Ivy Tech – Fort Wayne campus, one of the 1,500 FANUC
America
partner schools, offers an Advanced Automation and Robotics
program. Students enrolled in these classes learn how to
operate and program FANUC robots, including LR-Mates, M-1iA
Series, as well as M-10 Series robots. Many graduates go on
to use these skills as interns and employees to fill the
automation labor shortage at local companies like, Eli
Lilly, Ingersoll Rand, Alcoa, Amatrol, Dupont and more.
Watch more to learn about how this program is meeting the
local industry’s workforce needs by giving students
hands-on
experience with real-world FANUC robots as well as setting
students on a path to a rewarding advanced automation
career.
“There are a lot of
two-year
degree students who graduate in
advanced manufacturing working,
making more than some engineers
to start,”
Lou Toth
Assistant Profesor, Ivy Tech