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• SHM 103: Basic Sheet Metal Fabrication

  4.00 Credits

  Community College of Allegheny County

  
  This is a course in fundamentals of sheet metal shop operation. Shop safety and shop operation practices will be covered. Correct operation of sheet metal hand tools, rotary machines, power shear and roll forming machines are included in lab work. Fundamentals of sheet metal layout will be practiced and applied to fabrication scenarios.
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• SHM 104: Basic Mechanical Drawing

  3.00 Credits

  Community College of Allegheny County

  
  This is a course in drafting principles and applications to the sheet metal industry. Use of drafting instruments, principles of line types and weights, dimensioning techniques, scaling and drawing layout will be covered. Principles will be applied extensively in 3-view orthographic drawings and shop sketches.
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• SHM 107: Sheet Metal 2

  3.00 Credits

  Community College of Allegheny County

  
  This is a course for the intermediate sheet metal applications student. More challenging methods of triangulation, radial line development and seaming will be covered. Students will further develop those basic skills learned in SHM 103and apply them to more challenging projects.
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• SHM 108: Advanced Mechanical Drawing

  3.00 Credits

  Community College of Allegheny County

  
  This is a course in advanced mechanical drawing and HVAC applications. Students will get instruction on oblique, isometric and perspective drawings. These techniques will be practiced extensively in creating drawings which would be used in design and fabrication of HVAC systems. Prerequisite:    SHM 104   
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• SHM 203: Sheet Metal 3

  4.00 Credits

  Community College of Allegheny County

  
  This is a course in advanced application of lay out technique and industry equipment. Students will receive extensive lab work in advanced triangulation and parallel line development technique. Focus of application will be on ornamental and architectural sheet metal products and applications. Prerequisite:    SHM 107   
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• SHM 204: CAD and HVAC Design

  4.00 Credits

  Community College of Allegheny County

  
  This course is synthesis course on design of HVAC systems and creating shop drawings using CAD software. Students will apply skills learned in mechanical drawing and mathematics to create HVAC design drawings which meet design criteria as spelled out in the SMACNA and ASHRAE design manuals. Prerequisite:    MAT 191   
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• SHM 207: Problem Solving

  5.00 Credits

  Community College of Allegheny County

  
  This is a synthesis course in applied problem solving for the Sheet Metal Industry. Standard trade methods will be applied to industry applications in terms of lay out, field measuring and offset calculation. Principles of triangulation will be covered in terms of basic theorems and their application to the industry.
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• SHM 208: Industrial Metal Fabrication

  3.00 Credits

  Community College of Allegheny County

  
  This is a course in fabrication techniques associated with ferrous and non ferrous metals thicker than .0625". Lay-out of industrial products and fit up techniques will be discussed and practiced. Principles of industrial air and particle movement systems will be discussed and fabricated. Prerequisite:    WLD 295, WLD 296, WLD 297   
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• SHM 209: Advanced AutoCAD Applications

  3.00 Credits

  Community College of Allegheny County

  
  This course allows the AutoCAD 2007 student to gain additional practice in developing more complex working drawings as related to the sheet metal industry. Using the foundation of SHM 204CAD and HVAC Design, the student will create complex shop fabrication and field installation drawings utilizing the AutoCAD 3D modeling and classic interface. Microsoft Word and Excel are also used to document schedules and job docuements. Prerequisite:    SHM 204   
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• SHM 210: Foreman Training

  1.00 Credits

  Community College of Allegheny County

  
  A foreman is the link between the contractor (employer) and the labor (employee) on a construction project. As such, the foreman is responsible for making sure that the crew efficiently and effectively performs the work according to industry standards and job-specific drawings and specifications. This course is designed to give the stuadent a better understanding of what it takes to be a sheet metal foreman and gives them a solid base of knowledge if they do choose to begin a career as a foreman.
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