ENGT 131 Maintenance Fundamentals
provides an introductory understanding of the maintenance procedures utilized in modern industrial processes. The maintenance management concepts of total productive maintenance (TPM), including routine, preventative, predictive, are integrated throughout this course. Topics include the skills and knowledge to perform housekeeping, preventive and routine maintenance of the manufacturing systems that are common in local factories and processing plants. Machine systems covered include mechanical, electrical, pneumatic, hydraulic, lubrication, belts and chains, bearings, couplings, and automation. Students will work with technical handbooks, manufacturers' catalogs, and trade literature to solve maintenance problems. Theory gained in the classroom is applied in laboratory-based exercises. This course is applicable toward all certificates, AAS, ALS (credit hours 4.0, lecture hours 3.0, lab hours 2.0).