The vocational college was completely renovated in 2017-2020. As part of this general refurbishment, three new technical laboratories were put into operation in November 2020, which we planned and designed together with the client. The initial concept drafts for this were created back in 2018 and were gradually refined and finally finalized over the course of the following two years. The laboratories for the main topics of mechatronics, control technology and drive technology are fully equipped learning environments consisting of state-of-the-art technology and innovative furniture that enable future-oriented teaching.
The aim was to be able to teach advanced skills, including Smart Factory and Industry 4.0, in addition to the traditional training content.
As part of the school refurbishment, three specialist rooms were to be designed and equipped with a focus on drive technology, control technology and automation technology as well as mechatronics. The focus of the considerations was a digital learning factory, which was to consist of a total of 12 mobile sub-modules. The individual production modules were each intended to represent meaningful sub-processes that relate to different key areas of mechatronics. In the course of implementing the project, three new laboratories were created at the Carl Reuther Vocational College.
The first laboratory (1.106 Control Technology) has a total of 12 fully equipped stationary laboratory workstations for pneumatics/electropneumatics and control technology exercises. These were supplemented by 12 mobile PC workstations for a total of 24 students. The flexibility of these desks makes it possible to create different learning situations in the room and opens up new possibilities for modern forms of teaching.
The second laboratory (1.108 Mechatronics) has a total of 12 double laboratory workstations with integrated power supply and complete PC equipment. The heart of the lab is the Smart Factory, consisting of two 6-person CP-Lab Carrées, which can be used to cover a wide range of topics relating to automation and I4.0. With a collaborative robot, an additional robot station and the mobile Robotino, the future-oriented topic of robotics is also taken into account.
The last laboratory (1.109 Drive Technology) has 12 fully equipped electrical engineering double laboratory workstations with an integrated energy channel, as well as additional theory tables for a total of 24 students.
In summary, the key highlights of the equipped laboratories are the state-of-the-art industrial standard and the practical relevance this brings to lessons. In addition, the possibility of a holistic view of digitalized manufacturing processes.
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