Course Offerings:

Industrial Technology Department

Drafting Technology I

The beginning course in drafting. In this one semester course, students learn the basic fundamentals of drafting which includes the correct use of instruments and equipment. Emphasis is given to lettering, sketching, orthographic projections, oblique, cabinet isometric, sectional assembly and sheet metal developmental drawings. A basic floor plan for a home will be produced. It is highly recommended that those students planning on an engineering career take at least one mechanical drawing course.

C.A.D./Drafting Technology II

A continuation of Drafting I. Students will learn use and technique of CAD (Computer Aided Design) to produce all types of drawings drawn in Drafting Technology I, GPS (Global Position System) will be taught at this level. Students will develop the knowledge to find elevations and corners for building lots. The use of surveying transit will be introduced.

C.A.D./Drafting Technology III

Extenuation of CAD II, GPS and the use of a surveying transit will be more developed at this level. A basic course in architectural drawing where students are given the opportunity to design and make working drawings (plans) for a home they could possibly build someday. Students are given direction but use their own ideas as to the planning and designing of the home. Assignments include drawing the floor plan, basement plan, plot plan, elevations, cornice details, window and door schedules, etc. Students will be expected to select a form of pictorial drawing and develop a scale drawing of their house plan to see what it would look like. Students are given the knowledge and skills necessary to design and draw complex working drawings using Computer Aided Design (CAD) techniques. Drafting craftsmanship is emphasized. This course should be taken by the student planning a career in drafting, engineering, manufacturing, art and design, or going on to technical school.

Woods Manufacturing Technology I

All students are able to develop skills and gain a working knowledge of the woodworking industry. Safe and proper use of the basic hand and machine tools is stressed. All hand and machine tools are demonstrated to show the correct and safe use. Students are given a choice of projects they would like to attempt. Quality of the finished project is highly stressed.

Woods Manufacturing Technology II

Students will be expected to formulate a problem in furniture design and cabinet making and solve the problem by designing the problems solution or finding a design that will satisfy the needed elements of the problem. The design should involve advanced jointery to make the article durable while keeping the lines of the design appealing.

Woods Manufacturing Technology III 

Molding manufacturing is taught. Students will incorporate cabinet making and molding manufacturing to produce highly sophisticated furniture. Quality and finish is highly stressed.

Metals Manufacturing Technology I

In introduction to the basic tools, procedures, materials, and safety practices used in factories and shops specializing in the manufacture of metal products by machining. The student spends ½ semester on the various machines and remaining ½ semester on the bench. The bench work will include layout work, drilling, filing and other facets of modern shop practice involving the use of hand tools. In addition, he is exposed to assignments from a standard machine shop text. Also involved are basic hand process method in forming sheet-metal. The student learns to read and interpret sheet-metal layout drawings. Welding I--This consists of the basic fundamentals of gas and arc exercise in the flat, horizontal, vertical, and overhead positions. Plasma cutting, gas flame cutting and the theory of electrodes will be introduced. Safety practices are heavily stressed.

Metals Manufacturing Technology II 

In this course, the student puts to practical use the elements covered in the introductory course. He learns to apply these basic principles to actual projects requiring methods such as turning, drilling, reaming, knurling, and thread cutting. The work is more comprehensive, necessitating a continuing awareness of shop safety. The student also learns the rudiments of heat treatment and the tempering of tool steels. Also, the students apply all the skills mastered in the basic hand process and proceed to the machine process of sheet-metal. The operation of sheet-metal machines such as the bar folder, hand brake, and squaring shears. Welding II-- The use of electrodes and gas techniques other than low carbon steel will be introduced. MIG (wire feed welding) will be taught with overhead and vertical welding joints due as projects. Basic metallurgy will be covered. Strong emphasis on safety. Introduction to computer numerically controlled (CNC) mill and lathe, along with programming, set-up and operation will be taught.

Metals Manufacturing Technology III 

A continuation of Metals Manufacturing II. The course gradually becomes more comprehensive as the student develops the skills necessary to machine projects that are more complex. He is exposed to more specialized equipment and learns to surface grind steels to precise dimensions. Skill and accuracy are developed and safe work habits stressed. Individual guidance is offered those students interested in pursuing this work as a vocation. Also included is pattern development for general sheet-metal work, heating, ventilating, and heavy plate work will be involved for the advanced student. Welding III--. Weld exercises, metal-inert-gas, TIG (tungsten inert gas) welding and pipe welding will be covered. TIG welding of aluminum will be done to perfect this specialized skill. The student will be exposed to blueprint reading and welding symbols. Continued safety training.

Introduction to Transportation Technology

Intro to Transportation Technology is a course designed for training students in gas and diesel engine maintenance, operation and repair. Students will be required to dissemble and assemble a small gas engine and make it operate. Class will also include an introduction to basic electronics and hydraulics. At completion of this course, a student will have sufficient knowledge to test for certification in small engine repair as well as automotive engine rebuilding.

Vocational Auto Mechanics 

This course is designed to provide the student with job entry skills in the field of auto mechanics. Instruction will be devoted to practical application of skills related to automotive

mechanics. Areas to be covered are: safety, engine fundamentals, electrical systems, emission controls, power trains, suspension, steering, brakes, tires, engine testing, and trouble shooting. Owning or having a vehicle available is recommended but not necessary.

Welding Occupations 

This course teaches the basic types of metal cutting, brazing and welding techniques. Emphasis is placed on welding in various positions on metal. Successful course completion prepares students for entry-level jobs in metal fabrication, maintenance or construction fields. Upon successful completion, students will receive 4 credits for NMU’s WD 140 Introduction to Welding.

Advanced Arc Welding 

This course is intended for students who have completed one to two years of the regular welding block. Those meeting proficiency requirements will be given four (4) advanced college credits for WD-143 in the one-year certificate program.