This certificate covers the function, operation, and application of common components used in fluid power circuits and systems. It also assesses the understanding of how fluid power components and accessories are placed together to create circuits and systems for powering industrial machines.  The major emphasis is on pneumatics with a lesser emphasis on hydra…

This certificate covers basic safety practices for voltages up to 600 volts and knowledge of voltage, current and power in AC and DC circuits, circuit analysis of series and parallel loads, and basic understanding of resistors, capacitors, and inductors. It applies these fundamentals to simple applications that would be found in residential, light commercial and si…

The Industrial Electricity 2 certificate builds upon the Industrial Electricity 1 certificate. Candidates should understand more complex motor starting circuits such as jogging, hand-off-automatic, reversing, and reduced voltage starting. They should be familiar with time-based, count-based and sequential control of multiple output loads utilizing control relay log…

This certificate covers the principles and applications of the most commonly found mechanical drive components as used in packaging machinery and systems. Topics include simple mechanical power transmission devices such as shafts, belts, chains, cams and gears with an emphasis on application and troubleshooting. 
An understanding of simple mecha…

This certification exam builds upon the topics covered on the Mechanical Components 1 test by evaluating the candidate's mastery of the principles and application of more complex mechanical components such as clutches, brakes, gear boxes, transmissions, ball screws, and linear components. It also explores sealing, lubricants and automated lubrication, precision ali…

This certificate exam evaluates the candidate's mastery of the principles, application, troubleshooting and maintenance of rotating electrical motors and electronic motor drives as used in packaging, processing and other manufacturing environments.  Topics include motor and drive safety practices;  characteristics of 3-phase power systems; speed, torque a…

This certificate covers the principles and applications of different types of logic and programming used to control packaging machinery and systems. Topics include hardware and software composition of control systems, input/output interfacing, basic logic commands and common programming instructions. There is additional emphasis on common program tasks, and trouble…

This test covers advanced principles and applications of programmable logic controllers (PLCs).   Among the advanced topics are PLC real time considerations, various levels of PLC networking, alternate programming languages for PLCs, international standards applied to PLCs, integration of logic and motion control in PLCs, integration of process control in…