440-3 Manufacturing Policy. Review of all areas covered by the industrial technology program. Includes problems which simulate existing conditions in industry. Students present their solutions to the class and to the instructor in a formal manner. An in-depth study of the technological implications of the Federal Coal Mine Health and Safety Act.
Emphasis is placed on the technology required to operate safely underground coal mines.
Includes the study of direct and computer numerical control of machine tools as well as interaction with process planning, inventory control and quality control. Engineering Technology 103 or Industrial Technology 105, Industrial Technology 208 or Engineering Technology 209, and computer programming. 455-3 Industrial Robotics. Robotics design including tactile and visual sensors. Technical and psychological problems of justification, installation and management of robotic systems.