Mon, 01 April, 2019
The Welding Institute's Younger Member Committee members, Matt Haslett and Pedro Santos, took our ‘Welding with Chocolate’ activity to Burnley College. The activity uses chocolate bars and weights to demonstrate the load bearing capabilities of different structures.
The successful event was organised by the North West Branch of The Welding Institute, Nelson employer Graham Engineering Ltd, and hosted by Themis on 27 March 2019.
The event was attended by leading employers in the engineering and advanced manufacturing sector, advanced vocational engineering students from the sixth form college, and Themis apprentices.
While Pedro and Matt ran ‘Welding with Chocolate’ exhibition stand in the college’s atrium, Fronius also provided a virtual welding simulator for the day so people could try their hand at welding. Those who took part in the welding simulation were scored out of 100 on precision and technique by a live audience of their peers and experts.
The popular event also included a tour of Burnley College's award-winning Centre of Engineering Excellence, which offers students a glimpse at the type of environment that students and apprentices will encounter in the workplace.
Virtual Welding simulation