Al Manore, Applied Technology
Macomb Community College, USA
"I am currently using Automation Studio™ to teach Hydraulic,..."
"I am currently using Automation Studio™ to teach Hydraulic, Pneumatic, and Electrical circuits and have found it to be an excellent tool in moving from textbook to application. I highly recommend it for anyone teaching skilled trades. On a scale of one to ten I would without hesitation give it a solid eleven. I have been using this software for at least the past ten years and it has been anexcellent tool for teaching the trades."
Steven Dick, B.S., M.L.S. Industrial Technology Instructor
Northwest State Community College, USA
"I want to personally thank you and your staff for all the help..."
“I want to personally thank you and your staff for all the help that you gave me and the college by using
Automation Studio™. As you know, I was previously using Fluid Sim P. and Fluid Sim H to draw circuits, but with
thirty years of sound experience in Fluid Power, I have always found myself limited in the design of complex
systems when using circuit design software…until now. I must admit that Automation Studio™ has facilitated my
job as an instructor. Your libraries contain all the required ISO ymbols and the components can be configured
according to my needs. Your software has been a great asset for teaching, and it has shown to be an even
greater advantage for corporate training. It provides me a competitive advantage over other corporate trainers
since I can design the systems of the machines my customers actually use, and to customize my training
according to their specific needs. The prints created with Automation Studio™ can then be used to train new
employees. I can’t thank you enough for all the help this represents for me! Your company is great to work with,
and your software is second to none.”
Robert Williams, Fluid Power
Spokane Community College, WA - USA
"With funding for technical programs becoming very limited we find..."
"With funding for technical programs becoming very limited we find the Automation Studio™ software an excellent alternative in teaching the basics of hydraulics, pneumatics, and machine control. The software provides a positive feedback as well as reinforcement for the students when they take their lecture information into the lab. The simulated cut-away views allow the student to see "inside" greatly enhancing the non-simulated cut-aways we pass around in class. Then as the student advances Automation Studio™ simulation software reinforces the circuitry and interaction between the various electrical, pneumatic and hydraulic components. We find Automation Studio™ an excellent teaching tool and an alternative to the high cost of funding a professional/technical college program."
Dr Jan Brink, Manufacturing Engineering Technology
Midwestern State University, TX, USA
"Automation Studio™ is a good tool for designing circuits..."
"Automation Studio™ is a good tool for designing circuits before the students build them in the lab. The simulation capabilities will tell them if their circuit will work in the real world. It is also much faster than for example AutoCad since most symbols are already there."
David Hubbert, Program Chair, Industrial Maintenance Technology
Texas State Technical College, Brownwood, USA
"I have found that Automation Studio™ provides an excellent 'bridge'..."
"I have found that Automation Studio™ provides an excellent "bridge" from theory to application. Students who use the software more readily develop the ability to build real circuits and demonstrate the understanding of the theories behind the circuitry. It is a very effective teaching tool and I would highly reccomend it for the technical instructor."
Will Hadden, Instructor,Alabama Industrial Development Training
Mercedes Benz Institute, USA
"I became aquainted with Automation Studio™ about 7 years ago..."
"I became aquainted with Automation Studio™ about 7 years ago when I was instructing at Shelton State Community College in Tuscaloosa, Alabama. I needed something that I could use in the classroom to draw basic circuits for the students. Since this program not only allowed me to draw them, but to simulate them as well, it was the choice for the time. Since then, I have seen several others on the market, but none seem to have all the "bells and whistles" that this program has. One of our customers at SSCC saw a demonstration during a tour of our facility, and liked the program so much that they purchased it for their plant and put all their hydraulic systems on it. They installed it on the machine computers and use it for troubleshooting and for making design changes in their circuits.
Here at AIDT, I am having it installed on student computers so that they can draw the circuits that we build on our trainers. This allows them to "try" their circuits to see if they will work before building them. We are also installing it in our Electro-Pneumatic lab where they teach troubleshooting. We have had very good response from all who have used or viewed this program."
Thanks for a good product.
Frank D. Petruzella, Technical Author
Glencoe McGraw-Hill, USA
"Computer-based simulation of circuitry is gaining wide acceptance..."
"Computer-based simulation of circuitry is gaining wide acceptance as a tool that can be used to facilitate learnin in curriculum dealing with electrical engineering technology. As a user of Automation Studio™ I have found this package to an ideal tool for teaching the fundamentals of industrial controls in general and PLC ladder logic programming in particular."
Stéphane Dapra, Electrotechnical Department Head
Centre d'Études Professionnelles de Saint Jérôme, Canada
"Computer-based simulation of circuitry is gaining wide acceptance..."
"The Electrotechnical Department of the Centre d'Études Professionnelles of Saint-Jérôme develops electrotechnical diagrams and circuits as well as control panels. To do so, we used several software at the same time for the simulation and design of electrical systems. Famic Technologies introduced us to Automation Studio™ and presented the possibilities offered by the software in electrotechnical as well as in other related technologies such as hydraulics, pneumatics, PLCS and Grafcet. After a week of test, we decided to adopt it.
The software allows us to use one single application for tasks that previously required the use of 2 and sometimes even 3 different applications. Automation Studio™'s Electrotechnical module is very easy to use. The software features very interesting editing functions and this for a very affordable price. When you compare Automation Studio™ price and user-friendliness with other software available on the market, you understand why we've decided to adopt it. On top of that, new features are continuously added to the software."
Jacques Martineau, Teacher, Electromechanics of automated systems
Centre de Formation Professionnelle Qualitech, Trois-Rivières, QC, Canada
"The current letter is a testimonial of my appreciation of Automation Studio™..."
"The current letter is a testimonial of my appreciation of Automation Studio™.
As a teacher in electromechanical of automated systems, I’ve always been concerned with improving the learning process of my students by using different educational tools that would allow me to reach my teaching goals.
Since my discovery of Automation Studio™, I have recognised that this software is truly the educational tool par excellence. It is valued by students and teachers alike. Its simplicity of operation, its multiple workshops, and its simulation function make it the perfect learning tool.
I have no other choice but to recommend it wholeheartedly."
Schmidt, Juergenq, Prof. Dr.-Ing
University of Karlsruhe, Institute for Production Engineering, Germany
"The current letter is a testimonial of my appreciation of Automation Studio™..."
"In my courses, I have been using Automation Studio™ for some years in order to simulate the control applications. As the software is very user-friendly, it allows to create control applications of higher complexity very quickly.
I use Automation Studio™ for:
- Pneumatic Controls (Circuits, MB)
- Hydraulic Controls (Circuits, MB)
- Electrical Controls (Relay Ladder Logic)
- PLC Ladder Logic
In all cases, the program has been working the best way. The students are inspired by the control applications animation.
The simulation allows to discover faulty behavior within the circuits very fast and to troubleshoot them."
Mr Kerryn Newey, Department of Mechanical Engineering
Border Technikon, East London, South Africa
"I used the pneumatic simulation package last year and found it to be very good..."
"I used the pneumatic simulation package last year and found it to be very good. Its an easy package to learn to use. I found it very useful for simulating exam and test questions and also for drawing up nice neat memorandums. It saves a huge amount of time because all the symbols are available in a symbol library, and you just have to drag and drop them into place. It also saves time in designing suitable circuits for tutorials and tests because of the ability of the software to simulate the circuit as you build onto it. I don't know how it compares to other similar simulation packages but I can highly recommend it."
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