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.

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.  

• 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.

This course covers naming a range, specialprinting titles of rows & columns, paste between work-sheets, pasting values and links, viewing and workingwith multiple work-sheets, 3D formulas,  protecting a workbook \ worksheet, & cells, checking for duplicates, Excel as a database, autofilters, slicers,and creating a graph with two axis.

Excel Level 2 is a continuation of Level 1, participants should have those skills before taking Excel Level 2. Course objectives are how to work with multiple files and worksheets, naming a range and benefits, sorting and filtering data using Excel as a database, tables and their benefits, data validation, sub-totals, Pivot Tables, conditional formatting, graphs with two axis and sparklines.

This comprehensive 6-hour course will teach you how to summarize data using these powerful Excel tools, enabling you to create summary reports and charts. With Power Query and Power Pivot, you'll learn to import data from multiple sources, manipulate it, and then review the consolidated data in a pivot table using multiple tables.

This class is a perfect for those who having been using Excel for years but don't know how to use these advanced features for data visualization and analysis.

The Forklift Operator course satisfies OSHA training standards for employees who operate forklifts as part of their job. Topics Include forklift basics, types of forklifts, forklift body parts, inspection checks, safe operation, and material handling. The course includes three hours of classroom instruction and a skills demonstration that allows participants to practice the safe operation of a forklift.

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.

This course is for anyone who needs a practical understanding of Article 130 of the National Fire Protection Association (NFPA) Standard 70E.

To register contact ASUN Workforce Development at  workforce@asun.edu or call (870) 680-8717.

ASUN's Manufacturing Essentials Course is a 45-hour hybrid course that prepares students to sit the Certified Manufacturing Associate Exam.  This courses provides students with the requisite skills to produce quality work in a safe manner within a manufacturing.  The first 22 hours of this course is delivered in person and the remaining hours are self-paced.

This course is designed for individuals new to manufacturing who may not currently possess enough knowledge or experience to be competitive for manufacturing employment. This might include high school students, dislocated workers, and individuals coming from other non-manufacturing sectors who wish to pursue a role as an assembler, manufacturing associate, production laborer and other entry-level manufacturing occupations. 

Covering fundamental topics such as shop math, assembly, maintenance, machining, inspection, and more, this industry-driven course demonstrates to prospective employers that the individual has basic knowledge of manufacturing and may be an ideal candidate for entry-level manufacturing employment.

SME’s Certified Manufacturing Associate (CMfgA) is an industry certification focused on basic manufacturing concepts, demonstrating an individual's potential for high-demand, entry-level manufacturing roles. It was designed for individuals new to manufacturing who may not currently possess enough knowledge or experience for more advanced technical certifications. It is not required that individuals be SME members to pursue the certification.

The Certified Manufacturing Associate offers an initial step into a technology-rich industry filled with opportunities for continued growth and advancement into higher level positions. The CMfgA can be a first step and feeder into these more advanced technical certifications offering careers with higher pay and skills. 

This 45-hour course is comprised of the following:

• Manufacturing Math
• Quality Basics for Manufacturing
• Precision Measurement
• Print Reading Basics
• Forklift Operation and Safety
• General Industry OSHA-10
• Hand and Power Tool Utilization
• Mechanical Drives
• Assembly Processes
• 5S and Lean Concepts

 Credential Awarded:

• Manufacturing Ready Badge
• General Industry OSHA-10 Card
• The 7 Habits of Highly Effective People
• ASUN Certificate of Completion
• College Credit*
• Certified Manufacturing Associate (CMfgA)

In-person classes begin January 20, 2025 and end on January 23, 2025. The class are Monday through Thursdays from 8:00 a.m. -12:00 p.m. 

The remaining content is delivered online and is directed, but self-paced. 

This course is one of the 4 programs required to complete the Manufacturing Technician Program.

Cost: This course is free to qualifying students. Grand funding and scholarships are available for students and employers.  The course fee without grant funding or scholarships is $800.00.  Payment plans are available for students and deferred billing is available for employers. 

Contact workforce@asun.edu to register and apply for scholarships.

*College credit can be awarded after a successful application made to the college.

Grant funding and scholarships are available for this course.

ASUN’s Workplace Essentials is a for-credit course powered by Franklin Covey’s LeaderU platform. This course is one of the 4 courses within the Manufacturing Technician Program. Course content is used by Fortune 500 companies and organizations around the world—and is based on international bestselling books and client engagements. Students taking the courses will gain an advantage by learning essential mindsets and skillsets, now—and be ready to execute organizational goals effectively.

Workplace Essentials will be delivered as a hybrid course with certain components delivered in-person.  The course can be customized to meet workforce needs. The Workplace Essentials course is approximately 45 hours in length, 16 hours in-person and remaining hours online. 

The following certificate course will be delivered in-person:

• Computer Basics
• The 5 Choices to Extraordinary Productivity       

Students will complete following online courses:

• Critical Thinking
• Career Development
• Business Communication    

Credential Awarded:

• WorkReady Badge
• The 5 Choices to Extraordinary Productivity  
• ASUN Certificate of Completion
• College Credit* 

This course is one of the 4 programs required to complete the Manufacturing Technician Program.

Please contact Charles Walker at (870) 680-8717 or charles_walker@asun.edu to register. 

In-person classes begin January 20, 2025 and end on January 23, 2025. The class are Monday through Thursdays from 1:00 p.m. -5:00 p.m. 

The remaining content is delivered online and is directed, but self-paced. 

This 45-hour hybrid course is designed to provide the knowledge and skills necessary to operate in a manufacturing 4.0 environment. The first 30 hours of this course is delivered online and the remaining hours are delivered in a lab setting.  The online modules are self-paced.

Course content will include Quality Control and Inspection; Lean manufacturing – inventory, workflow, and distribution; Machine Controls – Robotics, CNC, PLC, HMI; Equipment Maintenance – preventative maintenance, electrical basics, fluid power concepts, and mechanical maintenance lubrication.

Manufacturing Essentials is a prerequisite for this course.  

*College credit can be awarded after a successful application has been made to the college.

This course is one of the 4 programs required to complete the Manufacturing Technician Program.

Cost: This course is free. 

Contact workforce@asun.edu or call (870) 680-8717 to register.