{"id":13265,"date":"2024-10-15T15:25:04","date_gmt":"2024-10-15T15:25:04","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/pws.software\/ATUdemo1\/?p=13265"},"modified":"2026-01-06T15:28:43","modified_gmt":"2026-01-06T15:28:43","slug":"atu-and-emetts-empower-students-with-plc-technology-training-for-industrial-automation","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/pws.software\/ATUdemo1\/atu-and-emetts-empower-students-with-plc-technology-training-for-industrial-automation\/","title":{"rendered":"ATU and EMETTS Empower Students with PLC Technology Training for Industrial Automation"},"content":{"rendered":"<body><p><\/p>\n<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-e585b82 elementor-widget elementor-widget-theme-post-content\" data-id=\"e585b82\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"theme-post-content.default\">\n<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n<p>Accra Technical University, in partnership with the Electrical and Mechanical Engineering Technical Training School (EMETTS) of the Ghana Armed Forces, has held a comprehensive two-day workshop dubbed \u201cPLC Essentials: A Hands-On Introduction to Programmable Logic Controllers.\u201d The workshop, which took place on September 9 at the university\u2019s Amatrol laboratory, was designed to provide an in-depth exploration of PLC technology.<\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-6719\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/atu.edu.gh\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/09\/580A0064-1024x683.jpg?resize=640%2C427&#038;ssl=1\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" srcset=\"https:\/\/atu.edu.gh\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/09\/580A0064-1024x683.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/atu.edu.gh\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/09\/580A0064-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/atu.edu.gh\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/09\/580A0064-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/atu.edu.gh\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/09\/580A0064-1536x1024.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/atu.edu.gh\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/09\/580A0064-2048x1365.jpg 2048w\" alt=\"\" width=\"640\" height=\"427\" loading=\"lazy\"><\/figure>\n<p>The workshop, targeted at students and faculty EMETTS, offered a comprehensive introduction to PLCs, covering foundational concepts and advancing to complex applications. It was tailored to equip participants with practical skills crucial for modern industrial automation.<\/p>\n<p>Mr. Owusu Attakorah, who was the lead instructor of the workshop, emphasised the growing importance of PLCs in industrial automation. He highlighted how PLCs contribute to enhanced control over machinery, systems, and processes, stressing their role in ensuring efficiency, safety, and precision. \u201cPLCs are a solution to many of the challenges we face in the industry today,\u201d he stated.<br>\nThe sessions covered essential topics, including basic concepts and understanding of PLCs, advanced concepts and applications, and basic programming. Participants engaged in hands-on exercises, learning to set up PLCs, write and simulate Ladder Logic programs, and perform testing and debugging.<\/p>\n<p>The workshop concluded with a project presentation segment, where participants developed and showcased PLC-based projects. These projects were peer-reviewed and given appropriate feedback<\/p>\n<p>Participants expressed satisfaction and enthusiasm about applying their new skills in their respective industries. The workshop not only broadened their knowledge but also inspired confidence in using PLC technology for practical, real-world\u00a0solutions<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-df3f731 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"df3f731\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p><\/p>\n<\/body>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Accra Technical University, in partnership with the Electrical and Mechanical Engineering Technical Training School (EMETTS) of the Ghana Armed Forces, has held a comprehensive two-day workshop dubbed \u201cPLC Essentials: A Hands-On Introduction to Programmable Logic Controllers.\u201d The workshop, which took place on September 9 at the university\u2019s Amatrol laboratory, was designed to provide an in-depth [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":13266,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_eb_attr":"","om_disable_all_campaigns":false,"_templately_pack_id":"","_templately_imported_at":"","_templately_source":"","_templately_import_session_id":"","_jetpack_newsletter_access":"","_jetpack_dont_email_post_to_subs":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_tier_id":0,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paywalled_content":false,"_jetpack_hide_featured_image":false,"_jetpack_featured_image_duplicate_dismissed":0,"_jetpack_feature_clip_id":0,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"footnotes":"","jetpack_post_was_ever_published":false},"categories":[64],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-13265","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-atu-news"],"jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"jetpack_featured_media_url":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/pws.software\/ATUdemo1\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/580A0064-1024x683-1.jpg?fit=1024%2C683&ssl=1","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/pws.software\/ATUdemo1\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/13265","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/pws.software\/ATUdemo1\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/pws.software\/ATUdemo1\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/pws.software\/ATUdemo1\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/pws.software\/ATUdemo1\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=13265"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/pws.software\/ATUdemo1\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/13265\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":13267,"href":"https:\/\/pws.software\/ATUdemo1\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/13265\/revisions\/13267"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/pws.software\/ATUdemo1\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/13266"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/pws.software\/ATUdemo1\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=13265"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/pws.software\/ATUdemo1\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=13265"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/pws.software\/ATUdemo1\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=13265"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}