Overview
Always in demand, industrial mechanical technicians maintain, repair, and operate machinery and equipment in an industrial environment. You will be introduced to industrial mechanical maintenance utilizing both classroom and lab experiences. These include power transmission components and their applications, rigging and material handling techniques, hydraulics/pneumatics, bearings and their uses in industry, welding, machining, lubrication, pipefitting, fluid process pumps, electrical motor controls, and programmable logic controls. You will learn to align, maintain, repair, and replace machine components as well as gain understanding of predictive and preventive maintenance, all with a focus on safety in the workplace.
The Industrial Mechanical Technician program is an Associate in Applied Science (AAS) Degree and is offered at the Wisconsin Rapids campus.