Collaboration between automation vendors and engineering education establishments is vital if students are to gain a good understanding of state-of-the-art automation technology and become an asset to any manufacturing workforce. Omron has been working with the University of Cambridge’s Department of Engineering for more than 20 years – specifically the Institute for Manufacturing (IfM) – to ensure that its engineering students remain up to date in the fast paced world of controls, drives and automation.
According to a 2011 study from the Royal Academy of Engineering, British industry needs 100,000 new graduates in science, technology, engineering and mathematics (STEM) subjects and a further 60,000 technicians and apprentices every year until 2020 just to maintain current employment numbers. The report ‘An insight into modern manufacturing’ identified engineering skills shortages as being…
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