To read the article “Change to Pell Grants Open Up New Possibilities in Technical Education” as a multimedia presentation, please click here. In the United States, Pell Grants are king. According to Sallie Mae, they are the largest source of federally-funded grants, and are awarded solely based on a student’s financial need. For the 2017-18
Click HERE to view Now Hiring: HVACR Technicians with Troubleshooting Skills as a multimedia presentation. On a sweltering August day, the last thing you want to hear is a sudden silence as the air conditioning unit in your classroom, home, or office stops producing the cool air you depend upon. When this happens, your first priority will
*Originally published in 2021 on an older version of the Amatrol website Jeffersonville, IN – On February 15th, 2021, Amatrol, Inc. of Jeffersonville, Indiana completed the acquisition of Bayport Training and Technical Center of LaPorte, Texas. Founded over 20 years ago, Bayport is a leading manufacturer of hands-on training equipment for teaching technical skills
To view this article as a Multimedia Presentation, please click here. The Internet and Smart Factory technology share a lot of similarities. Neither technological invention has a true inventor — instead, both have seemingly existed thanks to its evolution from a variety of responsible parties. In addition, both of them had their detractors prior to
Click HERE to view How to Transform Your Mechatronics System into a Smart Factory as a multimedia presentation. What should I be teaching? This is a question that all teachers ask themselves when they begin to develop plans for upcoming classes. The answer is easy for some subjects. After all, algebra and ancient history don’t change
On Monday, Jan. 25, newly-elected President Joe Biden signed an executive order aimed at boosting American manufacturing and strengthening the federal government’s Buy American rules. The goal of the executive order, was two-fold: help the United States manufacturing sector regain some of the roughly 540,000 factory jobs lost since February 2020 by allocating $600 billion
Click HERE to view STEM Holds the Key to Preparing Students for the Jobs of the Future as a multimedia presentation. Cutting-edge Industry 4.0 technologies continue to shape current and future jobs across a broad range of industries in ways no one fully understands yet. Unfortunately, workers’ skills aren’t keeping pace with the demands of employers. Today,
Click HERE to view IGNITE: Next-Level Career Exploration & Preparation as a multimedia presentation. How do modern educators inspire and prepare their students to seek careers that will challenge their hearts and minds while also fulfilling their needs and desires for meaningful work? It’s no easy task, because the current educational landscape is far different than it
Click HERE to view Switching Gears: Mechanical Maintenance Training Yields Solid Return on Investment as a multimedia presentation. If you keep tabs on what’s going on in the world of manufacturing, then by now you’ve heard a lot about Industry 4.0 and smart factories. Advanced technologies are attracting a lot of attention for the leaps in efficiency
Click HERE to view Five Frequently-Asked Questions about IGNITE: Mastering Manufacturing as a multimedia presentation. Amatrol created IGNITE: Mastering Manufacturing to provide high school students with career exploration opportunities and the in-depth technical knowledge and hands-on skills they need to be successful in the highly-skilled, high-pay jobs available in modern advanced manufacturing facilities. A comprehensive advanced manufacturing
JEFFERSONVILLE, IN—JUNE 2, 2021 On May 26, 2021, LIFT, the Department of Defense-supported manufacturing innovation institute, announced the inaugural LIFT Insight Awards to recognize member contributions to the institute and its ecosystem over the past year in Technology Development, Talent Development, Service Providing, Government Stakeholder and to contribution to LIFT overall. “We are blessed with an amazing
JEFFERSONVILLE, IN—JUNE 2, 2021 Amatrol is pleased to announce the launch of its newly-expanded Amatrol Training Services. Amatrol has provided technical training courses at its corporate headquarters in Jeffersonville, Indiana, for more than 30 years. Now we are expanding this service to in-plant training! Let Our Experts Provide Your Training! Amatrol Training Services now offers you
