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These are great programs at Central Lakes College that use high quality simulators from Catapiller Inc and Simlog Inc. which allow the students to practice several skills. Great job to Anji and the team at CLC. #excavator #wheelloader #simulator #bulldozer #heavyequipment

Workforce Training and Credentialing Minneapolis was the location for 2 excellent national conferences this week on workforce and customized training. Sharing great ideas on micro-credentials were Sue Smith and James Wall from the SACA - Smart Automation Certification Alliance. We also had inciteful visits to local colleges. You'll see 2 students excited about learning process control at Saint Paul College-A Community and Technical College. Brad and Jim are shown with the new Amatrol Smart Manufacturing trainer. A big thank you to Daniel Heim for his effort. #microcredentials #automation #smartautomation #manufacturing #robotics #PLC #mechanical #design #engineering #fluidpower #programming

Using a Digital Light Processing 3D Printer in a Mechanical Design Program The students in the engineering and design courses at Dunwoody College of Technology have the opportunity to print their projects on a B9Creations | Digital Manufacturing Technology resin printer. The creativity is impressive. Professor Alex Wong runs a great program. Click here https://lnkd.in/gqK5Ra3c for more information. #3dprinting #dlp #cad #engineering #design #advancedmanufacturing #mechanical

How to Program a Cobot Welding Robot Minneapolis Oxygen Company hosted an open house on the benefits of a cobot robot for welding operations. They used a FANUC America Corporation CRX robot with a Miller - Welding Equipment torch. The flexible workstation is designed by APT Manufacturing Solutions. One participant pictured is Ivy who is a student at Anoka Technical College and has worked with the Fanuc CRX robot and understood quickly the application. For more information please contact - https://lnkd.in/g6vpQXjn #robot #cobot #welding #fixture #automation #teachpendant

Students Benefit with Hands-on Technical Training in Energy, Manufacturing, Industrial Maintenance, Process Control and Diesel Technology. Here are pictures of a recent trip by Jason Everett from Amatrol to visit great programs across North Dakota and Minnesota. You'll also see students using a VR headset allowing them to experience automation in an interactive world. They were all very impressed. Thank you to all of the colleges we visited. #VR #manufacturing #energy #industrialmaintenance #electronics #processcontrol #PLC #robotics #certification

Depth and Breadth in a Mechatronics Program In the Anoka Technical College Electronics/Mechatronics Program, students perform hands on labs in robotics, electronics, plc, process control, and motion control. You can see pictures of their new mechatronics trainer from Amatrol. Check out those process control trainers. FANUC America Corporation robots are also a good chuck of the program. Instructor Tom Reid keeps the students busy with all types of great activities. #mechatronics #automation #robotics #plc #hmi #processcontrol #sensors

Digital Light Processing Training A group of high technology professionals gathered together to learn about DLP 3D printing using a B9Creations | Digital Manufacturing Technology 3D printer. Dani Mason from B9 Creations lead the training that was appreciated by all. For more information, please click this link - https://lnkd.in/g6vXcjCx #dlp #3dprinting #manufacturing #CAD #CAM #engineering #design

Crowds of People Gather to Watch a Fanuc Delta Robot Dunwoody College of Technology had a very nice booth at the Minnesota State fair. It featured a FANUC America Corporation robot handing out pins. Fair goers were asked a question. Do you like the old faves or new craze foods? Guess which won? Old faves. By the way, the project was built by a student in the automation program. There are also some pictures of running steam engines that were considered "high technology" many years ago. #robotics #hmi #plc #capstone #delta #automation #smartmanufacturing

Automotive Hybrid Trainer That Traveled Many Miles LAB Midwest would like to thank Dakota County Technical College to letting us use their LJ Create automotive hybrid trainer. https://lnkd.in/gmiXg6AV Many instructors had a chance to work with the unit and were impressed with the fault insertion capabilities. 11 total faults. Thank you to Jeff Copeland for his help and organization of the MTTIA conference. #troubleshooting #automotive #technician #hybrid #faultinsertion

Learning Technical Skills is Fun! Many of us at LAB Midwest had a great time at Amatrol this week working with their exciting training systems. You can see Matt Kirchner and Ivan Manuel performing labs on the process control system. Jason Venneman showed the latest in HVACR troubleshooting techniques. Thank you Paul Perkins, Kent Powell, Jason Everett, Mark Hubbs, Daniel Heim, James Wall, Larry Wade, Kimberly Perkins, Jacob Perkins and all of the great people at Amatrol. #hvacr #automation #robotics #plc #advancedmanufacturing #servo #fluidpower #elearning #stem