The
General Manufacturing major prepares students for
employment as engineering technicians at the operations
level in manufacturing industries having a concentration
in computer applications. Technicians assist in
the design and implementation of manufacturing process
systems that include numerical control equipment,
computer aided part programming, computer aided
manufacturing, factory automation, and flexible
manufacturing cells and systems. >
Catalog Description
Automation
Option
The
Automation Option prepares students for employment
in manufacturing industries having a concentration
in automated assembly. Students will study aspects
of automated assembly and process control, including
programmable controllers, computer assisted part programming,
CAD/CAM systems, computerized instrumentation and
robotics.
Although
the Quality Degree and Certificates have been removed
from our catalog, students who need to complete additional
quality courses for their degree or certificate should
contact Rich Basinski at (440) 525-7168.
Certified Welder
-
Also, Become a Certified Welder
will be offered as a non-credit course in Spring of 2004.
Prerequisites are the following "hands-on" credit
courses (starting this fall): Oxyfuel Gas Welding (CIMN
2450: gas welding and brazing), Stick Welding (CIMN 2550:
stick welding), & MIG, TIG and Flux-Cored Arc Welding
(CIMN 2660).
Wage
& Earning Information
A
few facts about manufacturing, Ohio and Lake county:
>> Ohio manufacturing
is responsible for more than one fourth of Ohio's
Gross State Product!
>> For the State of
Ohio, manufacturing's average wages are exceeded
only by mining. (Based on the Ohio Bureau of Labor
Market Information, 2000)
>> FACT: Ohio ranks
third nationwide in manufacturing output.
>> Manufacturing Leads
Other Ohio Industries in Contribution to Gross State
Product
Manufacturing
Output (Ranking) by State 1998
Rank
State
Manufacturing
Output
%
of Total U.S. Output
1
CA
154,600,000,000
10.8%
2
TX
93,100,000,000
6.5%
3
OH
86,200,000,000
6.0%
4
MI
78,200,000,000
5.5%
5
NY
75,900,000,000
5.3%
6
IL
72,400,000,000
5.1%
7
PA
72,000,000,000
5.0%
8
NC
58,500,000,000
4.1%
Total U.S. Manufacturing Output:
$1 432,800,000,000
Source: Ohio Department of Development,
Office of Strategic Research, October 2000
Research Ohio Gross State Product, October 2000
