MEC 225 - Automated Equipment

Institution:

Community College of Allegheny County

Subject:

Mechatronics

Description:

This course provides students with the opportunity to integrate skills in electronics, mechanical systems and automation programming to perform tasks in a small-scale manufacturing facility. Students integrate inventory management, the internet of things into a physical production system. Radio frequency identification (RFID) tracking is leveraged to close feedback loops in production line with mobile robots and machining equipment. Students program systems to perform full-scale production activity including raw material loading, machine tending, transportation, finishing, warehousing and packaging. In addition to working with pick-and-place robots, students program automated storage and retrieval systems (ASRS), automated ground vehicles (AGVs) and other advanced devices.

Credits:

3.00

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Instructional Type:

Lecture/Lab

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Institution Website:

www.ccac.edu

Phone Number:

(412) 323-2323

Regional Accreditation:

Middle States Association of Colleges and Schools

Calendar System:

Semester

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