Industrial Maintenance Automation

CIP Code:

29.47.0303.00

Program Description:

This program is designed to prepare students to enter the Industrial Maintenance field in an entry-level position and to enhance the skills of students already employed in the field. The program provides instruction to develop the skills needed to succeed in the repair and maintenance of machinery and equipment in industrial environment.

Program Outcomes:

At the completion of the diploma level, graduates will have satisfied the educational requirements for the IMA program. Students are prepared for initial employment as maintenance technicians with experience in programmable logic controllers, hydraulics, pneumatics, mechanical and electrical power, troubleshooting, robotics, and welding.

Professional Accrediting Body:

None

State Agency/Entity Oversight:

None

Applicable Certification/License or Industry-recognized Certificates to Be Awarded:

None

Award Type: Diploma

Clock Hours: 2160

Production Machine Tender

Award type: Certificate

Clock Hours: 432

The graduate has demonstrated knowledge, skills, and is capable of performing the following competencies:

Organizational skills, shop safety, lock-out tag, basic math problems, the laws of magnetism, electron theory and Kirchhoff current laws, state ohms law, Demonstrate knowledge of a series circuit, Demonstrate knowledge of a parallel circuit, Demonstrate knowledge of a series-parallel circuit, transformer ratios and calculation, Understand grounding on a transformer,Demonstrate knowledge of single phase transformers by wiring a dual voltage input on primary and secondary side and calculating all voltages and checking voltages with a voltmeter. Demonstrate knowledge of three phase transformers connections by wiring different transformer connections. Calculate voltage on primary and secondary s and checking voltages with a voltmeter.Take resistance readings with an analog meter. Take voltage readings with an analog meter. Take current readings with an analog meter. Take resistance readings with a digital meter. Take voltage readings with a digital meter. Take current readings with a digital meter. Choose correct settings on multi-meters. Know how to take care of a meter and show safe working habits while the meters are in use. Use clamp-on AC amp meter. Test capacitor with ohm meter. Demonstrate capacitor operation with an ohm meter. Demonstrate inductive reactance with an ohm meter. Demonstrate capacitive reactance operation on trainer using meters. Demonstrate inductive reactance operation on trainer using meters. Define impedance and demonstrate impedance on trainer using meter.

Apprentice Electrician

Award type: Certificate

Clock Hours: 864

The graduate has demonstrated knowledge, skills, and is capable of performing the following competencies:

Organizational skills, Practice safe meter use, Grounding. Proper meter selection. Proper meter settings. Troubleshooting electrical circuits with meters. Testing electrical circuits with meters. Testing electronic circuits with meters. Test a capacitor with an analog meter. Read information on motor nameplates. Wire and operate a NC and NO selector switch. Wire and operate a relay using momentary contact switches and switch pilot lights thru NC and NO contacts. Wire and operate a latch/unlatch relay using momentary contact switches and switch pilot lights thru NC and NO contacts. Wire and operate a timer using momentary contact switches and switch pilot lights thru NC and NO contacts and timing periods. Wire and operate a three wire motor circuit using momentary contact switches. Operate a forward and reverse motor starter using inter-locking pushbuttons. Wire, set parameters and operate a three phase motor with a VFD. Produce and draw schematics and ladder diagrams for working circuits.

Fluid Power

Award type: Diploma

Clock Hours: 1296

The graduate has demonstrated knowledge, skills, and is capable of performing the following competencies:

Understand the difference between pressure and flow. Identify symbols for devices used in hydraulic circuits and explain their operation. Connect hydraulic power unit. Operate pressure control vales in a hydraulic system. Operate different types of hydraulic actuators. Design, install and operate hydraulic circuits using limit switches. Compressor operation, Identify FRL and explain its use in a pneumatic system. Design, install and operate a double acting cylinder using directional control valves, flow control valves and a quick exhaust valve. Design, install and operate pneumatic circuits using limit switches. Design, install and operate a single acting cylinder using directional control valves, flow control valves and pressure control valves. Design, install and operate a double acting cylinder using directional control valves, flow control valves and pressure control valves.

Programmable Logic Controllers

Award type: Diploma

Clock Hours: 1728

The graduate has demonstrated knowledge, skills, and is capable of performing the following competencies:

Understand use of safety relays. Demonstrate knowledge of the different numbering systems. Wire and program a complete programmable controller system. Demonstrate discrete input and output instructions used in programmable controller programs. Identify sink and source inputs and outputs. Convert relay ladder diagrams to PLC ladder logic. Program discrete instructions in PLCs using ladder logic. Understand and program timer and counter instructions in ladder logic. Program instruction to operate three phase motors with discrete inputs and outputs. Interface a HMI to programmable controllers and create programs to operate controller. Understand and set IP addresses on programmable, controllers, HMI and VFD.

Automation Maintenance Technician

Award type: Diploma

Clock Hours: 2160

The graduate has demonstrated knowledge, skills, and is capable of performing the following competencies:

Identify Deadman switch, Understand light curtains and their roll in robotic, Identify robots work cell. Identify the parts making up a robot system. Understand different terms in robots. Identify different types of robots. Identify inputs and outputs used in robot controllers. Jog robots using coordinate systems. Modify and edit robot programs. Create, modify and execute programs. Recover common faults in robot systems. Program pneumatics pick and place robot. Program hydraulics pick and place robot. Identify servo controllers and motors. Understand the operation of encoders. Create programs for Motorman robot. Create programs for Fanuc robot. Use meters to troubleshoot various electrical circuits. Write FBD program on programmable controller. Write plc program using encoder, HMI and VFD. Connect prony brake, Keyway measurement with calipers V-belt alignment, pulley ratio, belt identification and belt installation Chain alignment, assembly, sprocket ratio, chain and sprocket identification and chain installation.

Industrial Maintenance Technician

Award type: Diploma

Clock Hours: 2160

The graduate has demonstrated knowledge, skills, and is capable of performing the following competencies:

Identify Deadman switch, Understand light curtains and their roll in robotic, Identify robots work cell. Identify the parts making up a robot system. Understand different terms in robots. Identify different types of robots. Identify inputs and outputs used in robot controllers. Jog robots using coordinate systems. Modify and edit robot programs. Create, modify and execute programs. Recover common faults in robot systems. Program pneumatics pick and place robot. Program hydraulics pick and place robot. Identify servo controllers and motors. Understand the operation of encoders. Create programs for Motorman robot. Create programs for Fanuc robot. Use meters to troubleshoot various electrical circuits. Write plc program using encoder, HMI and VFD. Connect prony brake, Keyway measurement with calipers V-belt alignment, pulley ratio, belt identification and belt installation Chain alignment, assembly, sprocket ratio, chain and sprocket identification and chain installation.