The Welding Technology Building at Davis Technical College opened with the latest in equipment
Photos by Scot Zimmerman
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The American Welding Society predicts a national shortage of 320,000 welders by 2029, and to meet this demand and provide facilities for the long waiting list of interested students, Davis Technical College opened a new Welding Technology Building at the Kaysville campus. The 16,925-square-foot building was designed by CRSA and built by Gramoll Construction.
Numerous local businesses partnered with Davis Tech to guide the project and the selections of technologies. Miller Electric Manufacturing supplied the equipment. The outside yard encompasses 8,000 square feet, and there is an 1,800 square-foot covered area.
Davis Tech serves both high school and adult students. Prior to the opening of the new building, 200 students were on the waiting list.
This is the hallway leading from the entrance to the hands-on working space. The pieces on display are welded student creations that have been awarded prizes in competitions. Pretty amazing!
This nook at the front of the building is dedicated to students with vending machines and tables to eat.
The classroom is equipped with computers has windows looking out to the welding and fabrication areas.
This central work area reaches to the rear of the building. On each side, there are welding bays. In all, there are 70 welding bays and 10 fabrication stations.
To the left is a programmable brake press for bending metal.
More welding bays are in a second area that runs parallel to the first. In this photograph, I am looking back to the classroom and faculty area, and a window looks out to oversee activities.
I felt a real excitement from both students and faculty when I visited to make the photos. Davis Tech had just held a ribbon-cutting ceremony, and everyone was eager to move in and get started with training and learning.
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