From a Marine squad robot that lugs 400 pounds of gear over rough terrain to robotic butlers that shuttle items to hotel guest rooms, the "sexy" side of mechatronics today often involves creating ...

When Keith Campbell muses about industrial education, his thoughts go back to his uncle Ralph. After graduating first in his high-school class, Ralph got a job as a machinist. He spent a long and ...

Plastic Molding Technology Inc. is relaunching an apprenticeship program, starting with a mechatronics technology position. "We are currently interviewing to get our first apprentice," Mary Sholtis, ...

Bosch packaging machine highlights the increasing use of mechatronics. Two issues that remain high on most manufacturers’ list of complaints are 1) a lack of qualified workers, and 2) regulations.

OSHTEMO -- The Groves Center at Kalamazoo Valley Community College has developed its next fast track career academy, adding to its line-up of hands on technical training programs. The 20-week, ...

18-year-old Alma proves that technology is not just a man's job. As a budding mechatronics technician at voestalpine Precision Strip in Böhlerwerk, she works with a wide variety of mechatronic systems ...

OSHTEMO (WWJ) --The six students in the Mechatronic Systems Technician Academy at Kalamazoo Valley Community College are graduating at 9 a.m. on Aug. 15 at The Groves Center. The graduates are Robert ...