SMC INTERNATIONAL TRAINING in cooperation with SIEMENS, organize a technological day. This event aims to be a meeting for universities and vocational schools teachers to discuss the emerging new trends in industrial automation.

This event will take place on April 25th at 09.15 a.m. in SMC España, S.A. premises in Vitoria-Gasteiz. The conference will be focused on the energy efficiency in industrial automation and on electrical actuators, which are increasingly present in the industry.

Although, in recent years many industry professionals are having a special sensitivity for energy management and have acquired a proven experience in the field, the industry still has a considerable scope for improvement in minimizing the impact of energy consumption.

Agenda
9:15 Welcoming ceremony
9:30 Energy Efficiency in Compressed Air Installations.
Speaker: Alberto Morán – SMC
10:45 Electrical Actuators. Speaker: Iker Aguinagalde – SMC
11:45 Coffee break
12:15 Automation and Energy Efficiency.
Speaker: Javier Diez López – Siemens
13:30 Lunch. The end of the conference

SMC International Training is taking part in a knowledge transfer project, in cooperation with TKNIKA and 10 centers of vocational training. The project is focused on explaining the possibilities and the strategies about energy saving in compressed air facilities.

CONFERENCE AND VISITS
On January 10th- 12th/ 2012, technology knowledge transfer conference was carried out in SMC’s facilities at Vitoria. The centers with more experience in the project transferred their “know-how” to the rest of the participants. SMC performed a “Pneumatics’ hidden costs” presentation. A demo audit and two visits were done. The first visit was made to an important automotive company. This company is including corrective actions to avoid the over consumption of compressed air. TKNIKA, centre for Innovation in Vocational Training, was the second place where a visit was made. A great interest was shown by all the participants during the three days.

We can say that the conference have been a success. The centers realized about the necessity of being respectful with the environment and applying strategies of energy efficiency, integrating this subject inside the educational programs.

PARTICIPANT CENTERS
- CIFP Simón de Colonia
- CIFP Sectores Industrial y Servicios de Gijón
- IES Albuera
- CPIFP Pirámide
- Fundación Beneficio Docente Jesús Obrero
- Mondragón Goi Eskola Politeknikoa J.M.A. S.Coop.
- IES Instituto de Máquina Herramienta
- Escuelas Profesionales de la Sagrada Familia ICET
- IES Virgen de la Candelaria
- IES Tacoronte – Oscar Dominguez
- TKNIKA