2017 Skills USA Regional Competition
York County School of Technology
Contest Scope
Contest Date: January 11, 2018 (Rain date: January 12/15, 2018)
Contest Location: York County School of Technology,2179 South Queen St., York PA, 17402
Purpose: To evaluate each contestant’s preparation for employment and to recognize outstanding students for excellence and professionalism in the field of welding by means of following the blueprints given.
Clothing Requirement:Standard Skills USA attire for the Fabrication team.
Supplied by sending School:
1) Completed projects
2) 3 ring binder outlining required details in relation to fabrication projects.
Scope of the Contest:
Students will demonstrate the utilization of several different welding processes to complete project within a given time frame. Students will go through a question and answer session about their project with the judges evaluating it. Blueprint release date will be Jan 2, 2018.
Knowledge Performance:
The contest will include a multiple choice written knowledge exam for welding and blueprint reading.
Skill Performance:
This is not only a project based off of welding ability and skill, but also time management and background knowledge associated with the content area.
Contest Guidelines:
As per the most recent publication of the Skills USA Technical Standards Handbook.
Welding Equipment/Consumables List for Projects:
Based on sending school district equipment. All blueprints will be completed with various types of base material with the processes of GTAW, SMAW,PAC and OFC.
Each student on the team competing will need and be working with the following…
1 piece 16g stainless steel 8”x18” and appropriate filler material for GTAW – Blueprint #1
1 piece 3/8” carbon steel 8”x6” and E7018/E6010 filler material for SMAW – Blueprint #2
1 piece 1/2" carbon steel 9”x6” for OFC project – Blueprint #3
Grinding/wire wheel equipment to dress faces of projects and clean welds for inspection.
Transportation:
To be provided by sending school districts.
Table of Contents
Tabs in binder need to be divided into the following sections. One Skills USA binder per team.
Tab 1: Criteria and Projects
Scope
Project Blueprints
Tab 2: Contestant Documentation - see “Grading Criteria – Notebook” for documentation required.
Team contestant 1
Blueprint 1 photos
Blueprint 2 photos
Blueprint 3 photos
Typed explanation for what they struggled with the most.
Team contestant 2
Blueprint 1 photos
Blueprint 2 photos
Blueprint 3 photos
Typed explanation for what they struggled with the most.
Team contestant 3
Blueprint 1 photos
Blueprint 2 photos
Blueprint 3 photos
Typed explanation for what they struggled with the most.
Tab 3: Team essay
Typed explanation addressing the following questions. One question per paragraph.
- How did you work together and utilize each other’s strengths and weaknesses?
- How did effective communication come into play?
- What advice would you offer someone going into this project next year?
- How would you change the blueprints/process for the fabrication team?
- As a whole, how do you feel as though you did as a group?
- What did you learn or take away the most from competition?
Grading Criteria – Notebook
30 pts / 20 pts / 10 pts / 0ptsTable of contents / Followed all instruction and used tabs list as instructed. / X / X / Did not follow tabs list as instructed.
Photo documentation of contestant in process of laying out the project pieces prior to cutting.
One per project / All required photos and descriptions present
Typed description present on each / One photos and/or descriptions missing / Twophotos and/or descriptions missing
Description hand written (any) / All three photos and/or descriptions missing.
Photo documentation of contestant (in process) cutting their own projects.
Three per project / All required photos and descriptions present
Typed description present on each / One to three photos and/or descriptions missing / Four to sixphotos and/or descriptions missing
Description hand written (any) / Seven to ninephotos and/or descriptions missing
Photo documentation of contestant (in process) welding their own projects.
Three per project / All required photos and descriptions present
Typed description present on each / One to three photos and/or descriptions missing / Four to sixphotos and/or descriptions missing
Description hand written (any) / Seven to ninephotos and/or descriptions missing
Photo documentation of contestant (in process) finishing* their own projects.
Three per project / All required photos and descriptions present
Typed description present on each / One to three photos and/or descriptions missing / Four to sixphotos and/or descriptions missing
Description hand written (any) / Seven to ninephotos and/or descriptions missing
Documentation of where each student struggled the most and how they overcame that challenge
One paragraph / Explanation provided with photo before and after.
Typed / X / Explanation or photos provided
Handwritten / No explanation or photo provided.
Team Essay / Addressed all six points adequately.
Typed / Addressed five points adequately. / Addressed four points adequately.
Handwritten / Addressed three or less points adequately.
* By “finishing” that means any grinding or post weld cleaning that was done to dress their weld for inspection.
Grading Criteria – Projects
30 pts / 20 pts / 10 pts / 0 ptsLayout and orientation of project pieces / All pieces are laid out per blueprint. / One piece is not in location. / Two pieces are not in location. / No pieces are in location.
Pre-weld cleaning
Blueprint 2 / All mill scale ground within 1”of welded area / X / X / Mill scale not ground
Blueprint Tolerance
Blueprint 1 and 2 / Project is within 1/8” of print measurement in most violated area / Project is within 1/4” of print measurement in most violated area / Project is within 3/8” of print measurement in most violated area / Project is outside 3/8" of print measurement in most violated area
Distortion Control / Project is within 1/8” of flat measurement in most violated area / Project is within 1/4” of flat measurement in most violated area / Project is within 3/8” of flat measurement in most violated area / Project is outside 3/8" of flat measurement in most violated area
Fillet Size / Project is within 1/16” of print measurement in most violated area / Project is within 1/8” of print measurement in most violated area / Project is within 3/16” of print measurement in most violated area / Project is outside 3/16” of print measurement in most violated area
Cutting skills / All sides are cut with appropriate hand held torch and straight with 1/8” of tolerance
May not be ground surfaces
May use wire wheel or brush / All sides are cut with appropriate hand held torch and straight with 1/4” of tolerance / All sides are cut with appropriate hand held torch and straight with 3/8” of tolerance
Wire wheel not used to clean cut edges / One or more sides of project is cut with process other than hand torch
One or more surfaces are ground flush
Stainless Welds
Blueprint 1 / No sugaring on back side of weldment / Minor sugaring on back side of weldment or less than 1” combined surface area / Major sugaring on back side of weldment or more than 1” combined surface area / Blew through plate
Ground away sugared areas
Go/No-go Gage Gage is made using plasma cam software with added 1/8”
Blueprint 3 / Project fits into go/no-go gage accurately / Only gets caught on one spot
Minor play – violates tolerance by up to 1/8” / Only gets caught on two spots
Mild play – violates tolerance by up to 1/4" / Does not fit into go/no-go gage.
Extreme play – violates tolerance by more than 1/4"
Weld finishing techniques / All welds post cleaned via wire brush or as specified in blueprint / Up to 3/4 of welds post cleaned via wire brush or as specified in blueprint / Up to 1/2 of welds post cleaned via wire brush or as specified in blueprint / Less than 1/2 of welds post cleaned via wire brush or as specified in blueprint
Visual inspection / No violations of undercut, porosity, underfill, crater cracks ect… / One to two violations present / Three to four violations present / More than four violations present
*Any projects that violate the material thickness will not be graded and will receive a 0 for that portion of scoring