69 Credits Job Description Automation is complex and new to most manufacturers. There is a need for technicians with a knowledge of manufacturing, industrial electronics and control devices. These individuals must be able to study a given process and design ways to automate the process cost-effectively. Technicians will understand, program and integrate industrial equipment such as robots, programmable controllers, computers, vision and conveyors. This system integration must not only provide a quality, cost-effective product but also manufacturing data.
Communications is a major goal of system integration.
The Automated Manufacturing Systems Technician program is an associate degree program consisting of four semesters and at least one summer session. The program operates on a year-round basis and allows new students to enter in the fall or winter semester. The curriculum is designed to give students a background in industrial control electronics, manufacturing, and systems integration and communication. Students will learn how to integrate industrial components into productive systems. Apply a variety of programming languages to the control of manufacturing cells, programmable controllers, computer networks, industrial networks and information systems using a dynamic data exchange.