Industrial Process Technicians will acquire the skills to manufacture metal-mechanical products using new processes and forms of production, as well as the ability to operate machines, conventional tools, program machines, computerized numerical control tools, the application of statistical control of product quality, the management of manufacturing processes, computer-aided mechanical design, the operation of measuring instruments, digital calibrations and the handling of industrial automation systems.

Knowledge

• Classes are given in Spanish.
• Uses different languages for communication; graphic, verbal, and symbolic.
• Basic knowledge in exact sciences (Mathematics) and Physical Sciences (Physics and Chemistry).

Skills​

• Ability for independent study.
• Organizes, discriminates and selects new information.
• Manual dexterity in handling small objects, tools or very precise measuring instruments.
• Use of information technology.

Attitudes

• Interest in research.
• Willingness to work individually and in teams.
• Proposes solutions to problems.
• Maintains a respectful attitude.

IPN graduates will have a solid comprehensive education, with general, scientific, and technological knowledge, so they will be able to perform in different fields and adequately combine theory and practice in their professional fields. They will have acquired the necessary skills to develop a life and career plan, develop in inter- and multidisciplinary work environments, work in teams and develop leadership attitudes.

All graduates will have received information based on ethical values and responsibility, which will make them aware and open to change, capable of permanently updating themselves and responding to the needs of society and the sustainable development of the nation.

Generic Competences

• The student faces difficulties and is aware of their values, strengths, and weaknesses.
• Identifies their emotions, manages them constructively, and recognizes the need to ask for support in a situation that overwhelms them.
• Values art as a manifestation of beauty and expression of ideas, sensations, and emotions.
• Proposes ways to solve a problem or develop a team project by defining a course of action with specific steps.
• Assumes an attitude that favors the solution of environmental problems at local, national, and international levels.

Disciplinary Competences

• Selects, operates, uses, and monitors the proper use of the main machines, tools, and computerized numerical control auxiliaries.
• Determines the necessary characteristics and quantities of tools to support production.
• Through the application of digital systems and equipment, inspects and controls parts and products generated in the metal-mechanic industry.
• Determines the sequential procedures for the manufacture of metal-mechanical parts and products.
• Controls advances in the production process of parts and products. Improves work methods for the benefit of manufacturing processes.
• Maintains communication between departments responsible for communication. Supports and/or maintains industrial machinery equipment from the mechanical point of view.
• Develops the sequence of maintenance programs.
• Diagnoses machine and tool failures.
• Determines and identifies the necessary spare parts and equivalences for maintenance.
• Applies techniques to solve industry problems.
• Performs sales and/or technical purchases through product specifications.
• Controls through appropriate systems and procedures in a manufacturing department.
• Manages human, material, and technical resources of a manufacturing department.
• Controls the movements of a warehouse, design function, modifications, and adaptations of production equipment.
• Suggests design, modification, or adaptation of devices for the benefit of production.
• Proposes systems tending to increase the efficiency of the production process.
• Prepares diagrams and drawings of mechanical parts and machine tools.
• Applies systems and procedures for quality, dimensional and functional control of a product.
• Proposes specific systems and procedures for safety and hygiene at work.
• Trains new personnel.
• Selects necessary personnel for his department.
• Suggests production proposals to personnel who deserve it.
• Positions in the labor field.
• Assistant in the design departments.
• Production supervisor.
• Mechanical maintenance supervisor.
• Quality control inspector.

Professional Compentences

• Records the Production Processes in the Industrial Sector.
• Selects materials for the transformation processes in the metal-mechanical area.
• Verifies the dimensions of a product using different measuring systems and instruments.
• Draw mechanical elements with computer assistance.
• Analyzes physical and geometric properties based on established standards.
• Applies control techniques and statistics in production processes.
• Integrates hydraulic and pneumatic elements of a system.
• Supervises the manufacture of products according to company standards and policies.
• Preserves physical and mental integrity in work areas and environment, based on the Federal Labor Law and the Safety and Hygiene Regulations.
• Preserves in optimal conditions the equipment and facilities of the productive area.
• Applies quality theories and standards.
• Executes the transformation processes of raw material according to the requirements of the metal-mechanic area.
• Performs machining in conventional and programming machine tools.
• Applies welding processes in the recovery and joining of parts.
• Manages the resources of a company in the industrial sector.
• Manages the different material, human and technological resources of a company.
• Develops research projects.

To enroll in the Middle Highschool with Technical Studies of the Instituto Politécnico Nacional (IPN), the applicant must comply with the requirements established by the assignment contest of the Comisión Metropolitana de Instituciones Públicas de Educación Media Superior (COMIPEMS). Once the results are published, the student must complete the enrollment process as mentioned in the call for applications.

For further information, please visit the following web page: https://www.comipems.org.mx/

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