CS 7588 Mechatronics Hydraulic Training System

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Sierra College is home to a nationally recognized mechatronics program at www.realskillsrealjobs.com. Mechatronics is the skill set comprised of mechanics, pneumatics, hydraulics, electricity and electronics, and computer control. Each course in the mechatronics program is project-based, hands on with a significant laboratory component. The value of the laboratory experience depends on industry standard student training systems.

The need for a hydraulic trainer was identified for the program. An exhaustive two-year search and evaluation of existing hydraulic trainers revealed no suitable training system. Existing systems were found to be either non-industry standard toys or large 3000psi units, posing a significant hazard to novices and storage issues.

Sierra College ultimately selected James Cox and Sons of Colfax, California to design and build its hydraulic trainer.

The hydraulic training system was required to meet the following criteria:

• Incorporate features found in typical industrial hydraulic systems.
• Utilize only industry standard components.
• Operate manually as a standalone unit.
• Quickly convertible to PLC control.
• Integrate a variable frequency drive (VFD) driven pump motor.
• Operate on 120 VAC 60 Hz.
• Incorporate a full set of expansion ports.
• Easily portable to other training sites.
• Small and stackable to conserve space.
• Reasonably priced.

James Cox and Sons provided the mechatronics program with a set of very high quality hydraulic training systems that successfully met and in fact exceeded the above requirements. The systems have proved exceptional in both build quality and in design versatility.

These trainers have been used for on campus classroom instruction, as well as off site industry training classes. They have proven to be an important enhancement to the mechatronics program.

Michael Halbern
Professor
Department Chairperson
Mechatronics Department   

 

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