Sneak Peeks and Presentations Coming Your Way at VISION 2018
We’re getting excited to see everyone at ACTE’s CareerTech VISION 2018. This year we will be introducing new innovative learning tools as well as giving you a peek at products that will be coming in 2019. We’ve recently added new products to our Agriculture, Family and Consumer Sciences, and Health Sciences pathways, including: Bovine Breeder artificial […]
6 Quick Facts About the guideWELD® LIVE real welding guidance system
1. guideWELD® LIVE is NOT a simulator: It is an actual welding helmet used while live welding and can be used in any welding booth Trains how to consistently have proper work angle, travel angle, and correct welding speed while performing a live weld 2. Auto-darkening helmet, hand sensor & speed sensor work together to […]
A Formula for Skills-Based Welding Training
The Need for Welders As National Welding Month commences, we are reminded of welding’s impact on our world – and the efforts that welding and manufacturing instructors across the country put forth to ensure that today’s students have the skills and abilities they need to succeed in this in-demand profession. According to several industry estimates, […]
FFA Blue and Bold
By Jamey McIntosh, Realityworks RealCareer Product Manager Realityworks is at the 2017 National FFA Convention & Expo this week, and it is easy to feel the buzz and excitement in the air. Indianapolis is swarming with students and advisors from all over the country convening for this annual event. The FFA blue is in full force […]
Safe, Spark-Free Welding Training
Over 50 percent of U.S. products require welding, including race cars, bridges, ships, computers, medical devices, farm equipment, gas pipelines, skyscrapers, automobiles, train tracks, airplanes and scooters. Welding Training Welding training programs are effective in many settings. One of the places these programs can be successful is correctional facilities. Studies have shown that inmates who […]
Welding Pays Off: The Importance of “Upskilling” in Today’s Welding Education Programs
By Jamey McIntosh, Realityworks RealCareer Product Manager Every April, educators, students and business leaders come together to bring awareness to and speak about the value of welding. National Welding Month is an annual celebration and recognition of welding’s impact on our world and the important role it plays in our everyday lives. Now is the […]
Instructor Uses In-Helmet Guides to Boost Student Confidence During Live Welding
by Emily Kuhn For Hutchinson Community College Welding Technology Instructor Greg Siepert, Realityworks’ guideWELD™ LIVE real welding guidance system is a portable, easy-to-use way to rid seasoned welders of bad habits and boost the confidence of first-time welders. “We struggle with confidence a lot,” said Siepert, who teaches the first year of this Kansas vocational […]
Welding Education in the 21st Century: Engaging Today’s Students in a Growing Career Path
In July 2016, the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statics reported the need for 379,000 manufacturing positions – an increase of more than 280 percent since 2008.1 Industry leaders report that these job openings will continue to grow; according to the American Welding Society, there will be a need for over 400,000 welders by the year […]
Announcing a New Tool for Training High-Quality Welders: The RealCareer™ Bend Tester
By Jamey McIntosh, RealCareer™ Product Manager With companies paying more and more attention to welding codes and qualification standards, the need to train high-quality welders is everywhere – and so is the need for products and programs that can help provide that training. Any facility, school or college that trains welders can benefit from high-quality training […]