A MOBILE WATERJET TRAINING MODULE

Gary W. Toothe
Thompson Industrial Services, Inc.
Sumter, South Carolina, USA

ABSTRACT

Due to the growth of Thompson Industrial Services, the equipment at the corporate training facility was insufficient to support all of the courses being offered. Additionally, the cost of students from regional offices attending the classes was much higher due to travel and per diem expenses. The objective was to produce a facility that would support all of the current training requirements using actual field applications. The facility would also allow the inclusion of additional equipment to support future training requirements and have the ability to be transported to all of the regional offices. The result was the production of a mobile training module that includes equipment identical to that found at customer sites, allowing the “hands on” training in all of the waterjet applications currently being provided. In addition, the training module supports both safety and vacuum training. All levels of personnel, from new hire to superintendents can be trained using the module and annual skills refresher training is fully supported. The module also serves as a test bed for new equipment and jetting techniques, prior to their introduction into the field.