This course asks students to interface various control and manufacturing devices with working manufacturing systems. The course will stress integration, communications, operator information and system safety. Examines servo and process control with an emphasis in instrumentation. Students learn to control temperature, level, flow, position and velocity, as well as PID tuning and calibration of systems. The basics of statistical process control are emphasized.
Students develop programs and perform control, tuning and calibration.
Students learn to develop and troubleshoot several vision applications involving inspection of lettering, size, location and electronic circuitry. Introduces computer programming using the Microsoft Visual Basic program. Students learn to design and construct industrial VB programs that are utilized in industrial applications. Elective credit earned by working in related technologies in industry. Work experience must show diversity in duties and learning opportunities and must relate directly to program content.