Workforce Motion Systems Overview
Course Description:
An introductory course in motion systems providing a study of system components including a variety of types of conveyors. This course will include the function and names of each group of components involved in gravity roller conveyors, powered belt conveyors, skate wheel conveyors, powered roller conveyors, extendable conveyor, special purpose conveyors, overhead conveyors, and air conveyors. This course will also cover the integration of photo electric, proximity controls and pneumatic controls are used to control conveyors systems. It will also cover how each type of conveyor system works, where will you see all of the conveying systems, how are the conveying systems are most likely to fail, and what senses you would use to detect problems with each of the conveyors and sub systems.
Objectives:
Upon completion of this course, learners should be able to:
1. Explain what gravity roller conveyors, powered belt conveyors, skate wheel conveyors are and how they are used.
2. Explain what powered roller conveyors, and extendable conveyors are and how they are used.
3. Explain what special purpose conveyors, overhead conveyors, and air conveyors are and how they are used.
4. Explain how each of the typical conveyor systems operates.
5. Explain how each of the typical conveyor systems are most likely to break down.
6. Explain what senses you would use to detect problems with each of the typical conveyor systems.