MAKER: Remote Control of Festo Modular Production System for Education on Programmable Logic Control (PLC) and Robotics

摘要

The Manufacturing sector in the Alamo Region has an annual economic impact of approximately $22.5 billion and has been one of the major economic drivers in San Antonio for more than a decade [1]. The San Antonio Manufacturers Association (SAMA) Alamo Region Manufacturing Industry Workforce Assessment Report published in November 2015 identified that Electro-Mechanical Technician is on the list of top 3 high-demand manufacturing vacancies for the manufacturing sector in San Antonio, with 28% vacancies and is identified by the Alamo Workforce Solutions board as a Demand Occupation [2]. San Antonio Manufacturers, such as Toyota, have to recruit outside the state of Texas and nationwide in an effort to find qualified Electro-Mechanical Technicians.