VOA 751 - Automated Facilities Technician - Part 3

8 Continuing Education Units (CEU). This course is not for Credit(s).

This course is designed to enable the student to learn how to become an automated facility technician. Topics to be covered include the foundation of automated lines, mechanical drives, electrical systems , hydraulic and pneumatics, fundamentals of warehousing, welding, safety, and microprocessors. This course also covers work habits, math for trades, and technical communications.

Course Objectives

Upon completion of this course, the students should be able to:
1. define such terms as resistance, voltage, current, and power; 2. identify and read schematic symbols and diagrams; 3. calculate voltage, current, and resistance using Ohm’s laws; 4. demonstrate the ability to safely and accurately read a voltmeter, ammeter, and ohmmeter; 5. select the proper size wire type of insulation for any wiring job; 6. explain the critical nature of the use of blueprints in industry; 7. retrieve information and interpret that information; 8. demonstrate the ability to scale off dimensions and read basic architectural symbols; 9. demonstrate the ability to read off basic units of measurement of materials and dimensions and readily convert and perform basic math functions; 10. demonstrate the ability to visualize and understand basic architectural views, (plan, elevation, and section); and 11. determine the differences between rendering and orthographic drawings.