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PROGRAMMABLE LOGIC CONTROLLERS (RBTC 1301)

Term: 2023-2024 Summer

Faculty

Donald Sun Park

Donald Park

Industrial & Engineering Technology
Professor
North Central Texas College 
Champions Circle
Office: Suite 101
3440 Highway 114
Ft Worth, TX 76177
940.668.7731  Ext. 2600
 

Facts about me:

Georgia Institute of Technology, B. Electrical Engineering - Electric Energy Systems
University of Wisconsin - Madison, M. Business Administration - Technology Strategy and Product Management GM

I am an entrepreneur, Industry 4.0 learner and teacher, former product manager and industrial automations / controls engineer with ABB, LG - Industrial Systems, Yaskawa Drives and Systems and private industrial commodity manufacturing entities.

Engineering segment experiences include Electro-mechanical systems and applications, High / Low Voltage Variable Frequency Drives, Servo, Programmable Logic Controllers, Sensors, Power Conversions and Transmission.

Industry-specific field experiences include Material Handlings, Paper, Industrial Robotics, Automated Storage/Distribution Systems, Packaging, Pumps, HVAC, Fitness / Sporting Electric Power Equipments, Industrial Electric Vehicles, Food/Beverage manufacturing, Power Conversions.

Entrepreneurship field of experiences include Corporate Finance, Global Supplier Management, Logistics and Operations, Contract Law, Channel Development, Product Research and Development, Marketing - Product/Pricing Strategy and Execution.

Description

A study in programmable logic controllers (PLC). Topics include processor units, numbering systems, memory organization, relay type devices, timers, counters, data manipulators, and programming.



Upon course completion, students should be able to write a working PLC program using ladder logic; install and troubleshoot the program; and integrate PLCs into electro-mechanical systems.



32 lecture hours + 32 lab hours