Quality and productivity improvement. Will appeal to everyone concerned with enhancing productivity in the Welding workplace. Reviews management systems for welding supervisors, requirements of welds, welding instruction, and application of welding standards, welding inspection, health, safety, work reports, and records.

Introduction to welding robotics. Goal is to help students develop the necessary skills to thrive in an advanced manufacturing environment with the use of Weldpro Fanuc Robot. Education will assure complete part make up from programming to weldment.

Set up and operation of manual machining equipment. Birmingham Mill and Nardini Engine Lathe will be introduced as the machining stations as well as manual operation of CNC equipment. Instructions on, set up, and quality part production will be the key attributes.

Introduction to Solidworks CAD software that helps create files that operate most automated manufacturing equipment. Students will draft and model formed parts and create cut files that will simulate a machine cutting a specified material and drawn part. Students will use these files that are drawn in the fourth semester CNC machining lab.

Provides a foundation for gaining the knowledge, skills and attitudes necessary for college success. Students will learn to make a successful transition to higher education by setting up a pattern of success that will last the rest of their lives. Students will define goals and develop thinking skills, learning strategies and personal qualities essential to both academic and career success. Please note: Students who have served active military duty (excluding basic training and AIT) may be exempt from the Student Success course. Student must provide a copy of DD214 or other official military documentation to the registrar for verification.

Introduction to the basic operations of the most up-to-date automated laser cutting system. The learning objectives will be focused on cutting, engraving, and rastering along with recognizing the ultimate advancement in the human machine interface controller. Education will assure complete part make up from drafting to piece part.

Introduction to a CNC machining lathe and mill stations. Using proprietary conversational operating systems that make modeling parts and creating part programs nearly effortless. Through an interactive graphical environment -using full-color graphics on liquid crystal displays. Operations such as tool and work offsets using the Renishaw probing system, drilling and tapping, pocket milling, engraving, facing, and boring. Education will assure complete part make up from drafting to piece part.

Introduction to a CNC Programming on Haas lathe and milling stations. Using proprietary computer aided machining software that makes G coding parts and creating part programs nearly effortless. Through an interactive graphical environment using full-color graphics laptop displays. Operations such as constant Z machining of three dimensional parts, drilling Cann Cycles and rough and finish cut programming to complete finished parts on the CNC milling and lathe stations.

This course will teach students to recognize an emergency, the appropriate action to take when facing an emergency situation and how to sustain life until professional help arrives. Topics covered include basic life support and AED use; heart attacks and chest pains; serious injuries; poisoning and allergic reactions; rescuing and moving victims and more. Students will also learn techniques for preventing disease transmission. This class is offered for credit as a Pass/No Pass course.

Covers the basics of using a graphical software package to create a user-friendly control screen. Interfacing the HMI to Allen Bradley and Horner PLCs will be performed through OPC server software. The graphical software being used in the SCADA lab is Cscape and WonderWare.

A complete overview of the rapidly evolving field of wireless networks. Device level bus structures, industrial network protocols, data cabling and local area networks found in today’s industrial communication networks will be examined. Students will design and construct a telemetry system using a variety of communications media such as 900Mhz, 2.4 Ghz, and 5 Ghz wireless technologies; serial communications including RS232, RS485, DH+, DH 485, Ethernet over CAT5; and DeviceNet, Data Highway, Hart, DNP3, and ASI. Students will learn to select the appropriate technologies and standards for a given application and ensure that the best practice is followed in designing, installing and commissioning the data links for fault-free operation.

This course introduces Graphical User Interfaces (GUIs) using Microsoft Visual Basic in the Microsoft Windows environment. Students design, code and run integrated Visual Basic applications utilizing the multiple-document interfaces, object-linking and embedding and dynamic-link library features of Microsoft Windows.

Continuation of SD 159.

Structured cabling including horizontal and backbone cabling following the EIA/TIA 568B Standard is covered. Practical, handson exercises are assigned or cabling for MTI may be done as well. The remainder of the semester is used to cover Wireless LAN. In-depth coverage of wireless networks with extensive step-bystep coverage of IEEE 802.11b/a/g/n implementation, design, security and troubleshooting. Material is reinforced with handson projects from two of the principal wireless LAN vendors, Cisco and Linksys.

Emphasis is placed on the study of the concepts and language of controls to guide the technician on how to analyze and design control systems. Terminology, concepts, principles, procedures and computations used in the controls field are studied, including all phases of sensors and outputs.

Methods for labeling, identifying, documenting and testing during installation of a telecommunications infrastructure will be studied. Also covered: selection of cable, splicing, termination and testing. Prerequisite: SD 229.

Breakthroughs in communications and microprocessor technologies have made it possible for industry to automate control systems and aid in the collection of management data. Using PLCs, students will learn what components are used and how these systems work. Laboratory work will provide the student with the experiences in the identification, selection and programming of equipment needed to make a fully operational SCADA system. Prerequisite: successful completion of all SCADA courses previously required up to this point.

This course provides a foundation for gaining the knowledge, skills, and attitude necessary for success in the workplace. Students will improve job seeking and soft skills needed to make a successful transition from school to career. Also included in the course are lessons outlining benefits packages, personal finance and insurance.