Technician Training
Custom Training Needs?
Hometown Automation LLC has access to professionals in the manufacturing industry and college technical programs. If you are looking for specific training, please reach out. If we can’t do it, we will connect you with those that can.
Need help with Training Costs?
Hometown Automation LLC partners with local college and workforce centers to help employers mitigate the cost of training with grants and training programs.
We can connect you with the college or contact them directly to see what programs they have available, (please mention Hometown Automation LLC when making your initial connections).
Lamar Community College
Courtney Morris – Work-based Learning Program Director, Southeast Workforce Resilience Regional Coordinator
Northeastern Junior College
Jamie Giacomini – Director, Adult and Community Education
Not from Colorado?
Do want to work with your local college?
We are glad to reach out and make the connection!
Electrical Fundamental Training
Training provides entry level awareness for operators and technicians that may encounter electrical hazards in the workplace.
- Electrical Safety and PPE
- Shock vs. Arc Flash Hazards
- Hazard Awareness and Mitigation
- Lock-out, Tag-out
- Common Electrical Measurements
- Insulation Resistance Testing (Megging)
Programmable Logic Controller (PLC) Training
Training provides entry level and experienced technicians the basic knowledge and hands-on time to set-up, operate, and program PLCs. Please reach out for more information if you are interested.
- Controller Specifications and Installation
- Input and Output device wiring
- PLC Operation and Commissioning
- Ladder Logic Basics and Instruction Blocks
- Function Block Fundamentals
- Structured Text Programming
Variable Frequency Drive (VFD) Training
- AC Motor Operation and Control
- Motor Failure and Diagnostics
- Motor Speed Control
- VFD Specifications and Installation
- Common VFD Parameters
- Programming through Faceplate
- Programming with Software
- Troubleshooting VFDs
Continuous Improvement, Continuous Training
Let’s discuss how we can elevate your team’s capabilities, ensuring your operations stay ahead of the curve in the ever-evolving manufacturing and energy sectors where human expertise and technological advancements are perfectly aligned.
Training Partners
Technician Testimonials
Student Gallery
Explore our Electrical Projects Gallery, featuring creations developed by my students during their time at NJC under my guidance. I am very proud of their accomplishments!
From system design to repair, each project, including a Compound DC Motor Speed and Position Control System, Remote Control Crane, Flow and Pressure Control System, and Mobile Solar Trainer, was crafted to serve as a training aid for subsequent students.
Utilizing Allen Bradley Programmable Logic Controllers (PLCs), these automated systems offer both manual and automatic control capabilities.
This quote was given to me by the NJC Executive Vice President, Stanton Gartin, when I was teaching for the college. This quote sums up my view on training the young impressionable student to the stubborn technician.
"I have come to a frightening conclusion! I am a decisive element in the classroom. It is my personal approach that creates the class. It is my daily mood that makes the weather. As a teacher, I possess tremendous power to make a student’s life miserable or joyous. I can be a tool of torture or an instrument of inspiration. I can humiliate or humor, hurt or heal. In all situations, it is my response that decides whether a crisis will be escalated or de-escalated, and a student humanized or de-humanized."