Industrial Technology - Industrial Technician Level I Certificate

Basic mechanical skills and repair techniques common to most fields of industrial maintenance.  Topics include precision measuring instruments and general safety rules common in industry including lock-out/tag-out.

Fundamentals of hydraulics and types of hydraulic pumps cylinders valves motors and related systems including operations maintenance and system analysis.

General principles of mechanical and electrical systems as related to inspection repair and preventative maintenance of facility equipment.

Basic theory and practice of electrical circuits. Includes calculations as applied to alternating and direct current. Explain atomic structure and basic values such as voltage current resistance and power; determines electrical values for combination circuits in direct current (DC) and alternating current (AC) containing resistance inductance and capacitance; summarize the principles of magnetism; calculate voltage drop based on conductor length type of material and size and utilize electrical measuring instruments.

Operating principles of solid-state and conventional controls along with their practical applications. Includes braking jogging plugging safety interlocks wiring and schematic diagram interpretations.

This course teaches fundamental concepts of programmable logic controllers.  It applies principles of operation and numbering systems to electrical controls.