Industrial Engineering 431 - Principles of Programmable Automation (Three semester hours; 2 lab 2 lecture)

Concepts, principles, and relationships of automated assembly devices, computer-aided drafting/design (CADD), computer-aided manufacturing (CAM), industrial robots, numerical control (NC), industrial lasers, programmable logic controllers (PLCs), automated guided vehicles (AGVs), flexible manufacturing systems (FMS), and computer- integrated manufacturing (CIM).

Prerequisite: Consent of instructor.