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E-Newsletter |
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April 2004 Issue #2 |
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CIM Training: Conversations with Customers |
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In recent months we have
met with some of our customers, and asked thems to speak about their
experiences with Intelitek’s CIM systems. In this newsletter we
share with you the highlights of these interviews. |
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Dr. Jacob Rubinovitz, PhD, Head of Robotics and
CIM Laboratory “The most important benefit of the CIM lab is its ability to demonstrate. Although we use all sorts of multimedia in our lectures, nothing is as effective as the CIM system for our industrial engineering students, who will soon be the ones selecting technology and assessing the benefits for their future employers. We can discuss theories and develop models, but only when our students get into hands-on work and, for example, program a real robot and face real world problems, can they make proper decisions. The significant value of the CIM lab is that it gives students depth of knowledge and experience about what really happens in a production environment.” |
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Professor Gwang Man Lee, Division of Computer
Aided Mechanical Engineering, “Intelitek’s CIM equipment can be installed in a small space. And, after students have completed a thorough training with components such as the CNC machines, robots, vision system and the PLC, then training with the whole CIM system can take place. That is very good. “We are also very satisfied with the CIM simulation software. First students use the simulation training which is followed by actual hardware operation. In my opinion this makes the training very efficient.” |
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Mr. Inaki Aguirre, Instructor “This is a flexible and open system that can support electronics, pneumatics and hydraulics, and give students the opportunity to practice stand-alone disciplines and develop an integrated management solution. Students can study various types of PLC programming in independent stations and practice it in full production systems. On this campus we focus on maintenance and electronics disciplines, and these are the students who most use the CIM system. “We have relations with all the industries in the area. Actually 350 companies participate in the joint program. They take our students for practice and the employees of these companies come to our school for technology training.” |
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Mr. Eef Zuurhout, Instructor “Our business students study the business processes, like ERP and PDM. They also simulate it with enterprise dynamics and make decisions on various possibilities in the overall production process. They also look for ways to improve processes. Our mechanical students study the product, and look at how the robots are working, how the production cells are working and how the quality systems are working. In addition they have to ensure that everything is integrated. “It is very nice to see our applications in business but also in replication here. When you look at the system you think the system is old, but this is not true. It is a very modern system.” |
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Professor S.S. Mantha, Dean, Faculty of Technology “Intelitek’s equipment is absolutely state-of-art. The systems are unique in the sense that the ability of a teacher to teach with the systems in the background is enhanced, aside from teaching all the aspects of CIM. The systems are very versatile, not only in terms of production, but they are also very good for teaching certain curriculum in CIM.” |
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Mr. Elchanan Eilat, MSc “Engineering labs in universities and colleges usually lag behind the R&D labs in high-tech firms. But this CIM lab is clearly ahead of even advanced industrial systems. For us it has tremendous value because it allows us to offer each of our CIM lab graduates a key to a computer integrated factory. Once our graduates reach industrial environments, they are equipped to optimize and upgrade the production floors of their new employers. “With our CIM lab, we were able to prove that it is indeed possible to create a true collaboration between an educational institution and industry. It is quite unusual to create that kind of a partnership.” |
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LearnMate – Quick Start! Recently all Intelitek partners were issued a username and password for accessing LearnMate, our e-learning environment. Your password gives you administration permissions for
three months and allows you to use a large selection of LearnMate Content modules. You can also access the LearnMate Showcase Demo
module, which contains sample
activities from 15 different content modules, listed below. The Showcase is
an ideal tool for demonstrating LearnMate Content to potential customers. · Electrical Systems · Advanced Electronics · Pneumatics Technology 1: Fundamentals of Pneumatics · Hydraulics Technology 1: Fundamentals of Hydraulics · Robotics and Materials Handling 1 · Process Control: Level · Fiber Optics · Machine Vision and Image Processing · PLC Technology 1: Fundamentals of Ladder Logic · PLC Technology 2: Advanced Ladder Logic · CNC Milling Technology for proLIGHT 1000 · CNC Turning Technology for proLIGHT 3000 · Materials Testing · Mechanisms ·
Plastics Technology Thermoforming To help you get
started, we recommend that you download the LearnMate Quick Start Guide (for
Dealers) from the Partner Zone on
Intelitek’s website. If you have not
received a password or if your password has expired, contact Ebba Tate
<etate@intelitek.com> |
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International Technical Support Partners and
customers outside USA/Canada who require technical support should contact us
through the technical support form on the Intelitek website: http://www.intelitek.com/contact/request.asp?id=support Your message is
forwarded directly and immediately to our International technical support
desk. Please refrain from
contacting our engineers and technicians for technical support. Since they
are frequently away from the office performing installations and training, we
cannot guarantee their prompt response to your emails or calls. |
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Keep Up with News at Intelitek For the latest
information on product releases and company news, point your browser to: http://www.intelitek.com/new/default.asp |
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