Industrial Equipment Maintenance prepares students for careers in manufacturing industries. Such skills as welding, understanding pneumatics, hydraulics, electrical and mechanical principles are a necessity for industrial growth.The course sequence includes instruction for occupations dealing with the process of creating intermediate and finished products beginning with raw materials; it also includes managing, planning, and performing the production of various items by operating machinery, as well as industrial support activities such as production planning and control and maintenance. The Industrial Equipment Maintenance program is available at the Career Academy at SAU Tech and at the satellite campus at the Magnolia Business & Industry Training Center (BITC) in Magnolia. Core Courses defined by the Department of Workforce Education: Industrial Equipment Maintenance I Industrial Equipment Maintenance II Concurrent College Credit earned at SAU Tech: MD1033 Basic Machine Tools MD1043 Introduction to Manufacturing Processes MD1303 Basic Welding MD1313 Advanced Welding Students completing the sequence of concurrent college courses earn the Certificate of Proficiency in Industrial Maintenance and courses apply to the Technical Certificate and AAS Degree in Technology: Industrial Maintenance Emphasis at SAU Tech. |