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Manufacturing Technology Program

Dave Geller, Chair
Room P135 RHC
847-376-7707

dgeller@oakton.edu

Manufacturing Technology Skills

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Technology's Influence on Business:
As technology’s influence on business grows, so does the need for highly skilled employees. If you posses the manufacturing technology skills that today’s industry demands, you will have more job choices, better wages, more advancement opportunities and better employment security. Oakton can help you obtain the skill sets needed to succeed in today’s manufacturing marketplace.

Need for Highly Skilled Employees:
If you currently work in manufacturing or are considering a career in manufacturing, getting trained in automated technologies could be the smartest thing you do. Oakton has a wide variety of courses that will improve your job skills and open a world of opportunity for you. Evening and weekend classes are available.

Manufacturing (MFG) Courses at Oakton:
Oakton’s array of courses focus on both understanding the basic concepts as well as hands-on applications involving current and emerging technologies used in the manufacturing sector. You train on equipment and software that is widely used in manufacturing organizations today. This curriculum prepares you for a career in the following areas:

  • Automation equipment and systems
  • Maintenance and debugging
  • Ladder and HMI programming
  • I/O interfacing and debugging
  • Hydraulics and pneumatic systems
  • Machine tool operation
  • Part programming
  • Tooling and setup procedures
  • Machine maintenance
  • Maintenance of manufacturing equipment
  • Trouble shooting of electrical, hydraulic and pneumatic systems
  • Part programming (CAD/CAM)
  • CAD drafting of mechanical parts and assemblies
  • CAM programming to produce parts on CNC equipment
  • Inspection and testing
  • Quality testing of part dimensions per ANSI specs
  • Analysis of machining programs to meet quality constraints
  • Sales engineering and representation


Questions and Comments about the Manufacturing Web Pages should go to dgeller@oakton.edu.

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