Distance Learning

O&M Consulting Services Inc (OMCSI) offers flexible learning options at a distance. Independent study allows you to complete your coursework without attending class. You can enroll anytime and work at your own pace in a manner that fits your life style. Career training or advancement of a successful career can be a daunting endeavor for many working adults. Distance learning programs are designed to provide individuals with the ability to get additional education quickly, conveniently, and affordability.

OMCSI provides distance learning courses to prepare Power Engineers for licensing exams as follows:

  • American Society of Power Engineers (ASOPE),
  • States requiring licensing,
  • the District of Columbia,
  • the majority of Cities having licensing requirements,
  • and some Counties.

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Correspondence Courses

O&M Consulting Services and Training Center offers educational correspondence courses for students that cannot get away from work or family.  The correspondence courses (distance learning) are ideal for the budget minded student.

Our affordable correspondence courses are low priced when compared to a traditional setting of a class room.  We provide these correspondence courses so you can enter these new vocational fields and enjoy the benefits of a new job/vocation. 

Distance Learning or Correspondence Courses have been around for over 100-years.  These are generally open book lessons and only for the self starter who is seeking advancement through increased knowledge.  Correspondence courses by mail are still effective today because the course is transportable such as being taken on a business trip or vacation, but most importantly not everyone has access to computers.

As a graduate your employer will receive the benefit and ultimately you will be recognized for utilizing what you learn with a prospective advancement.  However, distance learning or correspondence courses cannot compare to class room instruction and demonstrations in a class room situation with successful instruction. OMCSI offers all types of Correspondence Courses or Distance Learning Courses.

Here is a great selection of correspondence courses that can make a difference in your life.

All OMCSI Correspondence Courses have been designed with you in mind. There are open book tests throughout all our courses, but open book tests are usually the hardest.  You also do not have the benefit of an instructor for feedback on tests or quizzes or your questions. 

You have all the time you need; however, the course must be completed in one year.

Course Information and Pricing:

Low Pressure Boilers – Steam and Hot Water – Heating Plant & AC&R
(Course# DL-01) Price: $291
(Included in this course: text, text CD-ROM, and workbook)

Low Pressure Boilers

This correspondence course has a text book and a work book with CD so you can work problems on your computer.  If you've never operated a boiler or you operate low pressure boilers, this correspondence course is first rate.  This course covers what you need to know, and if you are going to operate large boilers this is an excellent course to build from.  Highly recommended. 
Math Level - Low
Average Hours of Completion: 25-Hours
Must have for the State of OHIO and ASOPE Licenses

The course outline is as follows –

  • Boiler Operation Principles
  • Boiler Fittings
  • Feedwater System
  • Steam System
  • Fuel System
  • Draft System
  • Boiler Water Treatment
  • Boiler Operation Procedures
  • Hot Water Heating Systems
  • Cooling Systems
  • Boiler Operation Safety
  • Boiler Operator Licensing
A textbook CD-ROM is included which contains:
  • Quick Quizzes
  • Illustrated Glossary
  • Sample Licensing Exams
  • Media Clips
  • Reference Material

Low Pressure Boiler Workbook

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High Pressure Boilers – Watertube and Firetube – Heating Plant
(Course# DL-02) Price: $300
(Included in this course: text and text CD-ROM)

High Pressure Boilers

This new edition includes the latest information on safe and efficient operation of high pressure boilers and related equipment. The content and format of the book are specifically designed for use in preparation for obtaining a boiler operator's license.

High Pressure Boilers is a complete instructional package for preparing to pass a boiler operator licensing exam. The text/workbook contains over 750 sample licensing exam questions from licensing exam agencies and expanded exam preparation techniques. The CD-ROM that is included inside the text contains four interactive Sample Licensing Exams.

Coverage of the latest combustion control technology and EPA regulations and their implications have been included with this new edition.

All aspects of high pressure boilers are discussed and illustrated, and a comprehensive glossary and new appendix provide helpful reference material.

Contents include steam boiler operations, fittings, boiler operation safety, combustion and computer-assisted combustion controls, boiler water treatment, licensing, and a comprehensive illustrated Glossary.

Tech Checks follow the text in each chapter and are used to test understanding of the information presented in the chapter.

Contents include:

  • Steam Boilers
  • Steam Boilers and Fittings
  • Boiler Room Systems
  • Steam and Water Accessories
  • Fuel Burning Equipment
  • Draft
  • Combustion
  • Combustion Controls
  • Instruments
  • Boiler Water Treatment
  • Steam Boiler Operation
  • Licensing

A textbook CD-ROM is included which contains:

  • Quick Quizzes
  • Illustrated Glossary
  • Sample Licensing Exams
  • Media Clips
  • Reference Material [top]
Boiler Plant Operations - Advanced Heating Plant with Entry Level to Power Plants (Course# DL-03) Price: $269
(Included in this course: workbook text and text CD-ROM)

Boiler Operator's Workbook

This course provides an overview of the latest information on safe and efficient operation of boilers and related equipment. It is a complete instructional package used in preparing to pass a boiler operator's license exam. Over 2,000 questions grouped by subject are included in this new edition. The workbook covers virtually all facets of steam boiler operation, maintenance, and troubleshooting. An expanded table of contents and index allow easy navigation of topics covered. New content is included to enhance test-taking skills.

This edition of Boiler Operator's Workbook includes expanded safety information covering safety valves, confined spaces, hazardous materials, and personal protective equipment. The latest technology is depicted in illustrations, drawings, and photographs from numerous manufacturers. New chapters on instrumentation control systems, and boiler system optimization have been added. The latest combustion control information is included, along with a greatly expanded section on fuel systems and controls.

Contents include:
  • Boiler Theory and Principles
  • Boiler Construction and Design
  • Steam Systems and Controls
  • Water Supply Systems and Controls
  • Water Treatment Systems and Controls
  • Fuel Systems and Controls
  • Draft and Flue Gas Systems and Controls
  • Instrumentation and Control Systems
  • Boiler Operation and Maintenance
  • Boiler System Optimization
  • Licensing
A textbook CD-ROM is included which contains:
  • Quick Quizzes
  • Illustrated Glossary
  • Sample Licensing Exams
  • Master Math Problems
  • Media Clips
  • Reference Material [top]
HVAC - Heating, Ventilating, and Air Conditioning
(Course# DL-04) Price: $291
(Included in this course: text, text CD-ROM, and workbook)

HVAC Heating, Ventaling, and Air Conditioning

This course covers all aspects of residential and commercial HVAC systems. Topics included are specifically designed for HVAC and building maintenance technicians. The text includes an introduction to HVAC fundamentals, types of HVAC units, load calculations, residential and commercial controls, with maintenance, troubleshooting, and servicing procedures.

The main focus of the text is on HVAC unit operation, HVAC unit mechanical, electrical, and pneumatic systems, and the safety practices required to work on HVAC units and systems. The textbook also covers the latest technology in combustion of fuels, heat pumps, control systems, and system design. This course comes with textbook CD-ROM and Workbook.

Contents include:

  • Comfort
  • Safety
  • Thermodynamics and Heat
  • Combustion and Fuels
  • Electricity
  • Psychrometrics
  • Forced-Air Heating Systems
  • Steam and Hydronic Heating Systems
  • Refrigeration Principles
  • Management of Refrigerants and Refrigeration Systems
  • Pressure-Enthalpy Diagrams
  • Compression System-Low-Pressure Side
  • Compression System-High-Pressure Side
  • Air Conditioning Systems
  • Heat Pumps
  • Control Systems
  • Heating and Cooling Loads
  • Load Calculations
  • HVAC Unit Selection
  • Forced-Air System Design
  • Hydronic System Design
  • Distribution System Balance

The CD-ROM is a self-study aid with Quick Quizzes, an Illustrated Glossary, Media Clips, and Reference Material. The Quick Quizzes provide an interactive review of topics covered in the chapters. [top]

HVAC Control Systems
(Course# DL-05) Price: $320

(Included in this course: text, text CD-ROM, and workbook)

HVAC Control Systems

This course text contains 26 chapters that cover all aspects of HVAC control systems used in industry. Topics included are specifically designed for HVAC and building maintenance technicians. The textbook provides an introduction to HVAC fundamentals, energy sources, and control principles. Pneumatic, electromechanical, and electronic components and control systems are covered. The textbook also covers the latest technology in energy efficiency practices, building automation systems, networking, direct digital control, building automation system retrofitting, maintenance management, and troubleshooting principles. Also included are a Workbook and textbook CD-ROM.

Contents include:

  • HVAC Fundamentals
  • Commercial HVAC Systems
  • HVAC System Energy Sources
  • Control Principles
  • Control Systems
  • Air Compressor Stations
  • Pneumatic Actuators, Dampers, and Valves
  • Pneumatic Thermostats, Humidistats, and Pressure Switches
  • Pneumatic Transmitters
  • Pneumatic Receiver Controllers
  • Pneumatic Auxiliary Devices
  • Pneumatic Control System Applications
  • Electrical Control Systems
  • Electronic Control Systems
  • Building Automation Systems and Controllers
  • Operator Interfaces
  • Building Automation System Inputs and Outputs
  • Building Automation System Installation, Wiring, and Testing
  • Networking Fundamentals
  • Direct Digital Control Strategies
  • Supervisory Control Strategies
  • Building Automation System Retrofit of Existing Systems
  • Building System Management
  • Utilities and Surveys
  • Building Automation System Troubleshooting
  • Advanced HVAC Control Technologies and Interoperability

The textbook CD-ROM is a self-study aid with Quick Quizzes, an Illustrated Glossary, Physical Properties of Substances, Media Clips, and Reference Material
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Instrumentation
(Item# DL-06) Price: $342
(Included in this course: text, text CD-ROM, and workbook)

Instrumentation

This newly updated text provides an overview of the latest information on measurement devices and instrumentation. Large full-color illustrations are used to detail fundamental theory and operating principles of instrumentation in industry. Common applications used in control of manufacturing and other processes are included throughout the text.

Instrumentation covers industrial communications from traditional pneumatic to state-of-the-art digital and wireless communication systems including Fieldbus, Hart™, and Ethernet. Also included is a new chapter on safety systems that addresses common safety devices and systems such as relief valves, rupture discs, burner control systems, hazardous location classifications, enclosures, and safety instrumented systems (SIS). This course comes with a textbook CD-ROM and a Workbook.

Contents include:

  • Introduction to Instrumentation
  • Temperature
  • Pressure
  • Level
  • Flow
  • Analysis
  • Transmission and Communication
  • Automatic Control
  • Final Elements
  • Safety Systems
  • Application

Each text contains a CD-ROM with Quick Quizzes™, an Illustrated Glossary, Instrumentation Resources, and Reference Material. These activities enhance the content to provide additional information and assessment.

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Electrical Principles and Practices
(Course# DL-07) Price: $329
(Included in this course: text, text CD-ROM, workbook, and practices component kit)

Electrical Principles and Practices

This book is an introduction to electrical and electronic principles and practices and their uses in residential, commercial, and industrial applications. This new edition has been reorganized to provide coverage of key electrical concepts at the beginning of the text. Other chapters have been expanded to include greater coverage on personal protective equipment, NFPA 70E, basic first aid, test instruments, printreading, and programmable logic relays.

Contents include:

  • Electricity Principles
  • Basic Quantities
  • Ohm’s Law and Power Formula
  • Safety
  • Math Principles
  • Math Applications
  • Numbering Systems and Codes
  • Meter Abbreviations and Displays
  • Taking Standard Measurements
  • Symbols and Printreading
  • Circuit Conductors, Connections, and Protection
  • Series Circuit
  • Parallel Circuits
  • Series/Parallel Circuits
  • Magnetism, Solenoids, and Transformers
  • Electric Motors
  • Resistance, Inductance, and Capacitance
  • Circuit Requirements
  • Residential Circuits
  • Commercial Circuits
  • Industrial Circuits
  • Fluid Power Circuits
  • Audio Systems
  • Electronic Control Devices
  • Digital Electronic Circuits
  • Appendix
  • Glossary
  • Index

The CD-ROM in the back of the book is designed as a self-study aid to enhance text content. The CD-ROM includes Quick Quizzes®, an Illustrated Glossary, Math Formulas, and Reference Material. The Quick Quizzes® provide an interactive review of the topics covered in the chapters. The Illustrated Glossary provides a helpful reference to key terms included in the text. Selected terms are linked to illustrations, video clips, and animated graphics that augment the definition provided. The Math Formulas provide formulas for interactive calculation and application of Ohm’s Law, the Power Formula, series circuits, parallel circuits, electric motor operation, and RCL circuits. The Reference Material button accesses links to Internet sites that contain related electrical-product manufacturer and reference information.

Electrical Principles and Practices Workbook

The Electrical Principles and Practices training package is designed to provide hands-on, interactive reinforcement of the fundamental concepts presented in the textbook. The training package can be used as a stand-alone package or as a part of a comprehensive training program. This workbook contains review questions, worksheets, and activities that are designed to apply basic electrical principles. The activities consist of interactive procedures designed for use with the components kit and workbook CD-ROM. This unique training package provides hands-on, component-supported activities for budget-conscious labs and self-study learners. The CD-ROM included in the Electrical Principles and Practices Workbook features:

  • Electrical power and lamp data sheets that help develop skills used when referencing manufacturer information
  • TECO SG2 Client programmable relay simulation software that enables the design, testing, and simulation of ladder logic and function block diagrams
  • Interactive color rendering simulation that compares the color shift produced by different lamp types
  • Virtual digital multimeters that demonstrate the functionality of the Fluke 87V digital multimeter and the Fluke 43B power quality analyzer
  • Grounding application videos that present a case study of a real-world grounding problem and solution
  • Electrical print that reinforces printreading skills
  • Audio frequencies application that produces an audible tone at different frequencies to demonstrate the range of an individual’s hearing
  • Reference material that provides links to related industry and standards organizations

Electrical Principles and Practices Components Kit

This kit is designed to complete the activities in the Electrical Principles and Practices Workbook. This kit is an integral part of a unique training package that provides hands-on activities for budget-conscious labs and self-study programs.

The kit includes:

  • 9 VDC Battery (Power Supply)
  • SPDT Limit Switch
  • 10 Resistors
  • 500 Ohm Potentiometer
  • Diode
  • Red Lamp
  • Yellow Lamp
  • Green Lamp
  • Relay
  • Rocker Switch
  • 10 Connection Leads
  • Buzzer
  • Momentary Push-Button
  • Locking Push-Button
  • Motor
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Motors
(Course# DL-08) Price: $289
(Included in this course: text, text CD-ROM)

Motors

This course provides a comprehensive overview of electrical theory and fundamental motor operating principles as they relate to installation and troubleshooting procedures. This full-color textbook is designed to develop basic competencies related to fundamental concepts and advanced topics. It can be used in a classroom learning situation, as a self-study text, or as a desktop reference book on motor operation.

The text offers real-world applications that an electrician is likely to face in the field and combines that usage with the theoretical content in the textbook. The text also presents correct safety procedures in compliance with NFPA 70E.

Each text contains a CD-ROM with Quick Quizzes™, an Illustrated Glossary, Media Clips, and Reference Material. These activities enhance the content to provide additional information and assessment.

Contents include:

  • Introduction to Electric Motors
  • Motors and Generators
  • Starting, Braking, and Speed Control
  • Motor Mechanics
  • Installation and Troubleshooting
  • Converters and Special-Application Electric Motors
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Troubleshooting Electrical/Electronic Systems
(Course# DL-09) Price: $300
(Included in this course: text, text CD-ROM, and workbook)

Troubleshooting Electrical / Electronic Systems

Step-by-step applications show how to troubleshoot electrical and electronic systems. Activities provide hands-on experience in solving troubleshooting problems. Covers topics from residential wiring systems to industrial controls. Each textbook includes a CD-ROM designed for self-study. It includes interactive Quick Quizzes® for each chapter, an Illustrated Glossary, and Reference Material.

Contents include:

  • Troubleshooting
  • Basic Electrical Theory
  • Symbols and Circuits
  • Meters
  • Special Meters
  • Basic Circuit Measurements
  • Relays and Motor Starters
  • Troubleshooting Relays and Starters
  • Motor Electrical Problems
  • Motor Mechanical Problems
  • Troubleshooting DC Motors
  • Troubleshooting AC Motors
  • Power Distribution
  • Troubleshooting Power Quality
  • Troubleshooting Motor Control Circuits
  • Electric Motor Drives
  • Troubleshooting Electric Motor Drives
  • Lighting Circuits
  • Troubleshooting Lighting Circuits
  • Solenoids and Heating Elements
  • Mechanical and Solid State Switches
  • Diodes, Transistors, and Thyristors
  • Testing Diodes, Transistors, and Thyristors
  • Programmable Controllers
  • Preventive Maintenance

Troubleshooting Electrical/Electronic Systems Workbook

Activity oriented with 26 Tech-Cheks and 26 Trade Tests corresponding to the 26 chapters in Troubleshooting Electrical/Electronic Systems. Contains 136 Worksheets based on eight sets of electrical/electronic prints.

Prints include:

  • Solar Heating System
  • Security System
  • Silo Control System
  • Car Wash System
  • Robotic Arm System
  • Lighting System
  • Battery Charger System
  • Conveyor System
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AC/DC Principles
(Course# DL-10) Price: $320
(Included in this course: text, text CD-ROM, and workbook)

AC/DC Principles

Teaches how to apply basic laws and analysis techniques to introductory circuits as well as actual AC and DC circuit applications. Ohm's law Kirchoff's law, Thevenin's theorem, and Norton's theorem are also applied to basic circuits. Mathematics is applied at algebraic and trigonometric levels and all mathematical formulas are followed by step-by-step example problems. The text includes an introduction to concepts of electricity, network analysis techniques, vector diagrams and phase relationships, and concludes with chapters on resonance, three-phase alternating current, transformers, and alternating current motors.

The CD-ROM included with the text contains Quick Quizzes™, and Illustrated Glossary, Math Formulas, Media Clips, and Reference Material.

Contents include:

  • Basic Concepts of Electricity
  • Resistance
  • Voltage Sources
  • The Simple Circuit and Ohm's Law
  • DC Series Circuits
  • DC Parallel Circuits
  • DC Series/Parallel Circuits
  • Complex Network Analysis Techniques
  • Electromagnetism
  • DC Circuit Inductance
  • DC Circuit Capacitance
  • AC Fundamentals
  • Vector Diagrams and Phase Relationships
  • Resistive AC Circuits
  • Inductive AC Circuits
  • Capacitive AC Circuits
  • Inductive-Resistive-Capacitive Circuits
  • Resonance
  • Three-Phase AC
  • Transformers
  • AC Motors

AC/DC Principles Workbook

This workbook is designed to reinforce information presented in the textbook. Each chapter in the workbook covers information from the corresponding chapter in the textbook. In addition to questions, activities are also included in each workbook chapter. The activities correlate with textbook chapter content and reinforce comprehension of related concepts and math principles.
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Programmable Controllers Theory and Implementation
(Course# DL-11) Price: $324
(Included in this course: text, text CD-ROM, as well as workbook and study guide)

Programmable Controllers

This informative text provides a comprehensive theoretical, yet practical, look at all aspects of PLCs and their associated devices and systems. Included are new chapters on advanced PLC topics such as, I/O bus networks, fuzzy logic, the IEC 1131-3 programming standard, process control, and PID algorithms. This new edition also presents revised, up-to-date information about existing topics, with expanded graphics and hands-on examples.

This award-winning textbook covers everything from PLC basics to advanced applications. Full of checklists, charts, and tables, it makes a perfect quick-reference as well as an in-depth study tool. Whether you're already an expert on PLCs or you're just starting out, the problem-solving approach used here is guaranteed to help you succeed.

The book is divided into easy-to-manage segments with clearly defined heads and subjects. Chapter highlights and key-term sections serve as a guide to the whole PLC process.

Contents include:

  • Introduction to Programmable Controllers
  • Number Systems and Codes
  • Logic Concepts
  • Processors, the Power Supply, and Programming Devices
  • The Memory System and I/O Interaction
  • The Discrete Input/Output System
  • The Analog Input/Output System
  • Special Function I/O and Serial Communication Interfacing
  • Programming Languages
  • The IEC 1131 Standard and Programming Language
  • System Programming and Implementation
  • PLC System Documentation
  • Data Measurements and Transducers
  • Process Responses and Transfer Functions
  • Process Controllers and Loop Tuning
  • Artificial Intelligence and PLC Systems
  • Fuzzy Logic
  • Local Area Networks
  • I/O Bus Networks
  • PLC Start-Up and Maintenance
  • System Selection Guidelines

Programmable Controllers Theory and Implementation Workbook and Study Guide

This unique text was designed either as a stand-alone study guide in programmable controllers, or to accompany Programmable Controllers Theory and Implementation as a workbook.

As a study guide, this book enables practicing professionals to refresh their memories and sharpen their skills in traditional and cutting-edge PLC technologies.

As a workbook, the text can be used to reinforce the information presented in Programmable Controllers Theory and Implementation, beginning with the principles of PLC operation and culminating with the selection of the right programmable controller for an application.

Used in either manner, Programmable Controllers Workbook and Study Guide provides valuable insight into current industrial automation technology.
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Solid State Fundamentals
(Course# DL-12) Price: $284
(Included in this course: text, text CD-ROM, and workbook)

Solid State Fundamentals

Presents a comprehensive overview of solid state devices and systems. The textbook is designed for electricians, students, and others who have some basic knowledge of electronics. Component and system construction, operation, installation, and service are emphasized.

Various practical applications are presented throughout the textbook as they relate to temperature, light, speed, and pressure control. This new edition features expanded coverage in safety and fiber optic principles and applications. In addition, new digital test tools are integrated throughout the text, and a new Appendix and Glossary are included.

Contents include:

  • Safety
  • PC Board Construction and Repair
  • Semiconductor Diodes
  • DC Power Supplies-Single Phase
  • Solid State Transducers
  • Transistor as DC Switch
  • Silicon Controlled Rectifier (SCR)
  • TRIAC, DIAC, and Unijunction Transistor
  • Transistors as an AC Amplifier
  • Field-Effect Transistor and Multistage Amplifier
  • Integrated Circuit (IC)
  • Fiber Optics

Solid State Fundamentals Workbook

The Workbook is designed to reinforce the information presented in the text.
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Mechanical and Electrical Systems for Construction Managers
(Course# DL-13) Price: $303
(Included in this course: text and workbook)

Mechanical and Electrical Systems for Construction Managers

Construction managers must understand all aspects of a wide range of mechanical, electrical, and plumbing systems. Mechanical and Electrical Systems for Construction Managers provides an overview of these systems as required by general contractors, construction managers, and supervisors. This textbook can be used as part of a comprehensive mechanical construction management program.

Contents include:

  • Mechanical and Electrical Systems
  • Plumbing Materials
  • Sanitary Drainage, Vent, and Storm Water Drainage Piping
  • Sizing Sanitary Drainage and Vent Piping
  • Sizing Water Supply Piping
  • Plumbing Fixtures and Appliances
  • Testing and Inspecting Plumbing Systems
  • Comfort
  • Psychrometrics
  • Forced-Air Heating Systems
  • Steam and Hydronic Heating Systems
  • Refrigeration Principles
  • Air Conditioning Systems
  • Heat Pumps
  • Control Systems
  • Heating and Cooling Loads
  • Load Calculations
  • Forced-Air System Design
  • Hydronic System Design
  • Electrical Principles, Tools, and Safety
  • Basic Quantities
  • Test Instrument Abbreviations and Measurements
  • Ohm's Law, The Power Formula, and Series and Parallel Circuits
  • Electrical Plans and Connections
  • Switches and Receptacles
  • Nonmetallic-Sheathed Cable, Metallic-Sheathed Cable, and Conduit
  • Service Entrances
  • Transformers
  • Resistance, Inductance, and Capacitance
  • Commercial Circuits

Mechanical and Electrical Systems for Construction Managers Workbook

This comprehensive workbook provides opportunities for assessment and building on knowledge gained from the textbook.
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Industrial Maintenance
(Course# DL-14) Price: $290
(Included in this course: text, text CD-ROM, and workbook)

Industrial Maintenance

With the emphasis on greater maintenance technician versatility, Industrial Maintenance is the comprehensive source of fundamental maintenance information. Plant maintenance technicians are now required to have a broader working knowledge and troubleshooting skills for increasingly complex equipment used in industry. The second edition builds on industry-proven content and offers expanded coverage in the areas of predictive maintenance, NFPA 70E electrical safety, indoor air quality, refrigerant handling regulations, and test instruments.

Real-world maintenance problems and solutions are depicted throughout the book. Common systems covered address operation principles, maintenance management procedures, and fundamental troubleshooting skills.

This text is heavily-illustrated using two-color art. Industrial Maintenance is designed for post secondary, industrial, and apprenticeship training. A CD-ROM is included that contains Quick Quizzes®, an illustrated glossary, maintenance forms, media clips, and reference material.

Contents include:

  • Maintenance Principles
  • Safety
  • Service and Repair Principles
  • Electrical Systems
  • Electronics and Programmable Controllers
  • Refrigeration Systems
  • Boiler Systems
  • Heating, Ventilating, and Air Conditioning Systems
  • Mechanical Systems
  • Fluid Power Systems
  • Troubleshooting

Industrial Maintenance Workbook

Industrial Maintenance Workbook reinforces the concepts in, and provides system troubleshooting activities for, the material presented in Industrial Maintenance. The Workbook contains review questions, activities, and a final exam. [top]

Industrial Mechanics
(Course# DL-15) Price: $292
(Included in this course: text, text CD-ROM, and workbook)

Industrial Mechanics

This course presents an introduction to the concepts of industrial mechanical systems, principles, and equipment. All aspects of the systems, principles and equipment, including rigging, lifting, ladders and scaffolds, hydraulics, pneumatics, lubrication, bearings, belts and pulleys, mechanical drives, vibration, alignment, and electricity are discussed throughout the text.

This text presents content in a heavily-illustrated style using full-color art. It is organized for easy instruction and presentation of key information. Industrial Mechanics is designed for post secondary, industrial, and apprenticeship training.

Contents include:

  • Precision Measurement
  • Mechanical Printreading
  • Tools and Equipment
  • Calculations
  • Rigging
  • Lifting
  • Ladders and Scaffolds
  • Hydraulic Principles
  • Practical Hydraulics
  • Pneumatic Principles
  • Practical Pneumatics
  • Lubrication
  • Shafts and Seals
  • Bearings
  • Flexible Belt Drives
  • Mechanical Drives
  • Vibration
  • Alignment
  • Electricity

Industrial Mechanics Workbook

This heavily-illustrated, comprehensive Workbook tests the content presented in the text. The Appendix contains samples of all formulas used in the Workbook and the necessary tables to work the problems. The Workbook contains approximately 1,000 questions and problems. [top]

Welding Skills & Welding Drawings
(Course# DL-16) Price: $306
(Included in this course: text, text CD-ROM, and workbook)

Welding Skills

Provides comprehensive coverage of major welding processes, as well as advanced welding process information, welder proficiency test requirements, and metal identification. Current welding processes and American Welding Society (AWS) terminology are detailed throughout the text. All content is clearly presented in a heavily-illustrated format for easy comprehension.

The third edition features many new topics, including new chapters on repair welding, metallography, weld discontinuities, weldability of metals, distortion control, and materials and fabrication standards and codes. Additionally, a separate chapter addresses welding safety. The new edition also features expanded coverage of the latest welding equipment, procedures, and materials and Gas Metal Arc Welding, Gas Tungsten Arc Welding, and Flux Cored Arc Welding.

Each text contains a CD-ROM designed as a self-study aid to enhance book content. It includes interactive chapter Quick Quizzes, an Illustrated Glossary, Media Clips, Welding Resources, and Reference Material.

Forty-five chapters organized into eight sections including:

  • Introduction to Welding
  • Oxyacetylene Welding OAW
  • Shielded Metal Arc Welding SMAW
  • Gas Tungsten Arc Welding GTAW
  • Gas Metal Arc Welding GMAW
  • Other Welding Processes
  • Weld Evaluation and Testing
  • Welding Technology

Welding Skills Workbook

The Workbook contains objective review questions, application-based section activities, and section exams to test knowledge and skills presented. Hands-on exercises are competency-based. Review questions for each chapter include true-false, multiple choice, and matching questions based on material covered in the text. [top]

Small Engines
(Course# DL-17) Price: $297
(Included in this course: text, text CD-ROM, and workbook)

Small Engines

This course consists of a comprehensive full-color textbook that presents fundamental small engine operation and service principles using concise text, detailed illustrations, and practical applications. The book goes beyond the steps in a repair manual to present the “why” in engine design and operation fundamentals. This new edition includes updated and expanded coverage of the following:

  • two-stroke cycle engines
  • turbo charged diesel engines
  • liquefied petroleum gas (LPG) fueled engines
  • outdoor power equipment industry data

The CD-ROM includes Quick Quizzes™, an Illustrated Glossary, Media Clips, and Reference Material. The Workbook includes extensive testing material. A final exam is also provided.

Contents include:

  • Internal Combustion Engines
  • Safety and Tools
  • Engine Operation
  • Compression System
  • Fuel System
  • Governor System
  • Electrical System
  • Cooling and Lubricating Systems
  • Multiple-Cylinder Engines
  • Troubleshooting
  • Failure Analysis
  • Engine Application and Selection

Small Engines Workbook

The Workbook includes extensive testing material from each chapter as well as general questions representative of the Briggs & Stratton Master Service Technician Exam. Two tests per chapter are based on the text and one Master Service Technician Sample Exam is provided for each chapter. A final exam is also provided. [top]

Diesel Engines
(Course# DL-18) Price: $250
(Included in this course: text and online testing)

OMCSI Diesel Engines Textbook

This seminar is designed to familiarize a student with a broad knowledge base of all aspects of a diesel engine. Most damage done to diesel engines is done by the person not understanding the fundamentals of a diesel engine. Along with growing need for emergency diesel generators, duel fuel applications, environmental constraints, and the lack of general knowledge about operating and maintaining makes this seminar a must. In the last 10 years more and more diesel power plants have been commissioned as a viable commodity of delivering electrical power. Diesel Engines are used in every aspect of production, construction, transportation or stationary use. Most common are emergency diesel generators, air compressors, pumps or drivers which are used in every facet of the workplace. This book covers an abundance of material and covers areas of safety operation of diesels, high compression engines, and associated equipment.

Lesson plans will be provided as well as online chapter testing and posttest of materials studied.

Diesel Engine Licensing Outline:

• Introduction Distinguishing Features of Diesel Engines
• What A Diesel Engine Is
• Basic Construction of a Diesel Engine
• Classification of Diesel Engines
• Stationary Parts (Frame, Cylinders, and Heads)
• Major Moving Parts
• Lubricating the Engine
• Basic Terms of Physics and Engineering
• Heat and Combustion
• Oil and Gaseous Fuels
• Engine Power and Fuel Consumption
• Intake and Exhaust System Scavenging
• Injection Fuel
• Burning the Fuel
• Governing
• Diesel Engine Testing, Instrumentation and Design
• High Compression Gas-Burning Engines
• Auxiliary Systems
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Metallurgy
(Course# DL-19) Price: $295
(Included in this course: text, text CD-ROM, and workbook)

Mettallurgy

This new edition of Metallurgy covers all aspects of metallurgical engineering including the three areas of extractive, mechanical, and physical metallurgy. The textbook covers both theory and applications of metallurgical principles as applied to the conditioning, design, identification, selection, testing, and processing of metals and alloys. Topics include heat treatment, crystal structures, phase diagrams, materials standards, specific alloys, nondestructive and destructive testing, and fabrication methods. This new edition also covers the latest improvements in laboratory and industry techniques and equipment and adds new content valuable to metallurgy technicians and engineers.

Metallurgy includes many of the latest improvements in laboratory and industry techniques and equipment. New content valuable to technicians and engineers has been added. This new and expanded content includes:

  • Quantitative field identification technologies
  • International standards and fabrication codes
  • Powder metallurgy tool steels
  • Superplastic forming methods
  • Repair welding techniques
  • Adhesive bonding information

The comprehensive CD-ROM included with the book features:

  • Quick Quizzes®
  • Illustrated Glossary
  • Media Clips
  • Selected Alloy Families
  • Reference Material
The 32 chapters are enhanced with many descriptive charts, tables, and illustrations. Supplemental information is presented in the comprehensive Appendix. A complete Index and illustrated Glossary make this text easy to use.

Contents include:

  • Metallurgy
  • Physical Properties and Temperature Measurement
  • Mechanical Testing
  • Structure of Metals
  • Metallography
  • Phase Diagrams
  • Effects of Plastic Deformation and Heat
  • Fractography and Failure Analysis
  • Field Identification of Metals
  • Materials Standards
  • Iron and Steel
  • Carbon Steels
  • Cooling Rate and Harden ability of Steels
  • Heat Treatment of Steels
  • Tool Steels
  • Cast Irons
  • Stainless Steels
  • Copper
  • Nickel and Cobalt
  • Aluminum
  • Magnesium
  • Titanium
  • Lead, Tin, and Zinc
  • Precious, Refractory, and Specialty Metals
  • Castings
  • Powder Metallurgy, Forming, Machining, and Grinding
  • Welding
  • Hard Facing and Surface Treatment
  • Nondestructive Testing
  • Effect of Temperature on Metals
  • Corrosion
  • Ordering and Receiving Materials

Metallurgy Workbook

The Workbook presents questions and trade tests to complement the text material. [top]

Carpentry
(Course# DL-20) Price: $305