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06/12/2026
Time to show off your PLC skills! These 3 students in the Automation/Robotics Packaging Program at Hennepin Technical College have completed their PLC panels, learning all about the operation and programming of programmable logic controllers.
After completing the PLC panels, they get to attach them to the full Amatrol Inc. smart factory mechatronics system to test their work!
Building relationships with your local industry is the best thing you can do for your students and the longevity and relevance of your programs.
Through partnerships, you'll create pathways for your students and help them see that the skills they're learning in school are the same skills needed in industry.
Between Whitehall School District, WI and Ashley Furniture Industries the relationship was founded on having real conversations about how to effectively prepare the next generation of skilled talent.
By investing in industry-grade equipment and aligning with Smart Automation Certification Alliance - SACA this continual partnership will benefit the entire ecosystem of the education-to-industry pipeline.
06/10/2026
Is your program preparing students for the careers of tomorrow?
Join us for a free 3-day instructor training and learn practical ways to bring Industry 4.0 and advanced manufacturing into your classroom.
During this training, you'll:
🔹 Explore Industry 4.0 technologies, trends, and career pathways
🔹 Get hands-on with advanced manufacturing training systems
🔹 Learn about industry-recognized certifications and their value for students
🔹 Gain practical strategies for implementation, funding, curriculum planning, and industry partnerships
Don't miss this opportunity to get hands-on experience, connect with fellow educators, and bring back ideas you can immediately apply in your classroom.
📍 Bismarck State College
📆 July 28th - 30th
Learn more and register:https://okt.to/g6ARkY
06/05/2026
Great educators never stop learning. In areas like the trades, getting hands-on experience with the new technologies and skills needed for the workforce helps them create stronger opportunities for their students.
These instructors took a few days out of their summer to get hands-on training with FANUC America Corporation robots to better support their students and introduce new technology within their school.
📍 Hawkeye Community College
It's not that students don't want to learn; it's that they just need a different approach. At Whitehall School District, WI students get to take responsibility for their learning and jump right in, and they love it.
When students can see the value and the connection between what they're learning and their career, it means so much more. It makes them want to take the initiative and invest in their education because they know it will be worthwhile.
05/21/2026
Not every hands-on learning tool needs to be a full training system. Supplementing your program with things like cutaways and dissectibles helps students understand concepts from a different perspective.
Using training resources from DAC Worldwide, students can visualize, identify, and better understand real industrial components and systems.
These types of resources are a great way to support existing curriculum, enhance demonstrations, and give students another layer of hands-on interaction with industry equipment without taking apart other systems.
There’s a ripple effect when you start a training program like the one at Michael Foods. When one technician learns how to troubleshoot, the rest of the team begins improving alongside them.
When technicians leave the training facility, they bring those skills back to the plant floor and start improving operations immediately.
Using both Amatrol Inc. hands-on trainers and eLearning, the training environment becomes a place where employees can practice, troubleshoot, and build confidence before applying those skills on the manufacturing floor.
05/15/2026
👀 Looks like some students over at MILWAUKEE ACADEMY OF SCIENCE earned their Smart Automation Certification Alliance - SACA Certs!
Congratulations to all the students who now have proof they've got basic operational skills in manufacturing, robotics, and Industry 4.0 technologies.
👏Well done to all the students and instructors involved!👏
05/14/2026
Flexible STEM and engineering learning that fits into any classroom.
With the Design & Technology program from LJ Create, schools can incorporate up to 17 different course pathways after the foundational course, making it easy to integrate new topics into existing curriculum or expand into new areas.
As students complete projects and build skills, they explore different industry sectors and discover career pathways that interest them as early as 6th grade.
Learn more about the Design and Technology Program here:
https://okt.to/EMQ49o
05/11/2026
🚨Big news: We're expanding access to FANUC America Corporation robotics and CNC training solutions for industrial employers!
For 15 years, we’ve worked alongside education to help build robotics & CNC programs that connect students to advanced manufacturing careers.
Now, industrial employers can bring FANUC training systems directly into their own facilities for workforce development, incumbent worker training, apprenticeship support and internal technical training programs.
It's all about expanding the ecosystem of training for individuals interested in advanced manufacturing and strengthening the education - workforce pipeline.
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