B&R at CSU Chico
Interesting article written about B&R Industrial Automation hardware being used at the mechanical engineering department at CSU Chico. Friend of the company Nick Repanich heads up the efforts there, teaching students the real skills they can use right out of college in automation applications.
Each semester students build different machines with automated solutions. In each project they use the B&R Power Panel (PP35), designed as a controller and operator panel, as the main controller. Peripheral devices can be connected via standard integrated B&R CAN interface. Students control pneumatic actuators, read sensors, control stepper motors, and in one project read analog voltage of a battery to determine its condition. “We are now able to teach critical technologies that all engineers should know,” said Repanich.Check out the full article here: Fill the skills gap: Chico State students learn with donated power panels 3 years ago • Notes
