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Working as a SMWIA trained Sheet Metal Worker offers vast opportunities and rewards.
Industrial Sheet Metal Workers work on large-scale projects; custom, one-of-a-kind projects; or large shop-built modules. The metals used in this industry are often up to one-inch thick. Industrial sheet metal parts often must be hoisted into place utilizing lifts or cranes. You may design, assemble, and install the air handling systems needed in various types of businesses with varying requirements. You may work long hours as many mills and industrial plants cannot afford to be down for long periods of time. A fully trained Sheet Metal Worker who completes the iTi's Industrial Curriculum knows how to measure, layout, fabricate and install the various fittings, guards, weldments or other items that are required in this segment of the industry. The Sheet Metal Worker who is trained in the Industrial industry is a huge assest to the business owners of industrial plants, mills, high tech facilities and others who must have their systems working reliably and efficiently and who cannot afford to have extended periods of down time for maintenance and repairs.
Sheet Metal Worker - Industrial Major
  
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What is Industrial Sheet
Metal? Indstrial Sheet Metal covers a wide range of projects, products, metal types, and job opportunities. You may work on large scale ventilation systems. You might fabricate and install stairs, cat walks, machinery guards. You could build awnings, tanks, enclousures, the list is endless. Here are just a few locations you might work:
As an installer you'll work in an exciting, challenging environment. Often times in the Industrial field you are not working on new facilities but facilities that are already up and running. Thus it is imperative to complete the work in as efficient a manner as possible for the owner, as they cannot afford long down times in their operations. You'll be part of a team of true craftsmen and women working together to create something that is long lasting and reliable and that will seve the end user for a long time to come. As a shop fabricator you will build all sorts of projects. No matter the project, there are some key skills you must have. You will need to weld utilizing various procedures and processes. You will need a good knowledge of layout as many projects are one-of-a-kind. Opportunites in the field include:
CORE CLASSES
Industrial Classes
CEU Classes (partial list)
Your SMWIA apprenticeship blends hands-on practical work experience with classroom time and projects that challenge your creativity. iTi's CORE Curriculum provides a complete overview of all aspects of sheet metal work, while your Industrial Curriculum gets more in depth into the Industrial portions of the sheet metal industry. All our instructors are industry professionals, graduates of the same kind of training. Your classrooms consist of state of the art labs-fully equipped with the same tools and instruments that are used every day on the job. Textbooks and teaching aides include the latest technology and practical applications. Advantages of the SMWIA "can-do" approach-practical knowledge reinforced by hands-on experience, under the direction of the foremost leaders in the industry.
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