Maricopa Community Colleges  AMS220   20066-99999 
Official Course Description: MCCCD Approval: 06/27/06
AMS220 20066-99999 L+L 3 Credit(s) 6.75 Period(s)
Automated Manufacturing Processes
Automated manufacturing including inventory management, computer aided processes, work-cell operation, advanced programmable logic controller (PLC) programming, and statistical methods and calculations. Prerequisites: AMS110 and AMS125.
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MCCCD Official Course Competencies:
 
AMS220   20066-99999 Automated Manufacturing Processes
1. Differentiate between the various types of inventory management. (I)
2. Operate a computer numeric control (CNC) mill. (II)
3. Describe a work cell sequence of operation. (III)
4. Configure, operate, and troubleshoot a work-cell. (III)
5. Write, execute, and debug a ladder logic program for a programmable logic controller (PLC). (IV)
6. Identify fundamental statistical methods and perform calculations. (V)
7. Use the properties of a normal distribution. (V)
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AMS220   20066-99999 Automated Manufacturing Processes
    I. Inventory Management
        A. Material resource planning (MRP)
        B. Just-in-time (JIT)
        C. Work-in progress (WIP)
        D. Automated storage and retrieval
      II. Computer Aided Processes
          A. Computer aided design (CAD)
          B. Computer aided manufacturing (CAM)
          C. Computer numeric control (CNC)
            1. Types
              a. Mill
              b. Lathe
            2. G codes
            3. Programming
              a. Write
              b. Execute
              c. Debug
            4. Mill operation
        III. Work-Cell Operation
            A. Sequence of operation
              1. Setup
              2. Start up
              3. Operating
              4. Shut down
              5. Soft stop
              6. Hard stop
            B. Safety practices
            C. Configuration techniques
            D. Preventative maintenance
            E. Troubleshooting
              1. Problem-solving approach
              2. Typical equipment problems
              3. Importance of documentation
              4. On-site and off-site
          IV. Programmable Logic Controller
              A. Advanced ladder logic instructions
                1. Bit-level and word-level
                2. Sequencer
                3. Mathematics
                4. Other
              B. Programming
                1. Write
                2. Execute
                3. Debug
            V. Statistical Methods and Calculations
                A. Methods
                  1. Mean
                  2. Median
                  3. Mode
                  4. Standard deviation
                  5. Other
                B. Calculations
                C. Descriptive statistics
                  1. Statistical graphs
                  2. Measures of central tendency
                  3. Measures of dispersion
                  4. Normal distribution and z-scores
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