The mandate of the Fabrication and wielding wing is to impact technical skill on the about to disengaged service personnel to enable them to be self employed and employers of labour after retirement.
Fabrication and welding allow for metal structures to be made into a range of shapes and sizes. It can be applied to a variety of industries such as engineering, construction, marine and more. Fabrication is a manufacturing process where useful household items are made or fabricated from a raw or semi-finished material, this is done via a variety of processes such as cutting, bending, profiling, welding and assembling. Metals such as steel, aluminium and other ferrous and non-ferrous metals are used in the fabrication process. These metals are often procured by the fabricator in their raw form, then they are cut, bent and formed into the required shapes and size ready for welding.
Welding is the prepared metal from the fabrication process welded together using a range of techniques and procedures. Welding processes often include Arc, which is a welding technique that uses a power supply in order to create an electric arc between the electrode on the welding rod and the material itself. The current created excels a huge amount of heat which is enough to melt the base material
The products which can be fabricated in the workshop includes nut not exhaustive of:
- Gas cooker
- Bread oven
- Fire proof safety box
- Burglary proof
- Steel doors
- Steel gates
- Tank stand
- Stainless Hand rails
- Student desk
- Block Molding Machine
Trainees are also taught the safety rules and regulations as regards to fabrication and wielding workshop practices.
