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The University of Bridgeport’s School of Engineering created a new PLC Industrial Control Lab to accommodate lab-based, hands-on training using different types of Programmable Logic Controllers (PLCs). The Lab and associated courses were designed to meet ABET’s EC2000 standards and prepare students for the workforce.
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The authors acknowledge the equipment contributions by Gibson Engineering Company, Incorporated of Norwood, MA and HESCO of Rocky Hill, CT.
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Toporovsky, J., Hempowicz, C., Sobh, T.M. (2010). Interdisciplinary Automation and Control in a Programmable Logic Controller (PLC) Laboratory. In: Elleithy, K., Sobh, T., Iskander, M., Kapila, V., Karim, M., Mahmood, A. (eds) Technological Developments in Networking, Education and Automation. Springer, Dordrecht. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-90-481-9151-2_30
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