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Industrial Maintenance Specialist A.A.S. (Plan 24IE)

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Engineering, Math & Physical Sciences Division

Award Type

Associate in Applied Science A.A.S.

Catalog Description

The Industrial Technology program prepares students for a career in commercial or industrial maintenance and installation. The career field consists of Maintenance Technologists who are specialists that install, repair, and maintain commercial and industrial machinery to ensure proper functionality. Students learn how to install, maintain, troubleshoot, and repair equipment used in manufacturing industries as well as the skills needed to maintain facilities/buildings.

By completing the Industrial Technology Specialist Associate in Applied Science, students will become proficient in the following skills: mechanical equipment installation, troubleshooting, and repair; electrical control, motor drives and PLCs (programmable logic controllers); wiring, installation, and troubleshooting; hydraulic and pneumatic installation and troubleshooting; preventative maintenance; variable frequency drives installation and troubleshooting; conveyor systems operations; industrial manufacturing; machine troubleshooting; pump systems; process control; building automation; and pipe systems.

Once the program has been completed, students should be able to:

Install, troubleshoot, and repair basic mechanical system problems.

Work in a team environment under manufacturing constraints for efficiency and cost-effectiveness.

Analyze and design fluid-power system circuits.

Read and interpret blueprints for the manufacturing field.

Perform successful measurement using precision tools.

Install and troubleshoot basic electrical systems, motor control systems, and variable-frequency AC drive

Program basic ladder logic instructions into programmable logic controllers to include timers, counters, program control, math functions, sequencers, and sensor instructions.

Perform electrical wiring and troubleshooting, mechanical troubleshooting, and the programming of programmable logic controllers to integrate motor starters, sensors, and other electrical components into an industrial electrical system.

establish closed loop process controller operating parameters and demonstrate the difference between the types of controllers that are typically used in manufacturing process control systems.

Analyze and interpret advance fluid-power system circuits

Install piping systems for plumbing, electrical, and other building systems.

Design and build intermediate pneumatic and hydraulic circuits

Total Hours for Completion

61 credit hours

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