Overview Automated Manufacturing Technology Technicians help plan, construct, modify, and troubleshoot machines and productions lines. Automated Manufacturing Technology graduates must understand machinery and be able to machine or fabricate components, understand control systems, diagnose faults, and plan and document these activities by means of diagrams, documents and charts. Trainees should have mathematics and communication skills, mechanical aptitude, good physical condition, and be able to perform extremely accurate work requiring a great deal of concentration. According to the U.S. Department of Labor, American firms will sharply increase their use of numerical control and other types of automated manufacturing equipment. Nearly all plants in America have automated machines and production lines.
Industry needs employees who have the knowledge to maintain automated machines and production lines.
Opportunities for employment exist with manufacturing companies, companies that build specialized machinery, and companies servicing mechanical systems. Total Program Requirements 72 Automated Manufacturing Technology Course Descriptions TOP AMTE 1410 Mechanical Drawing Practice in using graphic documentation skills, which will be used to define and design machines like those that they will be expected to work with in industry. Students will develop sketching skills using graphic communication. Related Machine Shop Covers theory, application, and operation of various machine tools which are used in a manufacturing environment. Such tools may include saws, drills, mills, lathes, and grinders.