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Virtual Instructor Training for Industry 4.0 Fundamentals

May 28, 2020

Industry 4.0 Instructor Training This summer, we're offering the first ever virtual instructor training for Industry 4.0 Fundamentals. Dozens of instructors across the Midwest have been successfully prepared to...Read More

How Higher Education is Utilizing CARES Act Funding: Findings Released by ATS-LAB Midwest

May 14, 2020

A recently-published article reveals trends and strategies being deployed by higher education to optimize spending of CARES Act funds. The Coronavirus Aid, Relief and Economic Security (CARES) Act provides...Read More

Skill Boss Logistics Trainer Created for Supply Chain Automation

April 16, 2020

Amatrol and the Manufacturing Skill Standards Council (MSSC) have developed a new technology to create more supply chain automation technicians. The Skill Boss Logistics was designed to train and...Read More

LIFT and Amatrol Announce IGNITE: Mastering Manufacturing – An Advanced Manufacturing High School Program

March 9, 2020

Innovative curriculum engages students in new ways of learning and prepares them as multi-skilled technicians for the advanced manufacturing workplace. DETROIT - In response to the significant need for...Read More

The Self-Driving Car Research Studio

December 11, 2019

The self-driving car craze continues to gain traction as more players step into the race to build the first fully-functioning autonomous vehicle. A simple Google search of "self-driving cars"...Read More

Cranes, Planes and Automobiles Showcase Career Options for Students

November 11, 2019

via Detroit Free Press   Naomi Timoficiuc put on a welding helmet, grabbed a tool and went to work, carefully crafting a bead of metal in a straight line. The...Read More

LIFT Learning Lab

August 16, 2019

LIFT Lightweight Innovations For Tomorrow, better known as LIFT, is a national leader in manufacturing skills development. The private-public partnership organization focuses on "developing and deploying advanced lightweight materials manufacturing...Read More

Hands-On Skills for CPT Certification

June 4, 2019

Individuals working in a number of industrial careers should be equipped with standard safety, quality assurance, production and maintenance skills. For years, the Manufacturing Standards Skills Council (MSSC) has provided...Read More

Industry 4.0 for Education

May 7, 2019

What is Industry 4.0? Manufacturing is moving beyond the integration of automation and robotics. Now, smart factories feature high-tech sensors, software, cloud-based data storage and analytics to combine manufacturing...Read More