Maricopa Community Colleges  SMT209AB  19986-19995 

Official Course Description:  MCCCD Approval:  05/26/98  

SMT209AB     19986-19995

L+L

1.50 Credit(s)

3 Period(s)

Automated Manufacturing II

Manufacturing management strategies including statistical process control (SPC); numerical control (NC); automation communication protocol. Hands on experience with programmable logic controllers (PLC) and robotics. Prerequisites: SMT209AA.

Cross-References:  GTC209AB

 

 

 

 

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MCCCD Official Course Competencies:

 

 

SMT209AB  19986-19995

Automated Manufacturing II

 

1.

List statistical process control (SPC). (I)

2.

Explain the benefits of flexible manufacturing systems. (II)

3.

Demonstrate how a robot is used in a pick-and-place applications.(III)

4.

Program Programmable Logic Controller (PLC) to control laboratory machine simulators. (III)

5.

Describe the impact of automation on the social structure of the United States. (IV)

 

 

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SMT209AB  19986-19995

Automated Manufacturing II

 

 

I. Statistical Process Control (SPC)

A. Variability

B. X and R charts

C. P and nP charts

II. Numerical Control (NC)

A. History and development

B. Machine centers

C. Flexible manufacturing systems

III. Robotics

A. History and classification

B. End of arm tooling

C. Programmable logic controller (PLC)

D. Applications

E. Artificial intelligence

IV. Social Change

A. Evolution of automation

B. Social implications of automation

 

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