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Hi all,
Is anyone out there a Certified Welding Engineer? This has been one of my "career milestones" and I was wondering if I need to become a certified welder prior to obtainging the CWE. The AWS website was vague on this issue. Thanks.
Is anyone out there a Certified Welding Engineer? This has been one of my "career milestones" and I was wondering if I need to become a certified welder prior to obtainging the CWE. The AWS website was vague on this issue. Thanks.





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Tobalcane
"If you avoid failure, you also avoid success."
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CCB
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Tobalcane
"If you avoid failure, you also avoid success."
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Thanks, but I think I got what I need. I believe that by geting the welding certificate I'll be better prepared for the CWE. Besides I am a firm believer in being able to build what I design.
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I don't believe he was a certified welder but had done an apprenticeship I believe so most likely had at least a little practical experience.
KENAT,
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Know you basic ferrous metallurgy, alloying, and heat treatment.
Undserstand phase diagrams,
Know Non-destructive Examination techniques
Know basic corrosoion principles as they relate to welding
Know the basics of welding aluminum, stainless steel, nickel and chrome-moly alloys
Understand basic SPC
Understand AWS standard welding terms.
Be able to develop a wps, inspection plan.
Knowing how to weld helps but knowing the whys are more important.
Vita sine litteris mors est.
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The welding issues are taken very differently in the US compared to Europe. According to the new rules ISO 3834 & 14731, incorporated into ISO 9000 by reference, no company will be certified for any welding-type activity, if they don't have personnel that have EWE or IWE Diploma, this began in 2005.
The courses are the same in any country, held by the Welding Institutes of that country, and also the exams are the same. However, this is not available in the USA. The PE in welding has been shown to be equivalent to the IWE.
The IWE/EWE is a post-graduate course in welding engineering
Vita sine litteris mors est.
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IMO, the need for Welding licensure and experience depends on what area you're involved in.
If you are doing design work, then you should probably obtain some sort of licensure outside of the typical structural/mechanical PE's. You don't need to know how to run a bead in order to calculate weld sizes, stresses, or read TTT diagrams.
If you're acting as an intermediary between the field and the design engineers, and routinely deal with applicable codes, inspection requirements, service conditions, etc, you need to have some hands on working knowledge of the process. You don't necessarily need to be able to pass a WQT for a 6GR tube weld, but you should at least have some field experience with the applicable processes.
My background is primarily from pot B with a decent heap of pot A mixed in, and being well rounded in that regard put me at an advantage for the role I'm in now. Having the hands on experience will NEVER be detrimental (short of losing a hand).
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