Pneumatics Level I

Registration Information
Pneumatics Level I - INDT 111
(Approved for 14 Hours – Renewal Training Credit (RTC)
Tuesday, February 19, 2008      8:00am-4:00pm      $445

Seminar Location: Seminar is held at Joliet Junior College’s Main Campus, Room T-1038, 1215 Houbolt Road, Joliet, Illinois.

Seminar Description: These seminars are designed for maintenance personnel who need to be trained, or cross trained, to work with (or around) pneumatic circuits. Principles are taught through hands-on exercises using standard industrial components and circuits. Complete coverage of fluid power component symbols used with typical industrial circuits is included.

You will learn

1. How area, pressure, flow, volume, force and torque are related in fluid power circuits.
2. How to interpret fluid power schematics.
3. How to connect and apply two-way, three-way and four-way directional control valves.
4. How to control the speed of cylinders and fluid power motors.
5. How to control the pressure in a fluid power system.
6. How to connect and troubleshoot manually operated fluid power circuits.
7. How to connect and troubleshoot electrically controlled fluid power circuits.

Who will benefit

• Maintenance personnel who need to be trained or cross trained to work with (or around) pneumatic circuits
• Those familiar with the basics of fluid power but have limited experience with electrical control circuits
• Maintenance supervisors and managers

Topics

1. Fluid Power Principles
   Area and volume
   Pressure and flow
   Force and torque
2. Component Symbols and Usage
   Fluid pumps and conditioners
   Linear
   Rotary actuators
   Directional control valves
   Pressure control
   Flow control valves
   Motors and pumps
   Pressure relief valves
   Pilots
   Accumulators
   Air compressors
3. Fluid Power Circuits
   Two-way valve circuits
   Three-way valve circuits
   Four-way valve circuits
   Five-way valve circuits
   Force control circuits
   Speed control circuits
   Acceleration/deceleration circuits
4. Troubleshooting Procedures
   Identifying common problems
   Testing of components

Your instructor
Jeff Bradford is the lead instructor and program coordinator for Joliet Junior College’s Industrial Maintenance Technology Program. He is President of Bradford and Associates, a consulting firm specializing in technical, safety and quality training. Jeff graduated magna cum laude with a Bachelor of Science degree in Vocational Education Studies from Southern Illinois University at Carbondale and holds a Master of Science degree in Adult and Continuing Education from Northern Illinois University. He holds a Stationary Engineer’s License in both Chicago and Elgin, Illinois.

Jeff’s areas of expertise include: industrial fluid power, pipefitting, boilers, rigging, power transmission and pumps, compressors and turbines. He has hands-on experience in each of these disciplines and has developed curriculum and taught courses on all these topics. Jeff developed and taught maintenance courses at the Great Lakes Naval Training Center, for which he was awarded the Navy Achievement Medal.

You will receive a copy of the 288 page text, Industrial Fluid Power.

IN-HOUSE TRAINING AVAILABLE
For additional information about in-house training, please call Amy Murphy at (815) 280-1418 or email

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