Automation Technologies

Catalog description

This course deals with automation technologies utilized in manufacturing, logistics, and service environments. It compares manual and automated systems for assembly arrangements, material handling, storage systems, inspection, and product identification. It includes hands-on lab instruction in robotic programming, as well as flexible manufacturing systems, and culminates with a project that uses microcontrollers, PLCs, and a collaborative robot (CoBot) to sort work product and simulate an assembly line.