Industrial Electronics Technology (IET)

Program Overview

Energy production, transportation, conservation, and efficient use is critical to remaining competitive in the world’s economy.  Coal, oil, gas, nuclear, and renewables provide the energy that powers the United States.

Manufacturers of almost every product depend on complex electrical and electronic equipment for a variety of functions. Most industrial equipment contains both electrical and electronic components. The electrical components provide power for the equipment, and the electronic components control the equipment. Automatic control systems continuously monitor and direct production on the factory floor. Electronic sensors monitor the manufacturing process and provide feedback to the programmable logic controller (PLC) which controls the equipment. The PLC processes the information provided by the sensors and makes adjustments to the electrical, pneumatic, and hydraulic equipment in the manufacturing process.

Field technicians travel to industrial sites to install, maintain, and repair customer equipment. Bench technicians work in repair shops located in service centers and factories.  Technicians use diagnostic tools that measure voltage, current, resistance, capacitance, inductance, and gain to calibrate, maintain, and repair equipment.

The Industrial Electronics program will prepare the student for a career in electronics. Knowledge of science, mathematics, and the practical application of electrical and electronic principles used in industry enable electronics technicians to work in many areas of business and industry.

The Industrial Electronics major places an emphasis on the automatic control of energy production and industrial processes using PLCs, industrial instrumentation, DC and AC machinery, and power distribution.

Graduates may be employed as technicians in installation, operations, maintenance, or sales. Employers include energy companies, businesses, factories, mines, utilities, and mills.

An articulation agreement with Kent State University, Tuscarawas Campus located in New Philadelphia, Ohio, provides pathways to complete a bachelor’s degree in engineering technology. An articulation agreement is also in place with Franklin University.

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Program Outcomes

1. Demonstrate understanding of the theory and operation of basic industrial systems.
2. Demonstrate the ability to read and understand blueprints and schematic diagrams.
3. Demonstrate the ability to install and connect components and circuits used in basic industrial systems.
4. Demonstrate the ability to analyze, test, troubleshoot, and repair components and circuits used in basic industrial systems.

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Electives

• ECE1120 CAD
• ECE1170 Computing for Engineers
• EIE2210 Programmable Logic Controllers
• EIE2305 Power Distribution
• EIE2310 Hydraulics & Pneumatics
• EIE2315 Instrumentation
• NET1171 CCNA: Intro to Networks
• NET1172 CCNA: Switching, Routing, Wireless 1
• NET1173 CCNA: Switching, Routing, Wireless 2
• NET1174 CCNA: Enterprise Networking, Security and Automation
• NGT1100 Intro to Oil & Gas Drilling
• NSC1120 Science of Energy
• OAM1132 Computerized Spreadsheets

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Class Sequence