Millwright Local 1755 Presentation
- 2. Located in Parkersburg, WV is one of the finest training facilities for Millwrights in the United States. The Millwright Local 1755 Training Center spends $250,000 a year training its apprentices and journeymen to better serve owners that utilize contractors that employee Millwright 1755 members. This is in addition to the training offered at the United Brotherhood of Carpenters International Training Center which commits more that $175 million a year for its members training. Our goal is to provide a safe, quality and productive workforce for your building, maintenance and repair needs.
- 3. Safety is taught from day one and continued throughout every members training, including; • OSHA 10 Hour Safety • OSHA 30 Hour Safety • Millwright 16 Hour Safety • Confined Space • First Aid/CPR • Lock Out/Tag Out • Human Performance • Fall Protection Also members are required to take an annual 10 panel drug test and are subject to pre hire and random drug tests on site.
- 4. Lock Out Tag Out practiced on all equipment even if it is not energized Safety is a integral part of all training to help ensure the safest possible worksite
- 5. Our tank is used for agitator, motor and pump installation, repair and maintenance training, as well as for; Confined Space and Fall Protection training.
- 6. Millwright training starts in the classrooms studying the mechanics, mathematics, theories and principles. This knowledge is then taken out into the shop areas and applied hands on to the equipment they will be working on in the field.
- 7. Millwright 1755 members rigging training meets or exceeds industry standards. Millwrights learn the proper rigging techniques, as well as the mathematical knowledge of the stresses put on rigging equipment , for safer and more efficient machinery handling and setting.
- 8. Millwrights have experience rigging all types of equipment, in different shapes and sizes, in all types of environments. Small components or machinery that weighs several tons, Millwrights are trained and experienced in rigging all types of equipment and setting them safely and efficiently in tight clearances, even down to thousands of an inch
- 9. The training center is equipped with a 15 ton overhead crane that Millwrights use in rigging and turbine training classes.
- 10. Millwright 1755 has its own 10 Megawatt steam turbine. Gas turbine training is also offered to members through the International Training Center of the UBC. Millwrights perform simulated “outages” to disassemble, repair, take alignment readings and reassemble an actual turbine. Giving them valuable hands on experience.
- 11. Millwrights receive training in maintenance, installation and repair of various pump, seals and valves. Effective, hands on training to keep your facility running at maximum efficiency. Clear Flowserve Pump allows Millwrights to see the inner workings of a pump in action. This allows them to actually see the cavitation, how it affects the pump and seals, as well as gain an understanding how pump operating functions influence the performance.
- 12. Millwrights train to install, maintain and repair all types of conveyors used in several different industries; screw, belt, roller, bucket, chain, etc.
- 13. Pump, motor and other machinery alignment on direct drive, belt and chain driven equipment. Vertical and horizontal alignment. Millwrights learn dial indicator alignment, as well as, laser alignment which gives them the working knowledge behind how the laser alignment functions.
- 14. Monorail Installation and repair Fan, alignment, balancing, maintenance, equipment setting, and repair, as well as vibration analysis. Bearing inspection, installation and repair, including bearing scraping to ensure maximum performance, efficiency and life of equipment and bearings.
- 15. Millwrights train on a full array of optical tools; mic-head levels, theodolite, total station, etc. This knowledge gives Millwrights the ability to set equipment elevations and center lines within thousands of an inch for machinery efficiency and optimum production.
- 16. Millwrights are trained in machining on milling machine, lathes, surface grinders, drill presses, hydraulic presses, etc. giving them basic knowledge for jobsite machining repair.
- 17. Stick, Mig, and Tig Welding. Torch, Air Arc, and Plasma Arc Cutting. Our training center is constantly updating training to match industry needs.
- 18. Millwright 1755 members have set robotics at facilities like; Toyota and the South Charleston Stamping Plant. The UBC is currently implementing a mechatronics training program for Millwrights to further prepare them to help ensure your facility runs efficiently and productively.
- 19. Access to large amount of skilled manpower in times of need without the cost of training. No overhead costs of paying for workers when there is not work for them to do. We are on your job when you need us, we are gone when the job is done. Contact Millwright 1755 for a list of contractors.
- 20. Millwright Local 1755 invites you to view our training center, first hand, and discuss your workforce needs and expectations. Contact us, for a time that is convenient for you and all those from your company that would like to attend, to visit our facility. We look forward to working with you to ensure your facility runs at its optimum and most productive levels.
- 21. 4600 Camden Ave Parkersburg, WV 26101 Phone 304-422-1593 Fax 304-422-1755 Interstate I-77 Exit 173 Camden Ave At first stop light take a right then an immediate left. Millwright Local 1755 sets on the left.