녹스빌(Knoxville), 테네시에 미쯔비시 전자동화(Mitsubishi Electric Automation) 주식회사의 선진 기술 훈련 센터가 들어선다. 이는 현지에서 프로그램 논리 조절, 휴머노이드 인터페이스, 다변 주기 드라이브 그리고 로봇 등의 기술을 현실화시키기 위함으로 알려져 있다.

미쯔비시는 베르텔캄프(Bertelkamp) 자동화 주식회사와 미쯔비시 전자보증 훈련 센터를 통해 협정을 맺었다. 더 나아가, 베르텔캄프와의 협정은 위 훈련 센터를 미국 남동부 지역에서 처음으로 미쯔비시 전자 대학을 기반으로 하는 기술 훈련을 제공하는 곳으로 만들었다.

VERNON HILLS, IL, June 28, 2013 -- A new training center for advanced technology has been established by Mitsubishi Electric Automation, Inc. in Knoxville, Tenn., to provide the company an environment to carry out exercises for its programmable logic controls (PLCs), human machine interfaces (HMI), variable frequency drives (VFD) and robots.

Mitsubishi has authorized Bertelkamp Automation, Inc. of Knoxville as a Mitsubishi Electric Certified Training Center (CTC). Further, the agreement with Bertelkamp makes the training center the first in the Southeastern United States to provide Mitsubishi Electric university-based training for its technology.

"The Southeast has a large concentration of Mitsubishi Electric Automation customers. We established a certified training center at Bertelkamp Automation to provide these customers with easier access to training," said Mark Werthman, Director, Technical Support Group for Mitsubishi Electric Automation." The demand for training in that region has increased significantly over the past few years and the addition of the CTC in Knoxville will allow us to better respond to that increased demand."

Mitsubishi Electric Automation will provide Bertelkamp with its university curriculum and will train the instructors. This ensures that the content and delivery will be the same at Bertelkamp as at Mitsubishi Electric's own training centers. Training for the company's products was previously available only at Mitsubishi Electric Automation headquarters in Vernon Hills, Ill., and at its regional sales offices.

"We view the certified training center as an investment in our ongoing commitment to customer service and training. The Southeast location is more convenient and cost effective for our customers," said Bert Bertelkamp, President of Bertelkamp Automation. "Offering this level of training at the local level is another way we can bring value to our customers, as well as reinforce our strong relationship with Mitsubishi Electric Automation."

[출처: Waterworld / 2013년 6월 28일]