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MET - Mechanical Technology A.A.S.

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CR Applied Associate of Science

Program Full Description

This program is designed to prepare students for employment as industry technicians who can construct detail and design drawings. The program provides students with knowledge and experiences in the areas of computer-aided drafting (CAD), 3D modeling, robotics and computer robotics, and computer-aided manufacturing (CAM), so that they are prepared for the high-technology methods employed by industry. Graduates assist engineers and designers in the investigation, experimentation, and development of products, tools, mechanisms, and machines. Efforts continue with graduates preparing appropriate detail and design drawings for use in production. Jobs for which graduates are expected to be qualified are detail draftsperson, design draftsperson, product design, machine design, and tool design.

Program Objectives

Program Objective

use common standards and symbols to make detail and assembly drawings according to accepted industrial practice

construct drawings using various special areas of drafting, such as drafting of electronics schematics, piping, welding, structural, sheet metal layout, and castings

explain the differences between various common manufacturing materials and possess knowledge of the processes available to transform these materials into finished products

work from handbooks, catalogs, and other informational sources to obtain the data necessary for selecting machine components

design basic tools, jigs, fixtures, and punch dies

use creative thinking and good judgement when considering all the factors involved in the evolution of a mechanical design

demonstrate and apply the basic principles of fluid power

operate a typical computer drafting system

organize and write a technical report indicating the data that was determined for the selection of a machine component

determine by calculation the various operational values related to machine components, such as force, speed, and power

determine by the design of a product or machine the effect it will have on the human element

calculate simple stress and strain occurring from different loading conditions