Automation Department

Continuing Education

We can create custom classes based on need or if you need hotel recommendations, please contact Matt Fuller at 435-750-3275, or email at mfuller@btech.edu.

FANUC Advanced Programming (Dec 9)

Date: Dec 9 - 13, 2024
Time: 8:30 am - 4 pm
Location: Logan Campus,
Room 1919
Phone: 435-750-3275
Email: mfuller@btech.edu

Description: Fanuc Advanced Programming is the next step after the Fanuc Basic Programming class. Topics from the previous classes will be used in this class to develop a more complex real world scenario. Students will start by setting up a robot from its original default condition and will then be given a hypothetical example work cell. They will be given the task of creating all the necessary programs to deal with multifaceted issues using advanced programming techniques. Primary new topics during this five-day course include robot setup, PLC communication, robot mastering, ethernet communication, payload, tool offsets, reference positions, multitasking, error recovery, and much more. Prerequisite: FANUC Basic Programming Certification. Class size is limited to 12 so everyone can perform the hands-on lab exercises.

Allen Bradley PLC Basic Programming (Jan 13)

Date: January 13 - 16, 2025
Time: 8:30 am - 4 pm
Location: Logan Campus,
Room 1919
Phone: 435-750-3275
Email: mfuller@btech.edu

Description: This course will introduce the Studio 5000 Logix Designer (previously known as RSLogix 5000) and the CompactLogixPLC. The student will be required to connect inputs and outputs, configure and program the PLC, and troubleshoot various systems. Training will be executed on PLC kits that include PLC’s, Point I/O, a PowerFlex variable frequency drive and general input/output circuits. Primary topics will include configuration, ladder logic concepts, code scan, organization including subroutine, PLC tags, addressing, and functions such as timers, counters and comparators. Students will need to understand basic electrical circuits and familiarity with Windows 10 to participate in the course successfully.

FANUC Basic Programming (Jan 27)

Date: Jan 27 - Jan 31, 2025
Time: 8:30 am - 4 pm
Location: Logan Campus,
Room 1919
Phone: 435-750-3275
Email: mfuller@btech.edu

Description: Fanuc recognized certification upon completion, and the course is taught by a Fanuc certified instructor. Primary topics during this four and 1/2 day training include Robot Safety, Powering up, Coordinate Systems, Motion Path Programming, Control Instructions, I/O Instructions, Logic, Data Registers, Job Editing, Position Registers, Job Functions, Userframe Setup, Tool Center Points, and Temporary Offsets. Class size is limited to 12 so everyone can perform the hands-on lab exercises.

Automation Electrical Troubleshooting (Feb 18)

Date: February 18, 2025
Time: 8:30 am - 4 pm
Location: Logan Campus,
Room 1905
Phone: 435-750-3275
Email: mfuller@btech.edu

Description:
This course will help students to solidify the basics of electricity and common electrical faults. Students will review the concepts of Voltage, Resistance, and Current using simulated and real-life circuits. They will review the equations of Ohms Law and show how the three parts relate. They will also learn about how common faults affect a circuit including loss of voltage, bad neutral pathways, broken components, and shorts to ground. They will learn the method for diagnosing these faults using the Bridgerland Troubleshooting Methodology in both real and simulated circuits. Students will receive a Bridgerland Troubleshooting Methodology booklet and a 4-month license of Simutech troubleshooting software.

FANUC Basic Programming (Feb 24)

Date: Feb 24 - Feb 28, 2025
Time: 8:30 am - 4 pm
Location: Logan Campus,
Room 1919
Phone: 435-750-3275
Email: mfuller@btech.edu

Description: Fanuc recognized certification upon completion, and the course is taught by a Fanuc certified instructor. Primary topics during this four and 1/2 day training include Robot Safety, Powering up, Coordinate Systems, Motion Path Programming, Control Instructions, I/O Instructions, Logic, Data Registers, Job Editing, Position Registers, Job Functions, Userframe Setup, Tool Center Points, and Temporary Offsets. Class size is limited to 12 so everyone can perform the hands-on lab exercises.

Allen Bradley PLC Advanced Programming (March 10)

Date: March 10 - March 23, 2025
Time: 8:30 am - 4 pm
Location: Logan Campus,
Room 1919
Phone: 435-750-3275
Email: mfuller@btech.edu

Description:This course will build on the use of Studio 5000 Logix Designer as taught in PLC Basic workshop. The student will be required to connect inputs and outputs, configure, and program the PLC, and troubleshoot various systems. Training will be executed on PLC kits that include PLC’s, Point I/O, a PowerFlex variable frequency drive and general input/output circuits. Primary topics will include expansion modules, Point I/O, Powerflex as a variable frequency drive, PLC Safety and risk analysis, arrays, indirect addressing, and sequencers. Basic PLC Programming is the prerequisite for this course.

FANUC Advanced Programming (March 24)

Date: March 24 - March 28, 2025
Time: 8:30 am - 4 pm
Location: Logan Campus,
Room 1919
Phone: 435-750-3275
Email: mfuller@btech.edu

Description: Fanuc Advanced Programming is the next step after the Fanuc Basic Programming class. Topics from the previous classes will be used in this class to develop a more complex real world scenario. Students will start by setting up a robot from its original default condition and will then be given a hypothetical example work cell. They will be given the task of creating all the necessary programs to deal with multifaceted issues using advanced programming techniques. Primary new topics during this five-day course include robot setup, PLC communication, robot mastering, ethernet communication, payload, tool offsets, reference positions, multitasking, error recovery, and much more. Prerequisite: FANUC Basic Programming Certification. Class size is limited to 12 so everyone can perform the hands-on lab exercises.

FANUC Basic Programming (April 21)

Date: April 21 - April 25, 2025
Time: 8:30 am - 4 pm
Location: Logan Campus,
Room 1919
Phone: 435-750-3275
Email: mfuller@btech.edu

Description: Fanuc recognized certification upon completion, and the course is taught by a Fanuc certified instructor. Primary topics during this four and 1/2 day training include Robot Safety, Powering up, Coordinate Systems, Motion Path Programming, Control Instructions, I/O Instructions, Logic, Data Registers, Job Editing, Position Registers, Job Functions, Userframe Setup, Tool Center Points, and Temporary Offsets. Class size is limited to 12 so everyone can perform the hands-on lab exercises.

Automation Electrical Troubleshooting (April 29)

Date: April 29, 2025
Time: 8:30 am - 4 pm
Location: Logan Campus,
Room 1905
Phone: 435-750-3275
Email: mfuller@btech.edu

Description:
This course will help students to solidify the basics of electricity and common electrical faults. Students will review the concepts of Voltage, Resistance, and Current using simulated and real-life circuits. They will review the equations of Ohms Law and show how the three parts relate. They will also learn about how common faults affect a circuit including loss of voltage, bad neutral pathways, broken components, and shorts to ground. They will learn the method for diagnosing these faults using the Bridgerland Troubleshooting Methodology in both real and simulated circuits. Students will receive a Bridgerland Troubleshooting Methodology booklet and a 4-month license of Simutech troubleshooting software.

Programming Servo Drives (May 6)

Date: May 6 - May 8, 2025
Time: 8:30 am - 4 pm
Location: Logan Campus,
Room 1919
Phone: 435-750-3275
Email: mfuller@btech.edu

Description: This course will teach the process of adding servos and drives to an existing Compact Logix system. Training will be executed on PLC kits. Kinetix 5300 servo drives will be integrated into those kits through Ethernet. Primary topics will include initial configuration, Motion Direct commands, jogging, starting, stopping, positioning, homing,and simulating a process. Prerequisite: Programmable Logic Controllers Basic or an understanding of Studio 5000 Logix Designer.

FANUC Basic Programming (May 12)

Date: May 12 - May 16, 2025
Time: 8:30 am - 4 pm
Location: Logan Campus,
Room 1919
Phone: 435-750-3275
Email: mfuller@btech.edu

Description: Fanuc recognized certification upon completion, and the course is taught by a Fanuc certified instructor. Primary topics during this four and 1/2 day training include Robot Safety, Powering up, Coordinate Systems, Motion Path Programming, Control Instructions, I/O Instructions, Logic, Data Registers, Job Editing, Position Registers, Job Functions, Userframe Setup, Tool Center Points, and Temporary Offsets. Class size is limited to 12 so everyone can perform the hands-on lab exercises.

FANUC Dual Check Safety (DCS) May 27

Date: May 27 & 28, 2025
Time: 8:30 am - 4 pm
Location: Logan Campus,
Room 1919
Phone: 435-750-3275
Email: mfuller@btech.edu

Description: This two-day course covers the tasks a technician, programmer, or engineer would need to accomplish in order to set up and use the Dual Check Safety (DCS) option on Fanuc robots. This class is specific to robots with version 7.5 and newer software. Primary topics include DCS menus, modifying parameters, DCS recovery, creating and modifying DCS cartesian zones, stop position prediction, user models and frames, speed checks, and much more. Prerequisite: Fanuc Basic Programming

FANUC iRVision (May 29)

Date: May 29 & 30, 2025
Time: 8:30 am - 4 pm
Location: Logan Campus,
Room 1919
Phone: 435-750-3275
Email: mfuller@btech.edu

Description: This course covers the basic tasks and procedures required for an operator, technician, engineer or programmer to set up, teach, test, and modify iRVision applications. Upon successful completion of this two-day course, the student can identify the components of a vision system, install vision hardware, develop an application, program the robot, perform error recovery procedures and follow recommended safety practices. Prerequisite: FANUC Basic Programming a process.

FANUC Advanced Programming (June 23)

Date: June 23 - June 27, 2025
Time: 8:30 am - 4 pm
Location: Logan Campus,
Room 1919
Phone: 435-750-3275
Email: mfuller@btech.edu

Description: Fanuc Advanced Programming is the next step after the Fanuc Basic Programming class. Topics from the previous classes will be used in this class to develop a more complex real world scenario. Students will start by setting up a robot from its original default condition and will then be given a hypothetical example work cell. They will be given the task of creating all the necessary programs to deal with multifaceted issues using advanced programming techniques. Primary new topics during this five-day course include robot setup, PLC communication, robot mastering, ethernet communication, payload, tool offsets, reference positions, multitasking, error recovery, and much more. Prerequisite: FANUC Basic Programming Certification. Class size is limited to 12 so everyone can perform the hands-on lab exercises.