| This lab provides graduate
and undergraduate students with instructional experiences
on conventional and non-conventional welding processes.
The main objectives of the laboratory experiments are
to reinforce the principles and theoretical concepts
taught in the classroom and to introduce students to
the equipment, procedures and difficulties associated
with the welding process.
The laboratory has six welding booths equipped with
MIG, TIG and ARC welders for student instruction and
experimentation. The lab is also equipped with a submerged
welder, spot welder and robotics welder. Additional
lab equipment includes a Tensile Tester and multiple
Hardness Testers for students to measure the various
properties of the welded materials. 
- Lincoln Electric SMAW Welder—shielded metal
arc welding (stick welding) of steel
- Lincoln Electric GMAW Welder—gas metal arc
welding (MIG welding) of steel
- Lincoln Electric Semi-automatic SAW Welder—semi-automatic
submerged arc welding of steel with programmable torch
travel
- Miller RSW Welder—resistance spot welding
of thin-gage steel.
- Lincoln Electric GTAW Welder—gas tungsten
arc welding (TIG welding) of ferrous and non-ferrous
metals
- United Universal Testing Machine—closed-loop
computer controlled tension/compression testing machine
for measuring the mechanical properties of materials
- ASEA Robotic Welding Station—Automated gas
metal arc welding workstation for programmable contour
welding
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