Mechanical Power Systems 1 Flex


Course number : 8600015    ID : 67703    Program Code : 001:FlexFA26

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This is where the mechanical trade starts. A key sized wrong, a V-belt pulled too tight, a motor sitting on a soft foot, a chain running with the wrong sag — none of it stops the machine on day one, and all of it shows up months later as a failed bearing, a wallowed keyway, or a coupling that has to be replaced on overtime. Getting the fundamentals right is the whole job.

This hands-on course covers installing, adjusting, aligning, tensioning, operating, and analyzing basic mechanical power transmission drive systems. You will work with motors and shafts, flexible jaw and sleeve couplings, fractional horsepower V-belt and chain drives, spur gear drives, and pillow block and flange bearings. You will follow mechanical drive safety rules, mount and level motors, test for and correct soft foot, install shafts and components with keyways and size keys correctly, align shafts using the feeler gauge and straight edge method, set belt tension and chain sag, and account for backlash in gear drives.

The course also covers the measurement and math the work depends on: measuring motor shaft speed, calculating speed and torque from component size ratios, calculating rotary mechanical power and interpreting power specifications, and determining mechanical efficiency. You will grease bearings with a grease gun, refill oil lubrication reservoirs, interpret lubrication specifications, and identify a component from its model number.

This course prepares you to test for the Smart Automation Certification Alliance (SACA) C-210 Mechanical Power Systems 1 certification.

Class Details

0 Session(s)

Location
TechWorks Campus – Automation & Robotics Center – 2nd Floor #215 – Thursday: Mechanical Instructor Night

Instructor
Multiple

CEUs : 4.8

Start Date:upon registration

 

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FLEX FORMAT: This course is offered in Hawkeye's Flex format at the second floor of the Automation and Robotics Center (ARC). Flex is competency-based and a flipped classroom: you complete the theory in the Learning Management System (LMS) online on your own schedule, then come to the ARC open lab to practice and demonstrate hands-on skills on the matching industrial trainers. You advance by demonstrating skill mastery of each competency, not seat time. Flex lab nights are Monday–Thursday, 5:00–9:00 pm, with an instructor and lab assistant on duty; the lab is also open for independent work Monday–Thursday from 3:00 pm-5:00 pm, and Fridays 8:00 am–4:00 pm. The subject-matter expert for this course is scheduled for Thursday night; plan to attend that night each week for in-depth help and hands-on competency testing. Rolling enrollment: start any week. Refer to your registration form or class details for the timeline to complete the course from your start date. This course aligns with the SACA C-210 Mechanical Power Systems 1 micro-credential. The course fee includes two attempts at the SACA Silver (knowledge) exam and one attempt at the SACA Gold (hands-on) exam, administered at the ARC.

 

DEVICE AND SAFETY REQUIREMENTS: The online portion of this course uses a Learning Management System (LMS). Click for minimum device requirements to access LMS! Students without a qualifying device may borrow a Hawkeye laptop by requesting the Laptop Checkout Form; the student is responsible for repair or replacement costs if the laptop is damaged, lost, or stolen. Safety glasses (one pair provided) and closed-toe shoes are required at all times in the ARC lab.

 

 

Tuition  $999.00

Registration Closes On
Thursday, December 31, 2026 @ 12:00 AM

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Schedule Information

Date(s) Class Days Times Location Instructor(s)
Waterloo, TechWorks Campus Automation & Robotics Center  Map, Room: Mechanical Lab & Instructor—Thursday Nights Daniel Coulson  ; Staci Kramer 

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