Overview and Award Outcomes
Overview
This certificate is designed for students who desire national certification as a Fluid Power Specialist.
Award Outcomes
- Demonstrate teamwork
- Adhere to Occupational Safety & Health Administration (O.S.H.A.) safety guidelines and practices
- Identify components that are utilized in the fluid power industry
- Apply engineering concepts as they relate to fluid power applications
- Employ fluid power best-practices methods when troubleshooting and repairing fluid power systems
- Apply National Electrical Manufacturers Association (N.E.M.A.) and International Electrotechnical Commission (I.E.C.) electrical standards and practices as they relate to electrical concepts and equipment
- Design fluid power systems in accordance with National Fluid Power Association (NFPA) and International Organization for Standardization (ISO) standards and practices
- Utilize calculations as they relate to the design of efficient fluid power applications
- Examine engineering design practices as they relate to the transmission of power
- Develop programmable logic controller (PLC) programs using Boolean algebra methods and computer software applications
- Integrate electrical, programmable logic controller (PLC) and electronic hardware with motion control components
- Instrument fluid power systems
- Utilize data acquisition methods when analyzing fluid power application efficiency
- Produce engineering drawings and schematics using American National Standards Institute (ANSI), International Organization for Standardization (ISO) and industry symbols and standards
- Use applied physics to investigate power transmission methods
- Collaborate with others to create a capstone project that utilizes the engineering portfolio concept