Manufacturing Individual Classes

Dates:  4/17/2023 to 4/21/2023
Schedule:  Monday - Friday, 7:30 AM - 4:00 PM
Cost:  $1,445
Format:  Traditional/Lab
Location:  Thompson M-TEC Main Campus 

Description:
This 40-hour course familiarizes participants with Rockwell RSLogix PLC programming and prepares students to create, transfer, test and verify working RSLogix projects.

Students also learn:

• Uses of Ladder logic
• Ladder Logic using tags and datatypes 
• How to use controllers and edit ladder routines online and offline 

Dates:  5/8/2023 to 5/11/2023
Schedule:  Monday through Thursday, 7:30 AM - 4:00 PM
Cost:  $1,025
Format:  Traditional
Location:  Thompson M-TEC Main Campus 

Description:
This 32-hour course provides beginner users an understanding and use of Autodesk’s AutoCAD program and how to become a proficient AutoCAD 2D detailer. Students will learn:

• File generation and sharing
• User interface, tools, and commands.
• Procedures and use of the Cartesian coordinate system,
• How to create basic geometry using standard object “Draw” and “Modify” commands
• Standards for dimensioning, tolerances, and scale to create detail drawings

Dates:  TBD
Schedule:  TBD
Cost:  $145  (includes certification exam fee)
Format:  Traditional
Location:  Careerline Tech Center 

Description:
This 4-hour course prepares students for the AWS (Safety in Welding) certification exam.

Dates:  1/16/2023 to 3/1/2023
Schedule:  Monday and Wednesday, 5:00 - 9:00 PM
Cost:  $995
Format:  Traditional
Location:  Careerline Tech Center

Description:
Learn the fundamental building blocks to understand and test electrical circuits. Students will be introduced to electrical theory, basic electrical units, and electrical measurement tools.

Subjects covered include:

• Ohms Law calculations
• Series & parallel circuits
• Basic electrical print symbols
• Simple switching.

This class also focuses on building a foundational understanding of electricity, how it works in circuits, and basic applications encountered in an electrical career.

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Dates:  9/6/2023 to 11/20/2023
Schedule:  Monday and Wednesday, 4:00 - 8:30 PM

Dates:  1/8/2024 to 3/25/2024
Schedule:  Monday and Wednesday, 4:00 - 8:30 PM

Cost:  $1,554 (includes textbook)
Format:  Traditional
Location:  Careerline Tech Center

Description:
Acquire hands-on experience in the operation of tool room equipment found in many manufacturing environments such as milling machines, lathes, and drill presses.

Students will also learn about

• Precision measurement equipment
• Blueprint reading, shop mathematics
• Properties of metals
• Formulas and setups

Offers articulated college credit.

Dates:  Spring 2023:  4/17/2023 - 6/7/2023
Schedule:  Monday and Wednesday, 4:00 - 8:00 PM
Cost:  $1,206 (includes textbook)
Format:  Traditional
Location:  Careerline Tech Center

Prerequisite:  Basic Machine Shop or test out at M-TEC. 
Passing score in free Computers in Manufacturing Assessment at M-TEC.

Description:
Attain a fundamental understanding of set-up, operation, and programming procedures of computer numerically controlled (CNC) machines.

Students learn how to program and produce a part on the CNC mill and CNC lathe from a part print using G-Code programming and conversational programming.

Students who successfully complete the class may qualify to apply for entry CNC operator and CNC programmer positions.

Offers articulated college credit.

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Dates:  5/1/2023 to 5/4/2023
Schedule:  Monday through Thursday, 8:00 AM - 12:00 PM
Cost:  $695
Format:  Traditional
Locations:  Thompson M-TEC Main Campus

Description:
Everyday Leadership offers companies a chance to transform internal leadership culture to engage all employees including Millennials and Gen-Z.  Content centers around behaviors stepped out in Gallup’s Q12 Employee Engagement Survey found in First, Break all the Rules: What the World's Greatest Managers Do Differently including:

• Empowering employees to do their work
• Caring about employees as people
• Holding employees accountable to get results
• Developing employees for a better future

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Dates:  4/11/2023 - 5/11/2023
Schedule:  Tuesday and Thursday, 5:30 - 9:30 PM
Cost:  $1,262 (includes textbook)
Format:  Traditional/Lab
Location:  Careerline Tech Center

Prerequisite:  Passing score in free Computers in Manufacturing Assessment at M-TEC.

Description: 
Students learn to set-up and program a FANUC robot with Handling Tool Software Package. Students will gain hands-on experience using an LRMate 200IC robot as well as ROBOGUIDE simulation software.

Upon successful completion of this course, students will be able to:

• Power up and jog the robot
• Recover from common program and robot faults
• Execute production operations
• Create, modify, and execute a material handling program
• Create and execute MACROs
• Monitor, force, and simulate input and output signals
• Backup and restore individual programs and files

Students earn an industry-recognized FANUC HandlingPRO CERT Certification upon course completion.

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Dates:  3/13/2023 to 3/17/2023
Schedule:  Monday through Friday, 7:30 AM - 4:00 PM
Cost:  $1,445
Format:  Traditional
Location:  Thompson M-TEC Main Campus

Description: 
This 40-hour course provides the basic skills to operate and program FANUC or ABB Robots.

Course topics include

• Robotic safety
• Controls
• Operations
• Part programming.

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Dates: TBD
Schedule:  Mon 8:00 AM - 12:30 PM
                    Tue - Thu 7:30 AM - 12:30 PM
                    Fri 7:30 AM to 12:00 PM
Cost:  $1,200
Format:  Traditional
Location:  Thompson M-TEC Main Campus

Description:
This 24-hour course provides a basic understanding of ASME Y14.5 Geometric Dimensioning & Tolerancing to help users understand engineering drawings that contain GD&T symbols and terms. Recommended for students new to GD&T and as a refresher course.

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Dates: TBD
Schedule:  Mon 8:00 AM to 12:30 PM
                    Tue - Thu 7:30 AM to 12:30 PM
                    Fri 7:30 AM to 12:00 PM
Cost:  $1,350
Format:  Traditional
Location:  Thompson M-TEC Main Campus

Description:
This 24-hour course assists Product Engineers, Mechanical Designers, and Drafters with why various characteristics are selected for controlling desired geometry.

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Dates:  4/10/2023 to 4/14/2023
Schedule:  Monday through Friday, 7:30 AM - 4:00 PM
Cost:  $1,295
Format:  Traditional
Location:  Thompson M-TEC Main Campus

Description:
This 40-hour course provides the basic skills in air/fluid power including:

• Air/fluid power symbols
• Basic components of fluid power systems including basic laws and formulas for fluid power calculations
• Pumps
• Control valves
• Actuators
• Maintenance procedures of air/fluid power systems

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Dates:  TBD
Schedule:  TBD
Cost:  $1,172 (includes textbook) 
Format:  Traditional/Lab
Location:  Careerline Tech Center

Prerequisite:  Passing score in free Computers in Manufacturing Assessment at M-TEC.

Description:
Expand your CNC programming efficiency and capability with Computer-Aided Manufacturing (CAM) using Mastercam software for CAD geometry creation, verifying a part and toolpathing. Basic mill toolpaths including contouring, drilling, pocketing, and engraving will be taught. 

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Dates:  10/11/2022 to 10/13/2022
Schedule:  Tuesday and Thursday, 5:30 - 8:30 PM
Cost:  $275 (includes materials)
Format:  Traditional/Lab
Location:  Careerline Tech Center

Description: 
This six-hour training is based on guidelines set by LARA (Licensing and Regulatory Affairs) of the Consultation Education & Training Division of the State of Michigan. It is a combination lecture and performance class that enables students to obtain foundational information in safety, operation, and maneuvering procedures relative to proper lift truck operations. Students will also practice driving a hi-lo, moving skids and materials, and will complete a written test at the end of class.

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Dates:  3/6/2023 and 3/8/2023
Schedule:  Monday and Wednesday, 5:00 - 9:00 PM
Cost:  $150
Format:  Traditional
Location:  Thompson M-TEC Main Campus

Prerequisite:  Basic computer knowledge

Description:
Intro to SOLIDWORKS gives students an insight into designing with SOLIDWORKS including how to:

• Generate basic details
• Make edits
• Learn how to do a design review
• Inspect dimensions

Upon completion students may decide to enroll in SOLIDWORKS Essentials to deepen their skills and prepare to start designing professionally. SOLIDWORKS Introduction students receive a $50 discount on the SOLIDWORKS Essentials tuition.

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Dates:  3/20/2023 to 6/19/2023
Schedule:  Monday, 5:00 - 9:00 PM
Cost:  $959 
Format:  Traditional
Location:  Thompson M-TEC Main Campus

Description:
This 48-hour course teaches students the fundamental skills and concepts central to the successful use of SOLIDWORKS Essentials.

Concepts include:

• How to create parts, assemblies, and drawings
• General engineering theories

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Dates:  7/10/2023 to 8/14/2023
Schedule:  Monday, 5:00 - 9:00 PM
Cost:  $635
Format:  Traditional
Location:   Thompson M-TEC Main Campus

Prerequisites:  Foundational knowledge of SOLIDWORKS modeling creation, assembly creation, drawing creation and basic understanding of sheet metal and weldments fabrication.

Description:
Students will gain an understanding of the concepts of SOLIDWORKS sheet metal and weldments including how to:

• Create sheet metal parts such as brackets, square to rounds, guarding, etc. with flat patterns
• Leverage 3D sketching for structural profiles
• Generate drawings and other manufacturing documentation
• And more

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Dates:  TBD
Schedule:  TBD
Cost:  $749 
Format:  Traditional
Location:  Thompson M-TEC Main Campus

Description:
Students learn basic features, custom strategies and how to identify parts in this course.

Other skills learned include:

• Stock set-up and Automatic Feature Recognition (AFR)
• Manual 2.5 Axis Features
• How to generate and edit paths
• Custom strategies, posting, and technology database
• Tasks to interface and set-up SOLIDWORKS CAM 

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Date:  4/6/2023
Schedule:  Thursday, 7:30 AM - 4:00 PM
Cost:  $375
Format:  Traditional/Lab
Location:  Thompson M-TEC Main Campus

Description:
This eight-hour course teaches process improvement and variation reduction using Statistical Process Control (SPC).

Students will become familiar with:

• The purpose and role of SPC
• Application of variable and attribute charts
• Calculation of control limits
• Process capability, Cp, Cpk, Pp, Ppk,
• Special statistical application in the everyday working environment 

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Dates:  8/8/2023 to 9/5/2023
Schedule:  Tuesday and Wednesday, 5:00 -- 9:00 PM
Location:  Thompson M-TEC Main Campus

Dates:  10/26/2023 to 12/21/2023
Schedule:  Thursday, 4:00 -- 8:00 PM
Location:  Careerline Tech Center

Dates:  3/7/2024 to 5/2/2024
Schedule:  Thursday, 4:00 -- 8:00 PM
Location:  Careerline Tech Center

Cost:  $820 (includes textbook)
Format:  Traditional

Prerequisite:  Basic welding experience

Description:
MIG/GMAW welding is a self-paced project-based 32-hour course that emphasizes personal instruction while students work with a variety of welding applications. 

Skills learned include:

• Gas metal arc welding
• Troubleshooting
• Minor repair to MIG welder
• Basic MIG welding process principles
• Butt, Lap and Tee welds in the flat position on various metal thicknesses
• Introduction and limited practice on aluminum MIG

Dates:  5/22/2023 to 6/19/2023
Schedule:  Monday and Wednesday; 4:00 - 8:00 PM
Location:  Thompson M-TEC Main Campus

Dates:  9/26/2023 to 11/21/2023
Schedule:  Tuesday; 4:00 PM to 8:00 PM
Location:  Careerline Tech Center

Dates:  1/16/2024 to 3/12/2024
Schedule:  Tuesday; 4:00 PM to 8:00 PM
Location:  Careerline Tech Center

Dates:  5/23/2024 to 7/18/2024
Schedule:  Thursday; 4:00 PM to 8:00 PM
Location:  Careerline Tech Center

Cost:  $820 (Tuition $675 + Textbook $145-unless purchased in MIG Welidng or Welding I)
Format:  Traditional/Lab

Prerequisite:  Basic welding experience

Description:
This 32-hour course is individualized to the student’s need for experience on TIG welding for professional and/or personal use.

Lessons include:

• Basic TIG welding principles 
• Introduction to and practice on aluminum, stainless steel, and cold rolled steel
• Students weld the first night
• Dress appropriately and wear
  • Leather boots
  • Pants (preferably cotton)
  • Safety glasses

Dates:  7/11/2023 to 7/25/2023
Schedule:  Tuesday and Wednesday, 5:00 - 9:00 PM
Location:  Thompson M-TEC Main Campus

Dates:  9/7/2023 to 10/12/2023
Schedule:  Thursday, 4:00 -- 8:00 PM
Location:  Careerline Tech Center

Dates:  1/18/2024 to 2/15/2024
Schedule:  Thursday, 4:00 -- 8:00 PM
Location:  Careerline Tech Center

Cost:  $630 (includes textbook)
Format: Traditional/Lab

Description:
This 20-hour course offers hands-on training in gas, arc, and oxyacetylene cutting welding processes.