Graduates of the Academy of Advanced Manufacturing will be certified by Rockwell Automation to be capable of successful execution of the following:
- Interpreting wiring diagrams used in an Industrial Automation and Control System (IACS)
- Describing, understanding, and troubleshooting the various factory floor electro-mechanical components in an IACS such as fuses, relays, contactors, digital and analog inputs and outputs and common instrumentation devices
- Operate, support and troubleshoot small and medium-scope Programmable Logic Controllers, and supporting projects associated with those controllers
- Troubleshooting ladder-logic based Programmable Logic Controllers
- Designing, programming, and troubleshooting plant floor Human Machine Interfaces (HMI)
- Tracing operational data from plant floor electro-mechanical devices to the controller, HMI within an IACS
- Performing a preventive maintenance schedule on plant floor equipment
- Starting up, maintaining, and troubleshooting low voltage variable frequency drives, with power ranging from 1 HP to 300+ HP
- Troubleshooting layer 1 and layer 2 networking components within an industrial Ethernet environment
(IACT = Instrumentation & Automation Control Technician)