The mechanical elements of industrial machines are emphasized in this course. Principles of power transmission, belt drives, pipefitting, seals, bearings, couplings and fasteners are covered. Terminology, selection and proper installation and maintenance are stressed. Covers enterprise integration and communication. Students learn control and communication networks such as Ethernet, DeviceNet and ControlNet.
Students integrate an enterprise from the plant floor devices to the business systems.
C is used extensively in business and industry. Students will develop practical application programs utilizing the C programming language. Introduces statistical process control including common and special causes of variation, normal distribution curve, factors in product failure both internal and external, and overviews process control prevention. This course covers a variety of motor drives and servo systems as well as basic AC and DC motors. DC and AC drives using variable voltage and frequency, as well as pulse width modulation, are utilized.