MTX 150 - Mechatronics Technician 6

Credits: 1-13
Students will develop Programmable Logic Controllers (PLC) troubleshooting skills through instruction and hands-on experience. Students will also gain the fundamental skills and knowledge to program multiple variations of PLCs. Students will work on core training needed to implement, and program, robotics and automation through the use of digital and analog inputs and outputs.

Enrollment Requirement: MTX 140 with a grade of 2.0 or higher; or instructor consent.

Course Fee: $50.00

Course Outcomes:
Students who successfully complete this class will be able to:

Test, troubleshoot, and modify PLC systems.
Perform intermediate PLC programming.
Identify and understand the use of Siemen’s PLC’s components and their functions.
Perform Siemen’s PLC programming.
Troubleshoot a hydraulic system.
Learn the fundamentals of robotics and automation
Perform Universal Robotic core programming
Identify and understand the use of Universal Robots ‘e-Series” robotic components and their functions.

Program Outcomes

Apply electrical and electronic theory to troubleshoot, repair, and optimize industrial control circuits using compliant wiring methods, VFDs, and PLCs.
Design, assemble, and maintain hydraulic and pneumatic systems, applying fluid power principles, safety standards, and contamination control practices.
Program, integrate, and troubleshoot PLC and HMI systems to control industrial processes using structured programming and networked communication protocols.
Perform mechanical alignment, installation, and preventive maintenance of drive systems, bearings, and actuators using precision tools and documentation.
Apply OSHA/WISHA and NFPA safety standards to identify, control, and document electrical, mechanical, and fluid power hazards in the workplace.
Integrate robotic and automated systems with PLCs and sensors, validating safety zones and optimizing performance in capstone and lab projects.
Develop and implement predictive and preventive maintenance (PM/PdM) strategies using condition-based data and reliability-centered methods.
Demonstrate effective teamwork, communication, and professional conduct, producing technical documentation, presentations, and project reports.

College-wide Outcomes

Critical Thinking - Critical thinking finds expression in all disciplines and everyday life. It is characterized by an ability to reflect upon thinking patterns, including the role of emotions on thoughts, and to rigorously assess the quality of thought through its work products. Critical thinkers routinely evaluate thinking processes and alter them, as necessary, to facilitate an improvement in their thinking and potentially foster certain dispositions or intellectual traits over time.
Responsibility - Responsibility encompasses those behaviors and dispositions necessary for students to be effective members of a community. This outcome is designed to help students recognize the value of a commitment to those responsibilities which will enable them to work successfully individually and with others.
Quantitative and Symbolic Reasoning - Quantitative Reasoning encompasses abilities necessary for a student to become literate in today’s technological world. Quantitative reasoning begins with basic skills and extends to problem solving.