Eletronics Technologies Center - CVTC

 

Electromechanical Technology

 

$36,000 Year Average Salary

 

Do you think there will be more or less technology in the future?

Yes, there will be more technology in the future. So having Automation/EM skills prepares you for a lifetime occupation.

Does the idea of working with robotics, automation, PLCs, pneumatics, hydraulics and electronics sound interesting? If so, Electromechanical Technology may be the career for you.

The Electromechanical Technology program offered by Chippewa Valley Technical College trains people to work in advanced industrial settings. The Electromechanical Technician services and repairs industrial manufacturing equipment. When equipment fails, the technician, the Hero, is expected to determine the cause of the failure and make the necessary adjustments or repairs to return the equipment to production.

FUN FACTS... Bush Brother Beans- 800 cans/ minute (packaged, labeled, perfectly made). Downtime cost General Motors $11,000/minutes- yes maintenance people are needed.


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Last Updated 10/24/2003