Advanced Manufacturing Technology

Advanced Manufacturing Technology 

Certificate of Completion: 39 credits. Advising Guide

Career Description

Students earning this certificate learn a broad range of skills including the operation of welders and welding common joints, practical fabrication of product, and quality control in the production of items for sale. Jobs can include metal fabricators and assemblers; cutting, punching and press machine operators; lathe and turning machine operators; welders; cutters, solderers and brazers; grinding and polishing workers; computer-controlled tool operators and programmers.

Course of Study

The 39-credit Advanced Manufacturing Technology certificate includes the technical content courses for the first year of the Advanced Manufacturing and Fabrication AAS, and all credits in the certificate may be applied toward the completion of the AAS degree. The program is designed to prepare students for entry-level employment in a manufacturing environment. The certificate provides instruction in a wide variety of welding and manufacturing processes, including SMAW, GMAW, GTAW (commonly called Stick, Mig, and Tig), as well as blueprint reading and quality control.

Program Outcomes

Upon successful completion of this certificate, students will be able to:

1. Produce welds to AWS D1.2, 1.2 and 1.6 standard in fillet and grooves using GMAW, SMAW and GTAW processes.
2. Demonstrate knowledge of basic CNC operations and G Code.
3. Manufacture product from conceptualization to reality through research and development.
4. Use critical thinking and problem-solving skills to create more efficient systems of manufacturing.
5. Apply basic metallurgical concepts and basic materials science as they pertain to metals, creating better production results in manufacturing processes.
6. Demonstrate knowledge of necessary mathematical concepts as they apply to manufacturing

Prerequisites

• none