Mechatronics, Mechanical, & Maintenance   

In this hands-on course, participants will learn to operate and diagnose automated electromechanical devices and sensors in the Groves Center Technical Training Lab. The participant will demonstrate comprehension by performing tasks on actual electrical and electronic controls of industrial equipment. The Electrical Safety, Basic Electrical, and Advanced Electrical and Automated Control Concepts courses are prerequisites for this course.

In this hands-on course, participants will learn how to install, setup, and write a program using Ladder Logic on a Programmable Control System (PLC). The participant will demonstrate comprehension by installing a PLC into an existing system and program functioning inputs and outputs via Ladder Logic. 

Prerequisites: Electrical Safety and Basic Electrical or previous electrical experience. Please reach out to Maddie Isch misch0311@kvcc.edu to verify acceptable previous experience. 

In this hands-on course, participants will learn how to work with a Programmable Control System (PLC) in the Groves Center Training Lab. The participant will gain troubleshooting techniques to quickly identify the root cause of a fault in a system using a PLC and will demonstrate comprehension by troubleshooting multiple faults on a manufacturing line in the lab. Pre-requisite: Electrical Safety and Basic Electrical

In this hands-on course you will learn how to safely operate a 6-axis FANUC robot and manually control it in various modes, such as Joint & World. Participants will become familiar with opening and editing programs, commanding I/O, work with Position Registers, as well as creating some of their own basic material handling programs. Using these skills, the participants will experience programs that will crash into fixtures, the DCS, other machine components, or need to restart the cycle with the robot still in the machine. They will learn how to safely jog the robot away and then use Position Register to get the robot safely back to a Home Position. Upon discovering these issues, the participants will Touch Up those points to avoid future crashes. Lastly, participants will learn how to use the functions within the teach pendants to aide in troubleshooting faults. The audience for this course is: operators, maintenance technicians, and engineers assisting with the line.

Participants will learn the fundamental principles, basic fluid power laws and principles, force, work and power as they relate to fluid power and the capability to recognize the differences / similarities between pneumatic, hydraulic, and vacuum systems.

In this hands-on course, participants will learn how to apply the fundamental fluid power concepts learned in the Basic Fluid Power course. They will also be able to read fluid power schematics, operate fluid power equipment safely, and apply troubleshooting techniques to both hydraulic and pneumatic systems. The Basic Fluid Power training program is a prerequisite for this course. Safety toe shoes are required. 

In this hands-on course, participants will learn how to accurately measure mechanical components with standard precision measurement devices. Anyone interested in learning how to read and use precision measurement devices is encouraged to register.

Upon completion of this course, participants will be able to read and use the following precision measuring devices:

Dial Caliper
Dial Indicator
Micrometer
Feeler Gauge

This program is designed for participants with no drafting background. Participants will learn drafting and blueprint reading procedures, alphabet of lines, auxiliary views, assembly drawings, title blocks, drawing changes and standard symbols. Emphasis is placed on actual industrial conditions and applications.

In this hands-on course, participants will learn the fundamental principles of safe work practices, methods of maintaining and troubleshooting mechanical plant equipment and the competencies needed to recognize and report worn part conditions. It is strongly recommended that anyone interested has some mechanical background as well as having taken Precision Measurement.

In this hands-on course, participants will learn how to work safely around electrical equipment in an industrial setting. The units in the course address the safety rules of electricity which are a prerequisite to Basic Electricity, Advanced Electrical and Automated Control Concepts, Sensors and Automated Electromechanical Devices and both PLC courses. The participant will demonstrate comprehension by performing tasks on actual electrical and electronic controls of industrial equipment.

In this hands-on course, participants will learn many of the skills needed for machine maintenance. This course will develop skills in performing both preventative and predictive maintenance and provide the participant the opportunity to perform motor repair/servicing. The Basic Mechanical and Precision Measurement Training are prerequisites for this course. Safety-Toe Shoes are required.

In this hands-on course, participants will learn the basics of electricity as applied in the industrial setting. The units of study fully address industrial electrical principles providing a foundation for more advanced electrical and equipment control topics. The participant will demonstrate comprehension by performing tasks on actual electrical and electronic controls of industrial equipment. The Electrical Safety Course is a prerequisite of this course.

In this hands-on course, participants will learn advanced electrical and automated control concepts. The participant will demonstrate comprehension by performing tasks on actual electrical and electronic controls of industrial equipment. The Electrical Safety and Basic Electrical courses are prerequisites for this course.

This course is designed to guide participants on how to operate FANUC's Collaborative CRX robot.  Participants will learn the similarities and core differences between a standard FANUC robot compared to the CRX.  Through a variety of hands-on activities, participants will learn how to use many of the new features that assist in programming material handling operations that are unique to the CRX line.  They will also learn how to switch the pendant to legacy mode and operate the CRX in that format for situations where they may want to use a familiar layout from the standard robot pendant.  During the course, participants will go through the process of configuring a cell in order to ensure safe operation. They will also have a variety of End of Arm Tooling available used to setup the force sensing cells and use those features throughout their programs.

In this hands-on course, participants will learn to operate and diagnose automated electromechanical devices and sensors in the Groves Center Technical Training Lab. The participant will demonstrate comprehension by performing tasks on actual electrical and electronic controls of industrial equipment. The Electrical Safety, Basic Electrical, and Advanced Electrical and Automated Control Concepts courses are prerequisites for this course.

In this hands-on course, participants will learn how to install, setup, and write a program using Ladder Logic on a Programmable Control System (PLC). The participant will demonstrate comprehension by installing a PLC into an existing system and program functioning inputs and outputs via Ladder Logic. 

Prerequisites: Electrical Safety and Basic Electrical or previous electrical experience. Please reach out to Maddie Isch misch0311@kvcc.edu to verify acceptable previous experience. 

In this hands-on course, participants will learn how to work with a Programmable Control System (PLC) in the Groves Center Training Lab. The participant will gain troubleshooting techniques to quickly identify the root cause of a fault in a system using a PLC and will demonstrate comprehension by troubleshooting multiple faults on a manufacturing line in the lab. Pre-requisite: Electrical Safety and Basic Electrical