Mechanical Drives ((4 credit hours))

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Instructs students in lean manufacturing concepts which will encompass the instructional methodologies of this course. Introduces safety, maintenance techniques, and procedures used to maintain industrial equipment, including industrial couplings, chains, sprockets, belts, bearings, shafts, brakes, clutches, gears, and cams. Addresses the principles of power transmission, calculations of speed and force transmission. Lecture: 2 credits (30 contact hours) Laboratory: 2 credits (60 contact hours).