AmSkills

On-the-job Training

• Work performance with electrical systems
  • Install, document, and maintain electrical components and systems
  • Troubleshoot, inspect, test, and repair electrical components and systems.
  • Understand electrical control circuits to include components, and various input devices, output devices.
  • Demonstrate knowledge of how to operate the proper electrical measurement instruments and interpret the electrical measurements taken to include voltage, current, and resistance measurements.
  • Apply the basics of transformers to include operation, application, sizing, and various types.
  • Apply the basics of circuit protection to include fuses, circuit breakers, disconnects, and other protection devices.
  • Understand basic electrical control wiring to include electrical prints, panels, wire color coding, and wiring fundamentals.
  • Understand and apply knowledge of industrial power distribution including conduit basics, bending, conduit types, conductors, disconnects, overcurrent protection, and power distribution installations.
  • Understand the differences between single phase and 3 phase wiring
• Work performance with mechanical components
  • Select, install, align, adjust, and repair mechanical components.
  • Demonstrate troubleshooting, lubrication, preventive and reactive maintenance procedures for mechanical components.
  • Calculate and measure speed, torque, power, pitch, ratio, mechanical efficiency, and motor current in both English and S.I. units for a variety of drive types and configurations.
  • Use mechanical drawings and measuring devices to size, check tolerances, and assemble mechanical components.
• Work performance with hydraulic and pneumatic components
  • Basic knowledge of pneumatic/hydraulic power systems
  • Understands basic pneumatic/hydraulic circuits
  • Understands basic principles of pressure, flow, and power
  • Understands speed control and pressure control circuits
  • Installs and troubleshoots pneumatic/hydraulic components
  • Installs and troubleshoots vacuum system components
• Work performance with Programmable Logic Controllers (PLCs)
  • Installs basic components of a PLC including racks, ethernet, power supply, processor, and single point digital input/output modules
  • Connects power and digital input/output wiring to a PLC
  • Selects and appropriately connects sinking and sourcing inputs and outputs
  • Configures and connects a laptop or other programming device to a PLC to upload, download, and save a program
  • Changes preset timer and counter values and applies and removes forces from a program
  • Troubleshoots a machine or process by observing PLC indicator lights and reviewing the PLC software ladder diagram (relays, timers, and counters)
  • Adds a function to a machine or process that requires wiring of additional I/O and basic ladder logic programming
  • Troubleshoots a PLC or a PLC controlled machine or process by observing input and output conditions and monitoring the program in real time
• Work Performance with Motor and Motor Controls
  • Understanding the basic concepts of motor protection
  • Understand and explain the concepts of motor protection and how motors work
  • Understand and demonstrate wiring motor protection and motor systems
  • Understand the difference between AC and DC motor and motor control systems
  • Understand the components of a motor controls system (e.g. Conctactors, VFD, Stepper Systems, Servo Systems)