Siemens Donates $6000 Equpiment and Software

A donation of state-of-the-art equipment and communications software from Siemens, worth $6000, brings the Mechatronics lab at the SCC-BMW center technologically ahead of many local manufacturers. is included in the donation, providing more training stations with cutting edge technology.
Part of the donation is CBA software, a communications network that links the Mechatronics cabinets [...]

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Mechatronics on the Road to Plant Managers

Dr. David Just, Rita Hunt and Faye Lanford will attend the Plant Manager’s Conference of the South Carolina Manufacturers Alliance April 16-18 in Myrtle Beach to spread the word about our new Mechatronics courses at the BMW Center and in Union County.
Mechatronic System Certification comprises three levels. The first level is a 240 hour introductory [...]

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$650 Thousand in Grants Awarded for Union Robotics Facility

AdvanceSC has awarded SCC-CCE three grants for building, equipment and training for the regional robotics facility to be located on Highway 176 outside of Union across from the LSP industrial site. In September, $248,550 was awarded for the building, and in November, a second alliance grant of $250,000 was awarded. In addition, SCC received a [...]

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Mechatronics - a new name for learning advanced manufacuring

Mechatronics is the latest term for training multi-skilled technicians, using Time and motion study, Total Quality Management, kaizen, or other programs that cross-train operators and maintenance workers in electrical, mechanical, pneumatic and hydraulic processes as well as trouble shooting, predictive maintenance, and PLC programming. The word was invented by a Japanese man in 1969 to [...]

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