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Programmable Logic Controls I
with Ken Walsh
This program is approved for the Arkansas Workforce Challenge Scholarship.
Basic Eligibility Criteria
An applicant must:
Be an Arkansas resident
Be a high school graduate or received high school equivalency
Not be a current recipient of the Arkansas Academic Challenge ScholarshipBe accepted for admission in a program of study at an approved institution of higher education that leads to an associate degree or a certificate program in the fields of Industry, Health Care, or Information Technology.
Award Amounts
The Workforce Challenge Award will be the cost of a certificate program or program of study not to exceed $800.
Apply for the Arkansas Workforce Challenge Scholarship
Learn basic programming, maintenance and trouble-shooting PLC based industrial controls using PLC trainers with Allen Bradley/ Rockwell Automation Control-Logix hardware and Allen Bradley/Rockwell Automation RSLogix 5000 and RSLinx software. This will allow you to benefit from vendor training on specific equipment. The central processing unit is an L36 ERM. The basic operating principles of all PLCs, their inputs and outputs (discrete and analog), programming, maintenance, and networking will be covered. Hands on approach to Factory Talk View is also included.
Ken Walsh
Ken Walsh started his career as an Electrical Engineer developing automated sawmill equipment. Ken worked for Rockwell Automation for Nearly 20 years as a field support engineer.
- Experience in Automation Systems, software, System Design, Pneumatics, Electric Motor Drives, Panel Design, logic controllers, HMI project management, startup, troubleshooting and repair with disciplines applied across a multitude of industries.
- Broad knowledge of general automation, networks, motion control, drive systems and process control that spans across multiple control vendors.
- Experience with networks and communications includes: Controlnet, Devicenet, Ethernet, Modbus.
Arkansas Steelmaking Bootcamp
with Multiple Instructors
The Arkansas Steelmaking Bootcamp is a job skills initiative designed to prepare people for the urgent labor demand in the steel manufacturing industry in Mississippi County.
The Bootcamp is comprised of 80 hours of workforce education and training that provides participants with entry-level knowledge for entering a career in steelmaking.
The 80-hour Bootcamp will be offered over a two-week period (Monday-Friday) with open entry, meaning that participants will not have to wait until the next cycle begins to start training. Participants can enter at any point.
Click here to see the first bootcamp schedule:
CREDENTIALS
- OSHA 10 - General Industry
- American Heart Association First Aid CPR
- Certificate of Completion 80 Hours
BOOTCAMP TRAINING TOPICS
- Team Building - 4 hours
- First Aid/CPR - 6 hours
- Radio Protocol - 2 hours
- Steelmaking Processes - 4 hours
- Preventative Maintenance - 4 hours
- Math for Manufacturing - 4 hours
- OSHA 10 - 10 hours
- Quality Basics for Operators - 4 hours
- Mechanical Measurements - 2 hours
- Proper Use of Tools - 3 hoursAnti-Harassment - 7 hour
- Technical Math - 4 hours
- Personal Financial Planning - 2 hours
- Steel Mill Economics - 4 hours
- Forklift Safety - 4 hours
- Crane Safety - 4 hours
- Hydraulics/Pneumatics - 8 hours
- Basic Electrical Applications - 6 hours
- Fundamentals of Blueprint Reading - 4 hours
Total Hours - 80 hours
More Information:
For more information regarding the Arkansas Steelmaking Bootcamp, please contact us!
workforce@asun.edu | 870-680-8743
Arc Flash Electrical Safety NFPA 70E Training
with Bert Clevenger
This program is approved for the Arkansas Workforce Challenge Scholarship.
Basic Eligibility Criteria
An applicant must:
- Be an Arkansas resident
- Be a high school graduate or received high school equivalency
- Not be a current recipient of the Arkansas Academic Challenge Scholarship
- Be accepted for admission in a program of study at an approved institution of higher education that leads to an associate degree or a certificate program in the fields of Industry, Health Care, or Information Technology.
The Workforce Challenge Award will be the cost of a certificate program or program of study not to exceed $800.
Apply for the Arkansas Workforce Challenge Scholarship
This course is not just meant for electricians, but for all employees that deal with electrical work or may be exposed to potential arc flash hazards, including but not limited to facility managers, plant or manufacturing personnel, and maintenance personnel. It is also for safety directors employed by companies that deal with electrical work.
OSHA 10 for General Industry
with Bert Clevenger
This course provides in-depth training for employees and employers on the recognition, avoidance, abatement, and prevention of safety and health hazards in the workplace. The course is for all management levels - first responders, safety professionals, manufacturing / production, and healthcare. Course covers how to identify safety and health hazards in the workplace, how to file an OSHA complaint, electrical Safety, general ergonomics, personal and protective equipment, workplace emergencies, blood-borne pathogens, machine Guarding, and more.
Programmable Logic Controls 2
with Ken Walsh
This program is approved for the Arkansas Workforce Challenge Scholarship.
Basic Eligibility Criteria
An applicant must:
- Be an Arkansas resident
- Be a high school graduate or received high school equivalency
- Not be a current recipient of the Arkansas Academic Challenge Scholarship
- Be accepted for admission in a program of study at an approved institution of higher education that leads to an associate degree or a certificate program in the fields of Industry, Health Care, or Information Technology.
Award Amounts
The Workforce Challenge Award will be the cost of a certificate program or
This course will increase your knowledge of the Control-Logix 5000 controller capabilitieprogram of study not to exceed $800.
Apply for the Arkansas Workforce Challenge Scholarship
Course Description:
In this course, you will gain a deeper understanding of project development tasks and applications, learn how to create and organize a RSLogix 5000 project, creating new programs, routines, periodic event tasks and applications. You will also learn to configure Addon instructions, User Defined Data Tables, Producer Consumer Messaging and PID.
Ken Walsh started his career as an Electrical Engineer developing automated sawmill equipment. He worked for Rockwell Automation for just under 20 years as a field support engineer where he saw applications everywhere imaginable. Ken is also a proud Vietnam era veteran.
- Experience in Automation Systems, software, System Design, Pneumatics, Electric Motor Drives, Panel Design, logic controllers, HMI project management, startup, troubleshooting and repair with disciplines applied across a multitude of industries.
- Broad knowledge of general automation, networks, motion control, drive systems and process control that spans across multiple control vendors.
- Experience with networks and communications includes: Controlnet, Devicenet, Ethernet, Modbus.
Arkansas Steelmaking Bootcamp
with Multiple Instructors
The Arkansas Steelmaking Bootcamp is a job skills initiative designed to prepare people for the urgent labor demand in the steel manufacturing industry in Mississippi County.
The Bootcamp is comprised of 80 hours of workforce education and training that provides participants with entry-level knowledge for entering a career in steelmaking.
The 80-hour Bootcamp will be offered over a two-week period (Monday-Friday) with open entry, meaning that participants will not have to wait until the next cycle begins to start training. Participants can enter at any point.
Click here to see the first bootcamp schedule:
CREDENTIALS
- OSHA 10 - General Industry
- American Heart Association First Aid CPR
- Certificate of Completion 80 Hours
BOOTCAMP TRAINING TOPICS
- Team Building - 4 hours
- First Aid/CPR - 6 hours
- Radio Protocol - 2 hours
- Steelmaking Processes - 4 hours
- Preventative Maintenance - 4 hours
- Math for Manufacturing - 4 hours
- OSHA 10 - 10 hours
- Quality Basics for Operators - 4 hours
- Mechanical Measurements - 2 hours
- Proper Use of Tools - 3 hoursAnti-Harassment - 7 hour
- Technical Math - 4 hours
- Personal Financial Planning - 2 hours
- Steel Mill Economics - 4 hours
- Forklift Safety - 4 hours
- Crane Safety - 4 hours
- Hydraulics/Pneumatics - 8 hours
- Basic Electrical Applications - 6 hours
- Fundamentals of Blueprint Reading - 4 hours
Total Hours - 80 hours
More Information:
For more information regarding the Arkansas Steelmaking Bootcamp, please contact us!
workforce@asun.edu | 870-680-8743
Variable Frequency Drives
with Ken Walsh
This program is approved for the Arkansas Workforce Challenge Scholarship.
Basic Eligibility Criteria
An applicant must:
- Be an Arkansas resident
- Be a high school graduate or received high school equivalency
- Not be a current recipient of the Arkansas Academic Challenge Scholarship
- Be accepted for admission in a program of study at an approved institution of higher education that leads to an associate degree or a certificate program in the fields of Industry, Health Care, or Information Technology.
Award Amounts
The Workforce Challenge Award will be the cost of a certificate program or program of study not to exceed $800.
Apply for the Arkansas Workforce Challenge Scholarship
Students will learn Allen Bradley VFD Powerflex HMI, including lockout procedures for safety. This class includes the following units of instruction; introduction to various types of AC motors, AC motor basics of voltage, speed, power factor, torque, and motor starting methods, VFD Basics, VFD Working Principle and Operation, VFD Control, VFD Installation (hard wiring VFD-cable termination), VFD Start-up, Soft Starter working principle, Drive software start, and Troubleshooting VFD Drives.Also includes introduction to Allen-Bradley PanelView Plus operator interface configuration and complementary ControlLogix programming, using FTView, Studio5000 and RSLinx. Variable frequency drive basics taught are the same for all VFDs regardless of brand. Includes the Laboratory Manual, Final Exam, and Certificate of Completion.
About the Instructor
Ken Walsh started his career as an Electrical Engineer developing automated sawmill equipment. He worked for Rockwell Automation for just under 20 years as a field support engineer where he saw applications everywhere imaginable. Ken is also a proud Vietnam era veteran.
- Experience in Automation Systems, software, System Design, Pneumatics, Electric Motor Drives, Panel Design, logic controllers, HMI project management, startup, troubleshooting and repair with disciplines applied across a multitude of industries.
- Broad knowledge of general automation, networks, motion control, drive systems and process control that spans across multiple control vendors.
- Experience with networks and communications includes: Controlnet, Devicenet, Ethernet, Modbus.
Variable Frequency Drives
with Ken Walsh
This program is approved for the Arkansas Workforce Challenge Scholarship.
Basic Eligibility Criteria
An applicant must:
- Be an Arkansas resident
- Be a high school graduate or received high school equivalency
- Not be a current recipient of the Arkansas Academic Challenge Scholarship
- Be accepted for admission in a program of study at an approved institution of higher education that leads to an associate degree or a certificate program in the fields of Industry, Health Care, or Information Technology.
Award Amounts
The Workforce Challenge Award will be the cost of a certificate program or program of study not to exceed $800.
Apply for the Arkansas Workforce Challenge Scholarship
Students will learn Allen Bradley VFD Powerflex HMI, including lockout procedures for safety. This class includes the following units of instruction; introduction to various types of AC motors, AC motor basics of voltage, speed, power factor, torque, and motor starting methods, VFD Basics, VFD Working Principle and Operation, VFD Control, VFD Installation (hard wiring VFD-cable termination), VFD Start-up, Soft Starter working principle, Drive software start, and Troubleshooting VFD Drives.Also includes introduction to Allen-Bradley PanelView Plus operator interface configuration and complementary ControlLogix programming, using FTView, Studio5000 and RSLinx. Variable frequency drive basics taught are the same for all VFDs regardless of brand. Includes the Laboratory Manual, Final Exam, and Certificate of Completion.
About the Instructor
Ken Walsh started his career as an Electrical Engineer developing automated sawmill equipment. He worked for Rockwell Automation for just under 20 years as a field support engineer where he saw applications everywhere imaginable. Ken is also a proud Vietnam era veteran.
- Experience in Automation Systems, software, System Design, Pneumatics, Electric Motor Drives, Panel Design, logic controllers, HMI project management, startup, troubleshooting and repair with disciplines applied across a multitude of industries.
- Broad knowledge of general automation, networks, motion control, drive systems and process control that spans across multiple control vendors.
- Experience with networks and communications includes: Controlnet, Devicenet, Ethernet, Modbus.