This 4-hour course is designed to introduce various hand and power tools used in manufacturing. Instruction will include identification, application, safe use, and maintenance of common tools. Students will use various tools to develop understanding of their functions. Competency will be demonstrated through practical application.

In this 4-hour course, students learn how to use standard measurement tools used in manufacturing. Instruction will include how to align, calibrate, and read tape measure/rule, calipers, and micrometers. Material covered will include measurement related math principles of calculating fractions and decimals, using the metric system, and conversions. Competency will be demonstrated through practical application. Students will use various tools to measure dimensions of known objects, and check part dimensions to determine if they meet tolerance standards. 

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.

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:

This 4 day training program will provide the student with the knowledge and skills to identify, install, configure and troubleshoot a closed loop motion control system in the Studio5000 architecture. In addition, students will learn specific programming instructions used for motion control in Studio5000 ladder logic programs. Students will also learn how to interface Studio5000 systems with the Kinetix 5500 Servo Drives, as well as an overview of the Kinetix 5700 Servo Drives. " Overview of Motion Control Concepts " Hardware Description & Wiring Connections of Kinetix 5500/5700 Servo Drives " Adding Drives and Configuring Axes for Integrated Motion on an CIP EtherNet/IP Network " Tuning and Testing an Axis " Motion Instructions Control Structures " Basic Motion Instructions (MSO, MSF, MASD, MASR, MAFR, MAH, MAS, MAJ, MRP, MAG) " Advanced (Camming) Motion Instructions (MCD, MCCP, MAPC) " System Troubleshooting Prequisite: Students should have attended the AMTI Level 1 PLC course (or equivalent experience). It is strongly recommended that the student has also attended the AMTI VFD course (or equivalent experience).

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.

This 4-hour course is designed to introduce various hand and power tools used in manufacturing. Instruction will include identification, application, safe use, and maintenance of common tools. Students will use various tools to develop understanding of their functions. Competency will be demonstrated through practical application.

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.

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.