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Nov 21, 2024
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2021-2022-Academic-Catalog [ARCHIVED CATALOG]
Automated Manufacturing Systems Technology, AAS
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Current trends in business and industry toward high-tech control systems and automated machinery provide many opportunities, including industrial electronics service, industrial controls programming, manufacturing equipment repair, machinery installation, and robotics service. Job prospects also exist in related fields such as commercial equipment service, consumer electronics, sales, and technical management. The Automated Manufacturing Systems Technology program is designed for students interested in pursuing a career in automated manufacturing systems technology. Courses in general electronics and industrial systems are combined with general education courses to provide students with a firm technical foundation as well as skills in communication, critical thinking and teamwork. Technical classroom theory is enhanced with practical application provided in state-of-the-art laboratories.
Job Opportunities
Manufacturing Manager • Automation Technician • Maintenance Controls Technician Instrumentation Technician • Mechatronics Technician • Automation Controls Technician
Certifications
Manufacturing Skills Standards Council (MSSC)
Salary Expectations
To find current average salaries for Automated Manufacturing occupations, visit: http://bls.gov/bls/blswage.htm
Program Learning Outcomes
- Recognize safety hazards and potential safety issues and apply safe work practices and procedures in accordance with OSHA standards to safely handle tools, personal protective equipment, and a variety of materials used in manufacturing.
- Apply mathematical and geometrical concepts and procedures to measure basic manufacturing shapes using metric units.
- Communicate effectively through both written and verbal form in workplace scenarios using appropriate technical information within cultural and professional relationship contexts.
- Analyze a product for the purposes of the following:
- Identifying the manufacturing process used;
- Identifying similar products that could be manufactured from the same process;
- Identifying the type of materials used; and
- To conduct reverse engineering processes.
- Apply accurate design methodology and use industry-standard software and machining tools to improve quality and production.
- Apply industry standard techniques and the principals of quality control and management to manufacturing processes based on analysis of manufacturing requirements and given the end use of the product and operating conditions.
- Program, integrate, maintain, and troubleshoot robots and robotics systems for industrial applications.
- Select industrial programs and integrate devices to create automated systems.
- Analyze the operation, wiring, control of motors, drives, and hydraulic/pneumatic/photonics systems to automated and robotic manufacturing processes.
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General Education Courses
Complete all (18 credit hours) Social Science
(must have HIST, POLS, PSYC, SOCI, GEOG, ANTH, or ECON prefix) AMST Core Courses
Complete all (8 credit hours) Choose two of the options and electives as needed to complete
Option 1: Automated Processes
Option 2: Electrical Systems
Option 3: Manufacturing Systems
Option 4: Mechanical Systems
Elective Choices
Complete 10-11 credit hours Total 60 Credit Hours
Note: Any courses from the options not chosen can be used as electives. |
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