Development of Roll Welding Table as A Learning Tool for Welding Engineering Practices

Abstract

In the Bachelor of Mechanical Engineering Education Study Program, the Department of Industrial Engineering, State University of Gorontalo, there are several welding courses and one of them is a Basic Welding Engineering course such as SMAW (Shield Metal Arc Welding) welding which has several learning outcomes. In order to achieve this goal, a tool is needed that can be used by students in welding practices, especially in pipe welding. However, based on the results of observations at the Industrial Engineering Laboratory, State University of Gorontalo, there is not yet available a pipe welding learning tool that can be used by students in conducting pipe welding practicums in both 1G and 2G pipe welding positions. This study aims to develop a roll welding table as a learning aid so that it can be used in practicum courses for Basic Welding Engineering courses and to determine the feasibility of a roll welding table as a learning aid in practicum for Basic Welding Engineering courses. The results showed that based on the results of media expert validation calculations, the welding roll table as a teaching aid for welding engineering practicum obtained an assessment that reached 96.36% which based on the Likert scale was in the very feasible category, based on the calculation results of material expert validation on the roll welding table as a tool welding technique practicum learning aid, obtaining an assessment that reached 94% based on the Likert scale was categorized as very feasible, based on the results of calculating student responses.