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Become a Pilot Test Site for SACA Certifications

Industrial Certification programs from SACA

The Smart Automation Certification Alliance - SACA has developed standards for Industry 4.0 skills, validated by industry. They're now looking for schools to become pilot sites for these certification assessments. Learn more about the opportunity today!

Additive Manufacturing’s Quandry - Data for Design & Build, not at the Finish?

You use a software design package to create your 3D printed part. Data and analytics validate your design. A complex robot prints your part. Conversely, you rely on yesterday’s labor-intensive tools for post-processing to ensure your part consistently meets specifications?

Ground Breaking for the New Building

Last Friday we held the groundbreaking event for the construction of our new building. It was a pleasure to get most of our Tech-Labs team together - both those that have worked with the company for over twenty years and those that have joined our team during our recent growth.

Tech-Labs Turns 40!

It has been forty years since our President, Tim Brown, left Georgia in an old Dodge Dart with a dream to build a company that would ultimately improve peoples' lives. It was his dream to partner with educational institutions in Texas and Oklahoma by providing the latest technology and curriculum available and the best quality training equipment in education to enable students to achieve successful careers.

Marine sector embraces new initiatives in 3D printing

Rotterdam’s new RAMLAB will produce certified metal parts using wire arc additive manufacturing technology

Additive manufacturing, or 3D printing, is taking firm hold in many industries. Projects in the marine field, albeit relatively few, show the participants’ determination to be prepared for the future. David Tinsley reports. | The Motorshop

ATTI's 2016 Instructor Training Schedule - Limited Seats Remaining!

6/21/2016: Amatrol's instructor training course schedule for 2016 has a limited number of seats available! The Amatrol Technical Training Institute (ATTI) in Jeffersonville, Indiana, provides courses on the technical subject matter and implementation of Amatrol Learning Systems.

University of Oklahoma uses 3D Technology to Create a Mobile Vehicle

Figure 1 Final frame design - control variable throughout process comparison

University of Oklahoma engineering capstone project; using 3D technology to create a mobile vehicle sustainable for competition. The Sooner Powered Vehicle Team (SPV) is a student organization that designs, fabricates, and races a competitive recumbent bicycle. SPV provides the opportunity for young engineering students to demonstrate sound principles of design through the development of a sustainable and practical transportation alternative.