Millwright Level 1
(Craft Assessments for Millwright are available upon request)

• Millwright Hand Tools
  Introduces various hand tools that will be used in the millwright trade.
• Fasteners
  Identifies and explains installation procedures for threaded, non-threaded and insulation fasteners.
• Basic Layout
  Identifies layout tools and explains how to layout base lines by the arc method and 3-4-5.
• Cutting and Fitting Gaskets
  Identifies and describes gaskets and gasket materials.
• Oxyfuel Cutting
  Covers the setup and use of equipment and provides procedures for performing various types of oxyfuel cuts.

Millwright Level 2

• Intermediate Trade Math
  Explains ratios and proportions, solving basic algebra, area, volume, circumference, circular speed problems and using tables.
• Field Sketching
  Teaches the basic skills needed to make a good field sketch to covey information about how parts should be make or assembled.
• Intermediate Blueprint Reading
  Explains orthographic projection, isometric, and schematic drawings that are used to show elect5rical, piping, hydraulic and pneumatic systems.
• Specialty Tools
  Explains how to select, inspect, use and maintain torque multipliers, cable cutters, nut splitters, keyseat rules, precision tales, various gauges and hardness testers.
• Millwright Power Tools
  Introduces different types of millwright power tools and teaches step-by-step procedures for selecting, using, caring for and maintaining these tools.
• Complex and Heavy Rigging
  Explains how to identify, select, and inspect rigging hardware, read and interpret lifting capacity, charts and understand load balancing and pick points.
• Light Lifting Devices
  Includes procedures for figuring parts of a line for a block and tackle, and selecting, inspecting, using and maintaining a block and tackle, chain hoists, come alongs, jacks and tuggers.
• Lubrication
  Explains lubrication safety, storage, classifications, and selecting lubricants, additives, lubrication equipment and lubrication charts.
• SMAW Equipment and Setup
  Introduces the trainee to shielding metal arc welding safety, electric welding current, welding machines and various welding equipment and tools.
• Physical Characteristics and Mechanical Properties of Metals
  Identifies the common ferrous and non-ferrous metals and explains their physical characteristics, mechanical properties, compositions and classifications.
• Introduction to Bearings
  Introduces the trainee to plain, ball, roller, thrust, guide, flanged, pillow block and takeup bearings

Millwright Level 3

• Advanced Trade Math
  Explains right triangle trigonometry and its use in the trade.
• Precision Measuring Tools
  Explains how to select, inspect, use and care for levels, feeler gauges, calipers, micrometers, height gauges and surface plates, dial indicators, protractors, parallels and gauge blocks, trammels, and pyrometers.
• Installing Couplings
  Identifies various types of couplings, and covers installation procedures using the press-fit method and the interference-fit method.
• Prealignment for Drilling and Tapping
  Explains how to level equipment using jack bolts, wedges and shims.
• Fabricating Shims
  Describes types of shim stock and materials and explains the procedures for fabricating shims.
• Installing Packing
  Explains the types of packing and packing materials found in a typical stuffing box.
• Installing Mechanical Seals
  Covers function and advantages of mechanical seals, identifies parts and types of seals, and includes procedures for removing, inspecting and installing mechanical seals.
• Alignment Fixtures and Specialty Jigs
  Explains the applications and fabrication procedures for angle iron, chain, complex reverse-indicator, Christmas trees and piano wire jigs.
• Installing Belt and Chain Drives
  Covers the size, uses and installation procedure of six types of drive belts and two types of chain drives.
• Installing Fans and Blowers
  Identifies and explains how to install axial-flow fans, centrifugal fans, and roots-type and screw-type blowers.
• Installing Bearings
  Explains how to remove, troubleshoot and install tapered, thrust, spherical roller, pillow block and angular contact ball bearings.
• Installing Seals
  Covers the applications, removal and installation procedures for dynamic and static seals, o-rings, lip, cup, oil and labyrinth seals.

Millwright Level 4

• Conveyors
  Identifies and explains the purposes, operation and major parts of roller, belt, chain, screw and pneumatic conveyors.
• Basic Hydraulic Systems
  Explains hydraulics, including Pascal’s law and Bernoulli’s principle.
• Basic Pneumatic Systems
  Covers pneumatic safety, characteristics of gases and how they are compressed, pneumatic transmission of energy and compressor operation.
• Troubleshooting and Repairing Compressors
  Discusses compressor operation, compressor types, intake filters, inter-coolers and after-coolers and how to troubleshoot and repair air compressors.
• Vibration Analysis
  Covers the causes for vibration, vibration monitoring programs, vibration lest equipment and how tot field balance machines.
• Setting Baseplates and Soleplates
  Explains how to establish baseplate and soleplate locations and lay them out, installation procedures, and how to field-verify a plate installation.
• Conventional Alignment
  Covers typ0es of misalignment, aligning couplings using a straightedge and feeler gauge, adjusting face and OD alignment, using a dial indicator and eliminating coupling stress.
• Pumps
  Explains centrifugal, rotary, reciprocating, metering and vacuum pump operation and installation methods.
• Troubleshooting and Repairing Pumps
  Covers how to inspect, troubleshoot and prepare pumps for shutdown.
• Troubleshooting and Repairing Hydraulic Equipment
  Explains how to inspect, troubleshoot and repair hydraulic systems and components.
• Troubleshooting and Repairing Gearboxes
  Explains how to inspect, remove, reassemble, install and maintain gearboxes.
• Troubleshooting and Repairing Conveyors
  Explains how to maintain, troubleshoot and repair conveyors, including belt splicing and replacing sprockets, bearings and conveying devices.

Millwright Level 5

• Advanced Blueprint Reading
  Covers reading plant or foundation layouts, assembly and detail drawings, title blocks and bills of materials.
• Troubleshooting and Repairing Pneumatic Equipment
  Covers how to perform preventive maintenance, inspect components, and read schematic diagrams.
• Turbines
  Identifies and explains impulse and reaction turbines, types of turbines and steam and gas turbine components.
• Troubleshooting and Repairing Turbine Equipment
  Covers how to inspect, troubleshoot, repair and maintain turbines and turbine components.
• AC/DC Motor Operation
  Discusses basic theories of AC and DC electric motors and three-phase systems and motors.
• Preventive and Predictive Maintenance
  Covers nondestructive testing, ultrasonics, radiography, eddy current inspection, magnetic particle inspection, acoustic emissions, infrared testing, vibration analysis and tribology.
• Performing Reverse Alignment
  Using the reverse dial indicator method, trainees will identify improper pipe hanger placement, measure shaft runout, set up complex reverse dial indicator jigs and chart alignment.
• Performing Optical Alignment
  Explains how to align equipment using a jig transit and level equipment using an optical level.
• Performing Laser Alignment
  Covers the use and operation of laser alignment systems and how to measure shaft sag, perform vertical alignment and align machinery trains.