Install, document, and maintain electrical components and systems
Troubleshoot, inspect, test, and repair electrical components and systems.
Understand electrical control circuits to include components, and various input devices, output devices.
Demonstrate knowledge of how to operate the proper electrical measurement instruments and interpret the electrical measurements taken to include voltage, current, and resistance measurements.
Apply the basics of transformers to include operation, application, sizing, and various types.
Apply the basics of circuit protection to include fuses, circuit breakers, disconnects, and other protection devices.
Understand basic electrical control wiring to include electrical prints, panels, wire color coding, and wiring fundamentals.
Understand and apply knowledge of industrial power distribution including conduit basics, bending, conduit types, conductors, disconnects, overcurrent protection, and power distribution installations.
Understand the differences between single phase and 3 phase wiring
Work performance with mechanical components
Select, install, align, adjust, and repair mechanical components.
Demonstrate troubleshooting, lubrication, preventive and reactive maintenance procedures for mechanical components.
Calculate and measure speed, torque, power, pitch, ratio, mechanical efficiency, and motor current in both English and S.I. units for a variety of drive types and configurations.
Use mechanical drawings and measuring devices to size, check tolerances, and assemble mechanical components.
Work performance with hydraulic and pneumatic components
Basic knowledge of pneumatic/hydraulic power systems
Understands basic pneumatic/hydraulic circuits
Understands basic principles of pressure, flow, and power
Understands speed control and pressure control circuits
Installs and troubleshoots pneumatic/hydraulic components
Installs and troubleshoots vacuum system components
Work performance with Programmable Logic Controllers (PLCs)
Installs basic components of a PLC including racks, ethernet, power supply, processor, and single point digital input/output modules
Connects power and digital input/output wiring to a PLC
Selects and appropriately connects sinking and sourcing inputs and outputs
Configures and connects a laptop or other programming device to a PLC to upload, download, and save a program
Changes preset timer and counter values and applies and removes forces from a program
Troubleshoots a machine or process by observing PLC indicator lights and reviewing the PLC software ladder diagram (relays, timers, and counters)
Adds a function to a machine or process that requires wiring of additional I/O and basic ladder logic programming
Troubleshoots a PLC or a PLC controlled machine or process by observing input and output conditions and monitoring the program in real time
Work Performance with Motor and Motor Controls
Understanding the basic concepts of motor protection
Understand and explain the concepts of motor protection and how motors work
Understand and demonstrate wiring motor protection and motor systems
Understand the difference between AC and DC motor and motor control systems
Understand the components of a motor controls system (e.g. Conctactors, VFD, Stepper Systems, Servo Systems)