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  • CMAE 1518: Manufacturing Processes and Production

    2.00 Credits
    Northwest Technical College

    This course aligns with the Manufacturing Skill Standards Council's (MSSC) assessment and certification system for Manufacturing Processes. The curriculum is based upon federally endorsed national standards for production workers emphasizing lean manufacturing principles, basic supply chain management, communication skills, and customer service. Prerequisites: Appropriate placement scores for Reading.
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  • CMAE 1522: Quality Practices

    2.00 Credits
    Northwest Technical College

    This course aligns with the Manufacturing Skill Standards Council's (MSSC) assessment and certification system for Quality Practices. The curriculum is based upon federally endorsed national standards for production workers. Emphasis is placed on Continuous Improvement concepts and how they relate to a quality management system. Students will be introduced to a quality management system and its components. These include corrective actions, preventative actions, control of documents, control of quality records, internal auditing of processes, and control of non-conforming product. Prerequisites: Appropriate placement scores for Reading.
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  • CMAE 1526: Maintenance Awareness

    2.00 Credits
    Northwest Technical College

    This course aligns with the Manufacturing Skill Standards Council's (MSSC) assessment and certification system for Maintenance Awareness. The curriculum is based upon federally endorsed national standards for production workers. The course introduces the concepts of predictive and Total Productive Maintenance (TPM) with the fundamental principles of lubrication, electricity, hydraulics, pneumatics, and power transmission systems. Prerequisites: Appropriate placement scores for Reading.
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  • CMAE 1528: Career Success Skills

    1.00 Credits
    Northwest Technical College

    This is an introductory career success skills course. The primary goal of this course is to help individuals acquire a solid foundation in the basic skills for a successful career. This course will identify the skills important to businesses and help the student assess his/her level of skill. The course will provide suggestions for how the student can improve his/her level of skill. Prerequisites: Appropriate placement scores for Reading.
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  • CMAE 1560: Interpreting Symbols

    2.00 Credits
    Northwest Technical College

    Welding symbols are used to facilitate communication among the designer, fabricator, and inspection personnel. To accurately layout and fabricate parts, the welder will need basic knowledge of working drawings and their significance to the welding industry. Students will break down welding prints to develop skills necessary to fabricate individual component parts of welded structures. Written and fundamental tests will be administered in accordance with American Welding Society (AWS) standards and the appropriate correlating code books (AWS A2.4). Prerequisites: Appropriate placement scores for Reading.
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  • CMAE 1562: Oxyfuel Welding and Cutting Processes

    3.00 Credits
    Northwest Technical College

    Covers the use of oxy-fuel equipment while welding, cutting, brazing, using Plasma Arc Cutting (PAC) and Air Carbon Arc Cutting (CAC-A) processes, including thermal welding, laser cutting equipment and safety. Welds will be made in flat, horizontal, vertical and overhead positions. Written and fundamental tests will be done in accordance with the American Welding Society (AWS) codes and standards. Prerequisites: Appropriate placement scores for Reading.
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  • CMAE 1564: Shielded Metal Arc Welding (SMAW)

    3.00 Credits
    Northwest Technical College

    Students will study and demonstrate safety practices with Shielded Metal Arc Welding (SMAW). Students will also be introduced to the types of power sources used for arc welding, process applications, electrode selections, overview of weld types, and other work-related safety conditions in the welding field. Time will be spent in the lab developing skills utilizing SMAW processes. Welds will be made in the flat, horizontal, vertical, and overhead positions. Written and fundamental tests will be completed in accordance with American Welding Society (AWS) codes and standards. Prerequisites: Appropriate placement scores for Reading.
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  • CMAE 1566: Gas Metal Arc Welding/Flux Cored Arc Welding

    3.00 Credits
    Northwest Technical College

    Students will study and demonstrate safety practices with Gas Metal Arc Welding (GMAW) and Flux Cored Arc Welding (FCAW). The GMAW and FCAW processes will be discussed in depth including the different type of modes of transfer available, shielding gases, and the different types of materials that can be welded. The differences in the electrode types of gas-shielded wires and self-shielded wires will be discussed, along with the types of shielding gases that are used. There will be discussions on the importance of how the welding process intersects with arc welding symbols and codes. There will also be a review of procedures used in visual inspections of welds. Time will be spent in the lab developing skills using GMAW and FCAW processes. Welds will be made in the flat, horizontal, vertical, and overhead positions. Written and fundamental tests will be completed in accordance with American Welding Society (AWS) codes and standards. Prerequisites: Appropriate placement scores for Reading.
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  • CMAE 1568: Gas Tungsten Arc Welding

    3.00 Credits
    Northwest Technical College

    This course covers the safety hazards and applications for Gas Tungsten Arc Welding (GTAW) in the welding industry. Material covered will be power sources, setup, types of current, current selection, shielding gases, and torch types. Procedures and potential problems welding various metals (Aluminum, Stainless Steel, and Mild Steel) will be addressed in this course. Applications for the process in different industries, as well as the use of back purging will be discussed. Welds will be made in the flat, horizontal, vertical and overhead positions. Written and fundamental tests will be completed in accordance with the American Welding Society (AWS) codes and standards. Prerequisites: Appropriate placement scores for Reading.
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  • CMAE 1570: Metallurgy

    1.00 Credits
    Northwest Technical College

    This course covers the study of metals and the effects of welding and heat treatments on them. Metallurgical terminology will be an important part of the course. Physical and mechanical properties of ferrous and nonferrous metals will be covered along with the classifications of different types of metals. The range of materials and their usefulness in particular applications will be discussed. Written tests will be completed in accordance with the American Welding Society (AWS) codes and standards. Prerequisites: Appropriate placement scores for Reading.
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