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2010 IOWA STATE UNIVERSITY STUDY OVERVIEW

WELDING TRAINING

2F

# of Participants Certified

1G

3F

3G

11

9

0 2 4 6 8 10 12 14 16Time in Hours

12.3

15

10

6

11.7

14.1

8

5

11.6

14.5

5

4

12.3

15.3

100% Traditional Welding 50% Traditional & 50% Virtual Welding

41.6%AN INCREASE OF

IN OVERALL CERTIFICATION FOR THE VR GROUP

Greatly REDUCED training costsTotal savings equate to $2,680.46 / $243.68 per student

$Significantly GREATER

amount of weldsSignificantly HIGHER levels of team

learning and interaction

THE VIRTUAL WELDING GROUP EXPERIENCED

CERTIFICATION RATE TRAINING TIME

23%A DECREASE OF

IN OVERALL TRAINING TIME FOR THE VR GROUP

Start over without wasting material or losing

time in assembly and retacking.

Practice welds without spending time in setup and material gathering.

ADVANTAGESOF V IRTUAL TRAIN ING:

TW VR

WELD TYPE

WELD TYPE

WELD TYPE

WELD TYPE

0 2 4 6 8 10 12

TRAINING HOURS OVER TWO WEEKS80PARTICIPANTS TRAINED USING 100% TRADITIONAL WELDING

PARTICIPANTS TRAINED USING 50% TRADITIONAL & 50% VIRTUAL WELDING1122 TOTAL PARTICIPANTS