The document summarizes information about 123 Certification Inc. and their Arc+ virtual reality welding simulator. It describes the company founder and president Claude Choquet and his background in welding and simulation. It then discusses the need for more skilled welders and issues like an aging workforce. The document outlines the benefits of virtual reality welding simulation like safety, reducing costs and materials, and creating realistic feedback. It provides details on the Arc+ simulator and its advantages for cost-effective training, safety, education, and applications in welding training and career guidance. Testimonials from welding instructors and companies discuss benefits like materials savings and advising welders safely.

2. About 123 Certification Inc.
Claude Choquet Ing. M.SC. IWE
President, founder, inventor
Originator of the first welding
simulator in 2001
More than 20 years of welding and
simulation expertise

3. • High demand for welders: welders are rapidly
becoming the most sought after trade group worldwide
• Gap in the availability of skilled welders: ageing
workforce, reduction in welding programs in vocational
schools, disinterest in welding occupation by current
tech-savvy generation
• Rapid increase in material technology used in
manufacturing : raising the skill and training standards
of welders for fabrication of high-value/high-quality
components
Why virtual reality welding?

4. • Simulate the welding physics in a safe, controlled
environnement
• Precise measurement of hand movements
• Reduce carbon emissions and usage of consumables
• Create realistic visual and sound feedback
• Real welding helmet and torch to replicate realistic
conditions in feel and muscle memory
The challenge

5. THE SOLUTION

6. • Virtual 3D-welding simulation
• 5 welding processes
• Intuitive and simple operation
• Educational optimized coaching
program
• Exact analysis and diagnostics
• The economical and professional
way to learn to weld
Arc+ welding simulator
A product of

7. What the advantages of
using an Arc+ simulator?

8. • The cost effective training of welders
• The removal of the need for parent metal, gas,
consumables, expensive 3 phase electricity and costly
machine servicing
• The removal of costly material preparation time
resulting in the effective maximisation of ‘’Time on Arc’’
for the trainee.
• Working in a real fully submerged virtual 3D
environment
• Training can be carried out in any normal classroom!
• Industry specific components and materials can also
be simulated
Economical advantages

9. • ARC+ is the safest and most environmentally
friendly system available
• Precise, no health risk infra-red sensor
technology
• The removal of the need for costly raw materials,
gas and 3 phasepower
• Training takes place in a safe and
environmentally friendly surrounding without the
dangers from heat, radiation, gas and 3 phase
power
Ecological and safety advantages

10. • Easy user interface through educationally optimized
software in a trusted computer environment
• Largely independant and maximized self-learning
capability
• Competition-inducing assessment scoring system
increases the learning readiness of trainees
• Different exercise levels for beginner, intermediate and
experts
• The capability of working in the most important welding
processes : GMAW (MIG/MAG), MCAW, SMAW, FCAW
and GTAW (TIG)
• The capability of remote training
Educational advantages

11. • The simulator recognizes weld faults and their causes,
the welder can be instantly corrected (real time coaching)
preventing the forming of “bad habits“
• The reproduction of trainee motion sequences via each
users personalized data-bank (diagnostics)
• Visualization of the saved welding runs where each
trainee´s practices and hand movement can be viewed
and evaluated on the integrated touchscreen
• HD video output for large group teaching
Educational advantages

12. • Limitless practice possibilities through the combination of
data from the important welding processes, materials,
welding positions and multi-pass welding
• Learn to control the weld pool, the arc length and how to
produce a uniform weld bead in all 3 Arc types (short
circuit, transition and spray arc)
• All users welding activities can be saved and then
analysed at a later date. This benefits the learning
process because the user (and instructor) can visually
monitor their own progress
• The maximum training effect in the shortest amount of
time!
Educational advantages

13. • Welder Training
• The training of welding engineers
• Entry and suitability tests
• Career guidance days
• Manpower recruiting
• Industry specific training, mining, shipwards, aeronautics,
etc.
Areas of applications

14. Walkthrough
of Arc+

15. Personalized entry code

16. Mode selection

17. Choose your material

18. Select welding process

19. Choose gun type

20. Select an assembly

21. Select a position

22. Weld virtually

23. Weld virtually

24. Weld virtually

25. The result

26. Add guides

27. Diagnostic

28. Diagnostic

29. Diagnostic

30. Replay mode

31. Exercise mode

32. Arc+ portable model

33. 28 " X 19 " X 30 1/2 " /
(71 cm X 48 cm X 77 cm)
• 73 pounds (33 kg)
24.5 " X 23.5 " X 14.5 " /
(62.2 cm X 59.7 cm X 36.8cm)
• 85 pounds (38.5 kg)
Arc+ portable model

34. Arc+ stationary model

35. How much will you save with Arc+?
• Preparation, welding, diagnostic = 10 minutes
• Number of weldment per hour: 6
• Number of working hours per days = 6
• Average cost per weldment = $10
• Savings per day = $360
• Savings per week = $1,800
• Savings per year = $72,000 (based on 40 weeks and with a
100% virtual reality arc on time)

36. TESTIMONIES
"It is sparkling without the sparks. The welder experiences the full blast of an arc
without the corresponding danger ... and the experience is a lot safer."
Richard Vandal
Professor of industrial welding
Soudure Industrielle Richelieu
"Immediate and signifiant welding materials cost savings during the preliminary
training drills for welding skills."
Carol Vaillancourt
Professor of welding - assembly
Pavillon Montcalm, CS des Samares
"Trying to advise a welder while he holds the lit arc is very challenging."
Yvon Pinard
Welding Supervisor
"Learning the required ergonomics for healthy breathing during welding without the
associated exposures is already a significant breakthrough.
3D training is the future."
Claude Demers
Director of training and research BOC Canada
"It is a very innovative system which will undoubtedly become a well accepted tool for
training of welders."
German Hernandes
CEO of CESOL
Spanish Association of Welding and Joining Technologies

37. Adress: 1751 Richardson
Suite 2204
Montreal, Canada
H3K 1G6
Tel: (514) 932-7273
Fax: (514) 932-1761
Email : sshaienks@123certification.com
Arc+ simulator web site :
123arc.com
Company web site :
123certification.com