Hybrid programs blend both competency- and time-based strategies,
using a minimum and maximum range of hours for each major job
function and the successful demonstration of identified competencies.
using a minimum and maximum range of hours for each major job
function and the successful demonstration of identified competencies.
Mechatronics Technician
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Skills
Orientation to Mechatronics
6
Orientation to Mechatronics
6
- Identify requirements of the mechatronics trade
- Describe duties and responsibilities of a machinist
- Define terminology related to the mechatronics trade
- Introduction to machining training class
- Introduction to machining processes
- Apprenticeship Syllabus Introduction
Industrial Safety
6
Industrial Safety
6
- Safety and environmental protection
- Follow OSHA, EPA, and MSDS Requirements
- Machine shop safety rules and regulations
- Read and Interpret MSDS sheets and hazardous materials
- Explain the causes and prevention of fires
- Proper housekeeping in the workplace
Benchwork
12
Benchwork
12
- Hand tool identification
- Proper use of basic benchwork tools
- Equipment identification
- Safe and proper use of machinery
- Proper filing use
- Benchwork projects
- Identify layout tools and their proper use
- Layout specified locations of holes, arcs and lines
- Apply proper hand tapping techniques
- Bench top hole de-burring and hand chamfering
- Sand, scotch brite and surface polish
- Understand, apply and gage surface finishes
Introduction to Measuring
6
Introduction to Measuring
6
- Identify, label, and care for measuring instruments
- Follow proper measuring procedures
- Proper surface plate measuring, angle block, sine plates
- Proper use of micrometer
- Proper use of calipers and height gages
- Test measuring projects
Mathematics
5
Mathematics
5
- Conversion exercises
- Perform right angle and trig calculations for unknowns
- Use formulas for speeds and feeds and arithmetic operations
- Demonstrate understanding of the metric system
- Tolerancing of the decimal system
Basic Blueprint Reading
6
Basic Blueprint Reading
6
- Interpret and plan job processes from engineering drawings
- Interpret orthographic drawings
- Interpret flat patterns and views
- Understand and Interpret 1st angle and 3rd angle projection
- Reverse engineer parts with no drawing
- Learn project software and recording of job times
Basic Shop Machinery
6
Basic Shop Machinery
6
- Understand basic cutting tools
- Identify basic machinery and safe operations: lockout/tag out
- Proper use and care for grinders, drill sharpeners and drill press
- Apply calculations for determining speeds and feeds for drilling
- Using auxiliary power hand tools and grinders
- Identify cutting tools and their use
Metrology
5
Metrology
5
- Dial indicators, gauge pins, and inside micrometers
- Understand the process to certify measuring tools
- Understand check rings and tool gages for setting zero
- Illustrate proper holding and handling of precision tools
- Proper use of charts in Machinist's Handbook
Conventional Turning
14
Conventional Turning
14
- Identify turning process and turning machines
- Safe and proper use of machinery
- Set up of different holding chucks, faceplates, and collets
- Apply sizing and fitting requirements
- Use proper measuring procedures
- Chase various types of internal and external threads
- Calculate proper speeds and feeds
- Select proper tools for various materials and finishes
- Understand and perform sharpening of tool bits and cutters
- Demonstrate techniques for turning hard materials
- Perform operations such as countersink, counter bore, and tapping
- Set up attachments and accessories: steady rest and centers
- Perform various polishing and filing operations to dimensions
- Satisfactory completion of various learning objective projects
Single Lip Cutter Grinder
7
Single Lip Cutter Grinder
7
- Understand cutting tools
- Make and sharpen various cutting tools
- Identify various components of the single lip cutter grinder
- Select the proper grinding wheel
- Demonstrate proper wheel dressing techniques
- Demonstrate ability to make pre-selected cutter shapes
- Perform learning objective projects on the cutter grinder
Engraver
10
Engraver
10
- Identify engraving process
- Identify machine components
- Select proper tooling, speeds and feeds
- Identify and demonstrate various types of indexing
- Calculate reduction values using charts and formulas
- Set and align work holding devices
- Identify proper templates to be used
- Set up tooling to specified requirements
- Perform general machine maintenance
- Complete learning objectives on the engraver
Inspection and Measuring
8
Inspection and Measuring
8
- Identify various inspection and measuring tools
- Interpret G, D and T symbology
- Proper use of 1-2-3 blocks, gage blocks, and gage pins
- Proper use of sine plate and sine plate prints from engineering
- Proper use of the comparator
- Proper use of inspection height gage
- Understand and record inspection data properly
- Complete learning objective projects using measuring tools
Training Aids
4
Training Aids
4
- Successfully pass Video Training series on computer
- Use Project 2010 software efficiently
- Start basic introduction to Cad Cam software on computer
- Complete and understand proper job tracking paperwork
Conventional Milling
12
Conventional Milling
12
- Identify and label the milling machine parts and their use
- Understand milling processes and job planning
- Identify safety hazards of operating a milling machine
- Selecting and identifying proper tooling for the job
- Proper preventive maintenance
- Use proper measuring procedures
- Set up and align machine tools, head and work holding devices
- Demonstrate indicating and proper part pick up practices
- Apply sizing and fitting techniques
- Understand Proper Tooling usage
- Understand and calculate proper speeds and feeds
- Satisfactory completion of various learning objective projects
Intermediate Machining
6
Intermediate Machining
6
- Demonstrate intermediate machine processes
- Understand and use of rotary, indexing and collet chucks
- Set up work holding: angle plate, flat plate, and mold plates
- Proper use of carbide tooling - face mills etc.
- Satisfactory completion of milling - Level 2 learning objectives
- Satisfactory completion of turning ‐ Level 2 learning objectives
Introduction to Molding
7
Introduction to Molding
7
- Satisfactory completion of 12 Molding Training Videos
- Satisfactory completion of training: "What is a Mold?"
- Satisfactory completion of training: Identifying Mold Machine Components
- Satisfactory completion of training: Introduction to Mold Components: Core, Cavity, Tab, and Stripper
- Satisfactory completion of training: Introduction to Mold Construction, Plates, Needles, Ejection
- Satisfactory completion of training: Basic Troubleshooting Molds and Mold Process Basics
- Satisfactory completion of training: Characteristics and Types of Molding Plastic
Final Inspection Process
4
Final Inspection Process
4
- Proper use of inspection reports
- Department inspection procedures within tool shop
- Microscope and toolmakers microscope training
- Proper use and care of granite plate
Basic Manual Surface Grinding
7
Basic Manual Surface Grinding
7
- Identify grinder components and their proper controller use
- Identify and apply proper safety procedures
- Set up of work holding devices
- Knowledge of types and grit of grinding wheels
- Proper selection, inspection, dress and balance of grinding wheels
- Proper use of rotary devices, grind angles and shapes
- Complete learning objective projects for grinding
Manual and CNC I/D O/D Grinders
10
Manual and CNC I/D O/D Grinders
10
- Identify parts of the I/D O/D Grinder
- Use proper safety procedures for grinding
- Identify grinding wheel types and grits
- Proper techniques for set up and indicating parts
- Perform all I/D O/D and CNC grinding applications, processes and techniques
- Indicate test parts to print specifications
- Identify parts of the CNC grinder
- Proper safety procedures for grinding CNC parts
- Basic programming knowledge and precautions on CNC grinder
- Satisfactory completion of learning objective projects on I/D O/D and CNC grinder
Software
12
Software
12
- Basic knowledge of Solid Works software
- Satisfactory completion of advanced training: What is a Mold?
- Satisfactory completion of training: Introduction to Metallurgy and Material Properties
- Plan your mold: Level 1 - Mold design
- Satisfactory completion of advanced training: Solid Modeling
- Complete learning objectives for first quarter - Year 2
- Plan your mold: Level 2- Mold design
- Use basic CAD design - create drawings
- Prepare mold steels - mud plates and inserts
- Machine mold components and begin your project mold
- Inspect individual components and qualify dimensions
- Assemble mold components for proper fit
Heat Treating
7
Heat Treating
7
- Understand proper heat treating applications
- Identify the various parts of the hardness tester
- Understand the recipe book and its process application
- Perform hardness tests and understand grades of hardness
- Use the foil wrap for the hardening process safely
- Understand material changes that occur during heat treating
- Perform various hardening, tempering, and annealing processes
Metallurgy
4
Metallurgy
4
- Describe characteristics of mold steels used in machining
- Explain material color coding and common steel identification
- Describe the changes heat treatment imparts to material
- Apply proper techniques for rust protection
CNC Machining
7
CNC Machining
7
- Identify various CNC machines and their use
- Understand programming codes and machine language
- Select proper tooling needs for CNC machining
- Set up and perform precision machining operations
- Perform preventive maintenance procedures
- Explain proper speed, feeds, and coolant requirements
- Perform learning objective projects on CNC Mill and CNC Lathe
CNC Cylindrical Grinding
4
CNC Cylindrical Grinding
4
- Demonstrate CNC grinding of l/D's and O/D's
- Use proper grinding wheel balancing and dressing techniques
- Understand programming requirements
- Use close tolerance grinding precautions
Sinker EDM Machine
10
Sinker EDM Machine
10
- Identify Sinker EDM processes and programming
- Identify and apply proper safety procedures for EDM Machines
- Identify electrode procedures design and principles
- Identify and explain Makino machine controls
- Understand the function of the electrode carousel
- Perform set up procedures required to produce various parts
- Perform preventive maintenance procedures
- Understand overburn, orbiting, and multiple part set ups
- Generate programs for various parts
- Satisfactory completion of learning objective projects
Software and Solid Works Assemblies
4
Software and Solid Works Assemblies
4
- Understand and proper use of simple parts, assemblies, and drawings
- Understand libraries and toolbox creation
- Create simple drawings and views
- Satisfactory completion of learning objectives
Final Project - Key Chain Mold
2
Final Project - Key Chain Mold
2
- Design and build mold project
- Assemble and fit to specifications
Advanced CNC Milling
6
Advanced CNC Milling
6
- Perform CNC Mill process
- Identify and use CNC Mill Control Panel
- Perform set ups, proper tooling, tool carousel, and pick up
- Perform incremental & absolute positioning
- Use proper speeds and feeds for all operations on CNC
- Satisfactory completion of learning objective projects on CNC
Mold Processing
14
Mold Processing
14
- Identify different types of molding processes
- Understand the characteristics of molding materials used
- Apply proper mold machine process settings and function
- Hang test mold, water, and heat up to specified settings
- Identify the thermal characteristics of a mold process
- Explain mold tonnage and set up parameters
- Explain the ejection mechanism of a mold
- Explain and use the injection process of molding
- Use proper set up requirements and understand the control system
- Apply proper mold protection
- Use proper cushion, pressure, and ejection time parameters
- Complete all appropriate set up paperwork
- Use proper mold flow and packing parameters
- Satisfactory completion of learning objectives for mold processing
Shadowing Mold Maintenance Department
6
Shadowing Mold Maintenance Department
6
- Perform mold disassembly
- Troubleshoot a mold
- Perform mold repair
- Use proper polishing and advanced polishing techniques
- Perform mold assembly
- Perform mold wiring
Shadowing Maintenance Department
5
Shadowing Maintenance Department
5
- Demonstrate mechanical applications
- Demonstrate electrical applications
- Demonstrate electronics and related mechatronic applications
- Apply proper paperwork trails
- Successful completion of directed projects
Shadowing Molding Department
10
Shadowing Molding Department
10
- Perform all safety procedures
- Perform machine and mold set up
- Demonstrate understanding of hydraulic and pneumatic functions
- Demonstrate understanding of ejector system operations
- Demonstrate understanding of machine control operations
- Read and interpret production schedules and paper trails
- Complete mold condition reporting
- Demonstrate understanding of hot runner systems
- Proper use of auxiliary equipment such as: sprue pickers, hopper loaders, turntables, conveyers, robots
- Demonstrate understanding of plastic grinders, heater controllers, tower and chillers stems
Shadowing Printing/Assembly Departments
6
Shadowing Printing/Assembly Departments
6
- Proper use of electronic and mechatronic applications in printing
- Understand and use Programmable Logic Controllers
- Demonstrate understanding of printing machine mechanics and function
- Demonstrate understanding of assembly processes in appropriate department
- Demonstrate understanding of sensor equipment and their function
- Demonstrate understanding of printing and graphic requirements
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Training Provider(s):
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Catawba Valley Community College
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Sarstedt, Inc.
1.2K
RI hours
Introduction to Computers
48
Introduction to Computers
48
Blur Print Reading
32
Blur Print Reading
32
Writing and Inquiry
48
Writing and Inquiry
48
Writing/Research in the Disciplines OR
Professional Research and Reporting OR
Literature-Based Research OR
Public Speaking
48
Writing/Research in the Disciplines OR
Professional Research and Reporting OR
Literature-Based Research OR
Public Speaking
48
Precalculus Algebra OR Algebra/Trigonometry II
48
Precalculus Algebra OR Algebra/Trigonometry II
48
Advanced Motor and Controls OR Motors and Controls
64
Advanced Motor and Controls OR Motors and Controls
64
Circuit Analysis I
64
Circuit Analysis I
64
Industrial Electronics
64
Industrial Electronics
64
Mechanisms
48
Mechanisms
48
Intro to Automation
48
Intro to Automation
48
Industrial Safety
32
Industrial Safety
32
Engineering Materials
48
Engineering Materials
48
Physics - Mechanics OR College Physics I
64
Physics - Mechanics OR College Physics I
64
Instrumentation
64
Instrumentation
64
Intro to PLC
48
Intro to PLC
48
Hydraulics/Pneumatics
48
Hydraulics/Pneumatics
48
CAD 1
48
CAD 1
48
Intro to Engineering Technology
32
Intro to Engineering Technology
32
Humanities/Fine Arts Elective
48
Humanities/Fine Arts Elective
48
Social/Behavioral Science Elective
48
Social/Behavioral Science Elective
48
Program Electives (96 contact hours are required):
96
Program Electives (96 contact hours are required):
96
ATR 212 Industrial Robots (48 Hours) MNT 110 Intro to Maintenance (32 Hours) CSC 134 Computer Programming (48 Hours) CSC 139 Visual BASIC Programming (48 Hours) DFT 170 Engineering Graphics (48 hours) MEC 145 Manufacturing Materials I (48 hours) WLD 112 Welding Processes (32 Hours) NET 125 Networking Basics (48 Hours) MAC 141 Machining Applications I (64 Hours) MAC 122 CNC Turning (32 Hours) MAC 124 CNC Milling (32 Hours) ELN 260 Programming Logic Controllers (64 Hours) PLA 120 Injection Molding (48 hours)
Precalculus Trigonometry OR Algebra/Trigonometry II
48
Precalculus Trigonometry OR Algebra/Trigonometry II
48
Design Project
48
Design Project
48
World of Work OR Career Ready/Explore/Employ
16
World of Work OR Career Ready/Explore/Employ
16
Anti-Harassment Training
1
Anti-Harassment Training
1