About the Workshops
56 hours of training: 8 hours online, 48 hours hands-on experience
Three opportunities to participate:
Each workshop series consists of three parts:
Part I:
Advanced Manufacturing Practices (AMP), 16 Hours of hands-on training at Jefferson Community College (JCC), Watertown
In Advanced Manufacturing Practices (AMP), you will gain this knowledge and these skills:
- Identify and describe basic measurement tools
- Understand how to use the basic measurement tools
- Identify and describe elements of quality tools to its respective industrial production and processes
- Describe basic mechanical systems
- Describe basic machining/assembly concepts
- Identify and explain basic electrical concepts
- Understand basic assembly tasks for fluid power systems
- Demonstrate basic technical print reading
- Demonstrate the ability to use basic assembly tools/hardware
- Demonstrate the ability to assemble and crimp electrical connectors
- Describe various types of fasteners and understand where they are used
- Demonstrate basic understanding of motor control
- Demonstrate basic understanding of parallel versus series circuits
- Understand how to use a multimeter
Part II:
Pneumatics Technology, 16 Hours of training- 8 hours online, 8 hours hands on at JCC
In Pneumatics Technology, you will gain this knowledge and these skills:
- Demonstrate proper use of PPE (personal protective equipment) and safety dress
- Demonstrate safe operating procedure for various control circuits in class and in lab
- Interpret fluid power graphic/pictorial symbols from a fluid power circuit drawing
- Explain the behavior, and design simple pneumatic control circuits in the context of standard engineering applications
- Describe and understand the purpose of various hardware within pneumatic control circuits, such as: relief valves, safety valves, pressure regulators, pressure switches, etc.
- Learn to analyze, diagram, and create simple pneumatic circuits
- Troubleshoot basic problems within pneumatic systems
Part III:
Mechatronics, 24 Hours of hands on training at Mohawk Valley Community College, Utica
In Mechatronics, you will gain this knowledge and these skills:
- Introduce the need for Mechatronics in the semiconductor industry
- Present an overview of Programmable Logic Controllers (PLC) as used by the semiconductor industry
- Learn about control systems: open and closed loops • Introduce concepts of pneumatic systems
- Demonstrate the use of various sensors to monitor cleanroom processes
- Learn how to troubleshoot electro-mechanical systems
- Understand safety techniques in an industrial environment

Soldiers from Fort Drum with employers representing GlobalFoundries, Danfoss Silicon Power, Bartell Machinery and HMI Metal Powders- Pratt & Whitney at January 2018 Advanced Manufacturing Technician Training Workshop Series. Equipment pictured is a mechatronics training unit.