Do you ever feel overwhelmed by the pace of technological change? For many adults, especially t...
Career and technical education (CTE) programs exist in nearly every high school in the United States. Despite their almost universal presence throughout the American secondary educational system, however, you’d be hard pressed to find two programs that are the same. Some programs focus on teaching basic technical skills that can be used in a wide
Have you been shopping for a new vehicle lately? In the wake of the COVID-19 pandemic, acquiring a new vehicle—whether brand new or pre-owned—has been a bit of a challenge, as supply chain disruptions led to headaches for car dealers and consumers alike. Those shopping for a new vehicle for the first time in today’s
Have you jumped on the electric vehicle (EV) bandwagon yet? Thanks to government incentives and a warm embrace from auto manufacturers, EVs are more plentiful today than many people thought possible. From fully electric vehicles to hybrid vehicles that combine electric motors with traditional gasoline engines, millions of consumers have already decided that EV technology
JEFFERSONVILLE, IN—JANUARY 20, 2025 MichAuto, an initiative of the Detroit Regional Chamber Foundation, and Amatrol are pleased to announce a new partnership that will enable Amatrol to develop new electric vehicle (EV) battery manufacturing eLearning courses and hands-on training systems. These new courses and systems, when paired with existing Amatrol courses and training systems, will
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Schools Embrace Hands-On Skills in Increasingly Digital World
Supply Chain Automation: More Talk Than Action
Do you ever look at the calendar, see the year 2025, and wonder how we got here when it seems l...
Ivy Tech & Lilly Celebrate Opening of Manufacturing Innovation Training Center at 16 Tech
On December 11, 2024, a ribbon cutting ceremony was held at the new Ivy Tech Manufacturing Inno...
Amatrol’s Newest Portable PLC Troubleshooting Trainer Features a Mitsubishi PLC & HMI
Is a career in manufacturing for you? More and more students are answering that question with a...
AI isn’t the Future. It’s Here. Are Your Students Ready for it?
Is it just us? Or did artificial intelligence (AI) just appear overnight out of nowhere? It see...
Digital Twins and VR Finding Their Niche in Manufacturing
What kind of dreams did you have when you were young? Did you think about the future and what k...
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Chardon’s CREW: Training the Next Generation of Ohio Workers
How do you effectively prepare high school students for the manufacturing jobs of today and tom...
5 Reasons Manufacturers Should Invest in Worker Training
When the COVID-19 pandemic struck in 2020, employers in every sector experienced a phenomenon t...
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Instructor Profile: Kevin Sizemore
FAIRVIEW, TN – He took the job in 2003 as a business education teacher. But Kevin Sizemore didn...
Instructor Profile: Dean Lepkowski
Today’s career and technical education (CTE) instructors face a variety of challenges. For many...
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New Automation Technologies Target Intersection of Agriculture and Solar
What’s the first thing you think of when you hear the phrase “alternative energy”? For some, me...
Will Oil and Gas Workers Get Left Behind?
When you think of oil production, which countries come to mind? If you’re like many people, you...
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How to Set Up a Modern HVACR Training Program Part 5: How Do I Get Started Building a Modern HVACR Training Program?
*This article is part 5 of 5 In the previous articles in this series, we’ve focused on the crit...
A financial focus on Industry 4.0 leads to innovation, employment, and reinforces the US supply chain
Major federal legislation coupled with recent industrial trends point to the potential for a re...
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Will Geothermal Save Oil and Gas Jobs?
If someone asked you what the opposite of a fossil fuel is, what would you say? Some might say ...
Are Home Heat Pumps the Future of HVACR?
Growing up in the hot and humid Midwest, I never thought of air conditioning as a luxury. Inste...
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Four Essentials for a Successful CTE Program
Career and technical education (CTE) programs exist in nearly every high school in the United S...
Major CTE Investment Needed to Create New Career Pathways
Have you sensed the transition that appears to be taking place across the country regarding how...
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Amatrol’s Kimberly Perkins Selected as a 2025 Women MAKE Awards Honoree
JEFFERSONVILLE, IN—MARCH 6, 2025 Amatrol is pleased to announce that Kimberly Perkins, Vice Pre...
Ivy Tech & Lilly Celebrate Opening of Manufacturing Innovation Training Center at 16 Tech
On December 11, 2024, a ribbon cutting ceremony was held at the new Ivy Tech Manufacturing Inno...
Amatrol President Paul Perkins Named to the Prestigious “Indiana 250”
Amatrol is pleased to announce that its president, Paul Perkins, has been named to IBJ Media’s ...
Amatrol Launches Technical Instructor Performance Essentials
The bell rings and you look up from your notes at a sea of curious, eager faces. Ready or not, ...
Hawkeye Community College Now An Amatrol Regional Training Center
Amatrol Technology Transfer Institute continues to expand across the United States in 2023 Jeff...
Ogeechee Tech Now An Amatrol Regional Training Center
Amatrol Technology Transfer Institute continues to expand across the United States in 2023 Jeff...
