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MILLWRIGHT
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Millwrights
are the crafsmen who make possible the mass production of automobiles,
airplanes, food products and other important needs that drive the economy.
At one time, these specialists designed and maintained water and wind mills,
which is where the name millwright comes from. Today's millwrigths work
from blueprints to install and maintain conveyor and monorail systems,
giant electrical turbines, pumps, compressors, and other machinery. They
perform factory repair and maintenance including much of the precision
work in nuclear power plants. |
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CLICK
HERE to visit the Millwrights of Philadelphia
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There
are 800 hours of classroom and shop instruction during the four-year term
of Apprenticeship.
Shop
Instruction for Millwrights includes:
Hand
Tools, Portable Power Tools and Equipment Safety; Reading and Using Measuring
Tools including: Micrometer, Bernier Calipers and Scales; Vernier; Layout
Skills; Drilling; Tapping and Reaming Holes; Lathe and Surface Grinder
Operations; Precision Leveling; Optical Tooling; Alignment of Rotating
Machinery using Dial Indicators and Laser Systems; Bearing Installation
and Service; Coupling Installation; Conveyor Installation; Pump and Compressor
Maintenance; Monorail Installation; Turbine Maintenance; Welding including:
MIG, TIG, and Shielded Metal Arc, Oxy-Acetylene Cutting, and Plasma Arc
Cutting.
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Classroom Instruction includes: Union History, Safety, Theory,
Field Related Mathematics, Blueprint Reading, Optical Tooling, and Computer
Training.
Additional Training includes: OSHA 10 and Process Safety Management
Certification, Rigging Certification, Scaffold Certification, Standard
First Aid and CPR Certification, Powder-Actuated Tool Certification, Optical
Tooling Certification, Laser Alignment Certification, Welding Certifications
in MIG, TIG and Shielded Metal Arc Processes. |
Third
and Fourth Year Apprentices are also eligible to take some Journeyperson
Courses.
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