Amatrol Smart Manufacturing eLearning
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A Practical Approach to Upskilling the Workforce with Industry Recognized Micro-credentials on Smart Manufacturing
Amatrol eLearning Courses aligned with SACA micro-credentials on Smart Manufacturing skills
SACA, the Smart Automation Certification Alliance, Amatrol and CESMII have collaborated on the development of Smart Manufacturing micro-credentials to upskill the manufacturing workforce and education resources like these eLearning courses that help accelerate the deployment of Smart Manufacturing education programs on a national scale.
The Smart Manufacturing courses cover essential methodologies for today’s data-driven manufacturing processes. SM impacts many job roles, from leadership to OT-IT integration specialists, frontline workforce, and educators training the next generation of manufacturers. These new resources set a common foundation and language that enables cross-disciplinary innovation, ensuring American manufacturing competitiveness.
Interactive eLearning and LMS
Amatrol’s eLearning courses feature a highly interactive eLearning curriculum that integrates various types of learning methods to create an engaging, effective learning experience. Amatrol’s multimedia eLearning curriculum includes text with voiceovers, videos, 3D animations, pictures, and interactive activities, quizzes, and self-reviews.
Instructors love Amatrol eLearning for its simple, yet sophisticated Learning Management System (LMS). The LMS allows instructors to create custom courses, monitor student participation, track course progress, assess knowledge levels prior to a course, and test knowledge levels after completion.
Smart Manufacturing eLearning Courses
Amatrol’s eLearning Catalog covers a wide range of manufacturing skills. We have selected to highlight a few Smart Manufacturing specific courses.
- MX75217 – Smart Manufacturing – Fundamentals (Aligned with SACA C-217)
- MX75218 – Smart Manufacturing – Data Acquisition (Aligned with SACA C218)
- MX75219 – Smart Manufacturing – Visualization and Data Analytics (Aligned with SACA C-219)
- MX75220 – Smart Manufacturing – Data Transmission and Cyber Security (Aligned with SACA C-220)
- MX75221* – Smart Manufacturing – OT-IT Integration
- MX75222* – Smart Manufacturing – OT-IT Intelligence
- W57212 – Ethernet Communications 1 (Aligned with SACA C-212)
- W57213 – Smart Sensor and Identification systems 1 (Aligned with SACA C-213)
- W57214 – Smart Factory Systems 1 (Aligned with SACA C-214)
- W57211 – Total Productive Maintenance Management (Aligned with SACA C-211)
* Courses with an asterisk are under development and will be available soon
Smart Manufacturing Courses
MX75217 - Smart Manufacturing - Fundamentals (Aligned with SACA C-217)
The Smart Manufacturing Fundamentals eLearning course covers an array of Industry 4.0 topics, such as technology and computers in advanced manufacturing, the Industrial Internet of Things, cloud computing, PLC Ethernet communication, smart automation operations, smart manufacturing networks, and data acquisition and monitoring. The course covers the use of connected smart devices, the use of Human Machine Interface (HMI), and the monitoring of system operation parameters and energy usage using visualization software.
The course prepares learners to earn the SACA C-217 Smart Manufacturing Fundamentals silver certification, which certifies that individuals can describe the principles, technologies, and applications of Smart Manufacturing, Industry 4.0, and the Industrial Internet of Things (IIoT) and understand how they affect the competitive position of manufacturers.
Learning topics include:
- Technology and Computers in Advanced Manufacturing
- Introduction to Smart Manufacturing
- Industrial Internet of Things
- Cloud Computing
- PLC Ethernet Communication
- Smart Automation Operations
- Smart Manufacturing Networks
- Data Acquisition and Monitoring
MX75218 - Smart Manufacturing - Data Acquisition (Aligned with SACA C218)
The Smart Manufacturing Data Acquisition course covers data acquisition through topics like analog inputs, sensors, data acquisition system configuration, data acquisition system operation, discrete sensors, and MQTT sensor data acquisition.
The Smart Manufacturing Data Acquisition course prepares learners to earn the SACA C-218 Smart Manufacturing Data Acquisition silver certification, which certifies that individuals can identify types of manufacturing data and its function, describe how smart manufacturing data is collected and stored, set up and operate a dedicated cloud-based data acquisition system, interface and test analog and discrete sensing devices, configure and test wired and wireless Ethernet communications to sensors, and view data stored in a dedicated data acquisition system.
Learning topics include:
- Introduction to Data Acquisition
- Analog Inputs – Sensors
- Data Acquisition System Configuration
- Data Acquisition System Operation
- Discrete Sensors
- MQTT Sensor Data Acquisition
MX75219 - Smart Manufacturing - Visualization and Data Analytics (Aligned with SACA C-219)
The Smart Manufacturing Visualization and Data Analytics eLearning course covers data visualization and data analytics. Learners will study visualization tools, database concepts, data exchange applications, and Bluetooth data acquisition.
The Smart Manufacturing Visualization and Data Analytics course prepares learners to earn the SACA C-219 Smart Manufacturing Visualization and Data Analytics silver certification, which certifies that individuals can organize and interpret data using a variety of visualization methods, set up and operate visualization displays using dedicated and controller-based data acquisition systems, set up programmable controllers to collect data, configure Bluetooth technology to transfer information between devices, use OPC server software to facilitate data exchange between a smart device and a database or another smart device, set up Excel Spreadsheet, and use Excel to analyze data.
Learning topics include:
- Visualization Tools
- Smart Manufacturing Visualization and Data
- Database Concepts
- Data Exchange Applications
- Bluetooth Data Acquisition
MX75220 - Smart Manufacturing - Data Transmission and Cyber Security (Aligned with SACA C-220)
The Smart Manufacturing Data Transmission and Cybersecurity course covers topics on cybersecurity including cybersecurity risks in manufacturing, preventing cyber-attacks in manufacturing, network performance and managed Ethernet switch operation, basic network security, and local network segmentation and data resilience.
The Smart Manufacturing Data Transmission and Cybersecurity course prepares learners to earn the SACA C-220 Smart Manufacturing Data Transmission And Cybersecurity silver certification, which certifies that individuals can assess potential cyber security threats to an industrial smart manufacturing system and data transmission methods, use best practices to protect stored and transmitted data against cyber security attacks, respond effectively to cyber security attacks, and set up secure industrial local area networks and firewalls.
Learning topics include:
- Cybersecurity Risks in Manufacturing
- Preventing Cyberattacks in Manufacturing
- Network Performance and Managed Ethernet Switch Operation
- Basic Network Security
- Local Network Segmentation and Data Resilience
WX57212 Ethernet Communications 1 (Aligned with SACA C-212)
The Ethernet Communications course covers topics in industrial network communications including network configuration, operation, and security risks and countermeasures. The course prepares learners to earn the SACA C-212 Ethernet Communications silver certification.
Learning topics include:
- Basic Industrial Ethernet Operation
- Network Performance and Managed Switch Operation
- Basic EtherNet/IP Operation
- Fundamentals of Network Security
WX57213 Smart Sensors and Identification Systems 1 (Aligned with SACA C-213)
The Smart Sensors and Identification Systems course covers the use of various types of sensors used in the automation of data collection in complex manufacturing scenarios including magnetic readers, barcodes, radio frequency identification (RFID), optical character recognition, and machine vision systems. The course prepares learners to earn the SACA C-213 Smart Sensor and Identification Systems 1 silver certification.
Learning topics include:
- RFID Operation and Programming
- Smart Vacuum Sensors
- Smart Ultrasonic Sensors
- Smart Photoelectric Sensors
- Barcode System Operation and Programming
WX57214 Smart Factory Systems 1 (Aligned with SACA C-214)
The Smart Factory Systems course covers an introduction to the field of mechatronics and the integration of mechanical, electrical, and fluid sensors and actuators combined with computer technologies to control machine movements. The course prepares learners to earn the SACA C-214 Smart Factory Systems 1 silver certification.
Learning topics include:
- Introduction to Mechatronics
- Machine Operator Functions
- Pneumatic and Electrical Pick and Place Operation
- Gauging Station Operation and Sequencing
- Indexing Station Operation and Sequencing
- Sorting and Queuing Station Operation and Sequencing
- Servo Robotic Assembly Station Operation and Sequencing
- Discrete I/O Handshake and System Startup/Halt
- System Stop/Reset and FMS Programming
W57211 Total Productive Maintenance Management (Aligned with SACA C-211)
Total Productive Maintenance Management course covers techniques that are used by manufacturers for monitoring and maintaining equipment as part of their Total Productive Maintenance (TPM) program to improve the quality of machine performance and reduce their downtown time due to unplanned repair of machines. The course prepares learners to earn the SACA C-211 Total Productive Maintenance Management silver certification.
Learning topics include:
- Cloud-Based Data Acquisition
- Introduction to Machine Operation
- Control System Concepts
- Machine Operator Functions
- Machine Monitoring
- Reading Pressure and Flow
- Reading Level, Voltage, Current, and Temperature
- Machine Documentation and Organization
- Troubleshooting Tools, Aids and Methods
- Total Productive Maintenance