Major Details
The Industrial Maintenance certificate is the beginning of an exciting career pathway in Mechatronics. Working in this high-demand career field, you will service and maintain equipment including motors, conveyor systems, transmission systems, and production-related equipment.
In a hands-on lab environment, courses cover the fundamentals of fluid power, mechanical power transmission, basic machine shop, and welding for the trades.
Once in the workplace, you will be responsible for servicing and maintaining equipment, including motors, conveyor systems, transmission systems, and production-related equipment.
Industrial maintenance technicians conduct routine maintenance and safety checks and prepare and submit maintenance reports. You will learn how to troubleshoot mechanical breakdowns and adjust mechanical parts using hand and machine tools.
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Courses
1) 1000 level (minimum) General Education courses required unless specified.
MECH1700
Mechanical Power Transmission
This course will introduce students to various types of mechanical power transmission systems. As the student is introduced to the various systems, they will study the design, operation and maintenance of these systems. The students will perform labs that will demonstrate their ability to install and troubleshoot mechanical transmission systems including belts, gears, shafts and couplings. Motor mounting and alignment including the alignment of system components are an emphasis of this course. (2 Credits: 1 lecture/1 lab)
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2 cr
MECH1710
Fluid Power
This course introduces students to industrial fluid power. Students will complete labs where they identify and utilize basic components. Students will assemble and troubleshoot fluid power systems up to and including electrical control. (2 Credits: 1 lecture/1 lab)
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2 cr
MECH1720
Machining for Maintenance
This course covers the fundamental elements of basic machine shop theory that would be applied to shop applications. Students taking the course will be able to apply skills learned in the classroom to the lab where they will have hands on experience on basic machine shop equipment. Topics of study include safety, measuring parts to print, proper set up, speeds & feeds, and cutting tool usage. (Prerequisites: None) (3 Credits: 1 lecture/2 lab)
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3 cr
WELD1455
Trades Enhancement Welding
Students will be introduced to different welding and cutting processes. Covered in this course will be proper weld fusion, heat distortion, penetration, and their effects to the parent material. Students will learn the basics of proper welding and cutting machine set up from turning the machine on and off and identification of machine parts to demonstrating and identifying the differences between good quality welds and poor quality welds. Students will be introduced to and demonstrate weld shop safety and practice, and proper compressed cylinder transport and storage. (3 credits: 2 lecture/1 lab)
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3 cr
Total Credits Required for this Major: 10 Credits
Estimated Costs for this Major
| Approximate Tuition/Fees: | $2,245 |
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| Minimum Tool Cost: | N/A |
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| Books/Supplies: | N/A |
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| Estimated Total: | $2,245 |
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Career Opportunities
- Industrial Machinery Mechanics
- Machinery Maintenance Workers
- Electro-Mechanical Technicians
- Electromechanical Equipment Assemblers
Career Information
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Outcomes
- Understand mechanical alignments
- Create fluid power circuits
- Create basic welds
Highlights
- Internships
- Multidisciplinary skills
- Many jobs available
- Good paying jobs
Instructors
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Andy George
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Andy George began teaching at Minnesota State College Southeast when the Mechatronics program was launched in 2020. Previously, he taught in the Mechatronics /Electromechanical/Automation field at Western Technical College in La Crosse since 2011. Before becoming an instructor, Andy was an electromechanical technician in Machine Build at Hutchinson Technology in Eau Claire, WI. Andy holds an AAS in Electromechanical Technology from Western Technical College and a BS in Management from the University of Wisconsin-Stout.
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Christopher Schwertel
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Chris Schwertel has more than 15 years of workforce experience in production facilities, maintaining state of the art equipment concerning a wide range of pneumatics, hydraulics, PLC programming, electrical, motors, drives, coolant systems, robotics, and more. He graduated with high honors from Western Wisconsin Technical College in La Crosse in 2020, majoring in Electromechanical Technology.