MT 102 - Industrial Manufacturing Basics

5 Credits
Students will apply quality and continuous improvement practices to manufacturing and production. The course will introduce quality assurance, inspection, blueprint reading, interpreting manufacturing documents, precision measurement, and basic tools/equipment use and knowledge. Students will learn the process of periodic or statistically based internal quality audit activities, check and document calibration of gauges and other data collection equipment, suggest continuous improvements, inspect materials and product/process at all stages to ensure they meet specifications, document the results of quality tests, communicate quality problems, take corrective actions to restore or maintain quality, use common measurement systems and precision measurement tools.