This program provides instruction for those interested in working in the growing and exciting field of industrial automation. Freshmen are required to lease or purchase a laptop computer to be used for their two years of study. Students receive instruction and hands-on training in robotics, automated process control, automated equipment, digital electronics, computerized documentation, computerized equipment control, programmable logic control (PLC), fabrication, AC & DC motors and control systems, electronic instrumentation, and the associated peripheral devices necessary for all of the above.
Laboratory and classroom instruction places an emphasis on robotic principles, programming/control and the interaction between robotics and industrial processes. Students also learn and work with established procedures for calibrating instruments, equipment installation, system repair/maintenance, and the operating principles relating to electromechanical, electro-hydraulic, and electro-pneumatic apparatus. The program has purchased a new Industrial ABB servo operation, five-axis robot that students will program, troubleshoot, and maintain. Individual and group efforts are required and communications skills are stressed throughout the two years of study. Seniors will spend their last five weeks of study working in groups, designing, building, and proving proper operation of an automated system of their choosing. This final project allows the students to incorporate all of the knowledge they have gained throughout their two years of study at Alfred State College. The robotic and computerized control technician program has an active student chapter of the Instrumentation, Systems and Automation Society (ISA), and students are afforded the opportunity to attend meetings with the Rochester Chapter of the ISA.
A laptop computer is required for students entering the robotic and computerized control technician program.
Scholarships
Three scholarships are awarded to senior students each year:
A student must successfully complete all courses in the prescribed four-semester program and earn a minimum cumulative index of 2.0, which is equivalent to a "C" average.
Students receive 1,800 hours of practical experience and classroom training in the two years at the Wellsville campus. Approximately 1,400 hours are hands-on lab work. Classes start at 8 a.m. and end at 2:50 p.m. each day.
| First Semester | credits | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| ELTR | 1116 | Basic Electricity | 6 |
| ELTR | 1118 | Basic Electricity Lab | 8 |
| ELTR | 1114 | Fabrication Lab | 4 |
| 18 | |||
| Second Semester | credits | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| ELTR | 2113 | Wiring Practices & Motors Controls | 3 |
| ELTR | 2123 | Digital Electronics for Industry | 3 |
| ELTR | 2126 | Industrial Digital Lab | 6 |
| ELTR | 2136 | Wiring & Control Lab | 6 |
| 18 | |||
| Third Semester | credits | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| ELTR | 3116 | Automatic Robotic Equipment | 6 |
| ELTR | 3126 | Automatic Equipment Lab | 6 |
| ELTR | 3136 | Automated Equipment Lab II | 6 |
| 18 | |||
| Fourth Semester | credits | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| ELTR | 4116 | Instrumentation & Process Controls | 6 |
| ELTR | 4126 | Instrumentation & Process Controls Lab | 6 |
| ELTR | 4136 | Process Control Project Lab | 6 |
| 18 | |||