course provides a general overview of the six major categories of NDE methods, including their advantages and limitations. Learning about the general capabilities of the various NDE ...
Fracture mechanics is an engineering discipline where the presence of a crack is assumed. It makes quantitative relations among the crack depth, its length, the material’s inherent resistance to ...
In this course, you will learn about the five different types of service loads, as well as common discontinuities. You will also understand different types of in-service discontinuities.Learning ...
The fields of nondestructive and destructive testing are related. An NDE technician must have a thorough understanding of material properties, most of which are commonly established by destructive ...
Understanding metals manufacturing and processes is vital to your success as an NDE technician. Although discontinuities can occur at any time during the manufacturing of a product, certain types ...
In this course, you will discover why it is important that NDE technicians have some knowledge of material science. In particular, you will learn about the properties of metals, ceramics, polymers,...
A wide variety of methods are used to perform nondestructive examination (NDE). These methods use the same general process and common terminology. Understanding these key concepts is the first step...
The field of nondestructive examination touches many of the products that you use every day. In this course, you will begin to learn about this broad field and where it is used.Learning ...
In this course,
you will learn about metal fabricating. You will find out about the equipment used
in metal fabricating, as well as the general steps involved. You will also
discover the ...
In this course, you will learn about tube forming. You will discover the equipment needed and get an overview of the tube forming process. You will also discover the types of products that tube ...
In this course,
you will learn about sheet hydroforming. You will find out about the equipment
needed, as well as the general process. You’ll also discover the types of
products that sheet ...
In this course,
you will learn about slide forming. You will find out about the equipment used in
slide forming, as well as the general steps involved. You will also discover the
products that ...
In this course, you will learn about roll forming. You will find out about the equipment used in roll forming, as well as the general steps involved. You will also discover the products that roll ...
In this course, you will learn about the metalworking process of sheet
metal forming. You will get an overview of several types of sheet metal forming
processes. You will also discover the types ...
In this course, you will learn about two different types of drawing: bar
and wire. You will become acquainted with the equipment and process that each
method uses. You will also discover the ...
In this course, you will learn about the metal forming process of extruding. You will discover the equipment you need and get an overview of the steps involved in extruding. You will also find out ...
Forging forms shapes using compression. In this course, you will learn
about hot and cold forging and the equipment required. You will also discover the
basic steps involved in forging as well as...
In this course, you will learn about rolling. You will discover the
equipment needed to roll as well as the basic steps involved in the rolling
process. You will also find out which products you ...
In this course, you will learn about the metalworking process of bulk
metal forming. You will get an overview of several types of bulk metal forming
processes. You will also discover the types of...
Metalworking is a process that allows you to transform metal into all
types and sizes of products. In this course, you will discover the basics of
metalworking. You will learn about the different...
The metric system is often used in manufacturing to measure distance, weight, and volume. To work in manufacturing, you need to understand how to work with the metric system.Learning ...
In manufacturing, you can use the Cartesian coordinate system to identify precise locations on a part. The Cartesian coordinate system uses coordinates to identify the location of a point on a ...
