Industrial Automation

Course objectives

• Apply material property analysis to create and understand materials tables/graphs.
• Identify material and process properties and characteristics as selection criteria.
• Compare material properties and classifications to metals, polymers, ceramics and composites.
• Explain the types and characteristics of various casting processes.
• Describe the technology inherent in various molding processes.
• Differentiate between forming, forging, powdered metal and die casting.
• Describe various heat treatment processes.
• Discuss and explore non-traditional machining processes

Fundamentals of Industrial Automation

Course objectives

• Interpret and apply safety principles in various industrial settings.
• Explain Industry 4.0 and how industry and advanced manufacturing has evolved.
• Explain the working principles of electrical circuit drawings
• Explain direct current electricity.
• Analyze common circuits in fundamental alternating current electricity.
• Demonstrate the use of a digital multi-meter
• Demonstrate proper selection and use of electrical installation equipment.
• Demonstrate programming and use of fundamental Programmable Logic Controller (PLC)
• Utilize software tools to design, simulate and control automated systems.

Fundamentals of Industrial Automation

Course objectives

• Demonstrate the use of precision and fixed measuring tools.
• Explain the proper selection of fasteners and required torque specifications.
• Construct and measure pneumatic and hydraulic circuits.
• Construct and measure mechanical systems.
• Explain basic electric sensors.
• Utilize software to program programmable logic controllers (PLC) to operate intermediate automated tasks.
• Demonstrate programming collaborative robots to operate in an automated system.

Intermediate Industrial Automation

Course objectives

Course Objectives

• Explain process control used in manufacturing to maintain a process within specified boundaries to ensure safety, efficiency, and product quality
• Demonstrate applied factory power systems
• Identify industrial motor controls
• Describe Applied mechanical drives
• Explain product identification
• Demonstrate advanced programmable logic controllers
• Explain smart sensors
• Explain applied robotics implementation

Advanced Industrial Automation Process