Electrical and Automation Industry Highlights: Education, Upgrades, and Smart Home Expansion

Chariho Career and Technical Center's Electrical Technology class visited ProSystems Integration, an automation company in Westerly, to give students a look at career opportunities in the industrial side of the field. A former student of the class, Chariho alumnus and engineer at ProSystems Jesse Brunelle, alongside his father, John, president and owner of ProSystems Integration, gave the students a tour of the facility and explained what the company does.

Level Automation, a company that specializes in the production and construction of electrical and automation cabinets, has made the leap from the Simatic S7-1200 to the new generation control system, the Simatic S7-1200 G2. The company's owner, Martin Ozols, says the migration was "almost ridiculously easy" and took only two minutes. The new system is NIS2 ready and certified according to the cybersecurity standard IEC 62443.

As AI, electrification, and automation put new pressure on modern hardware, there are many companies hiring electrical engineers who can build the chips and power systems that fuel all of it. Some of the top companies hiring electrical engineers right now include Nvidia, Apple, Tesla, Intel, and Siemens.

Post Electric, a licensed electrical contractor serving Southwest Missouri, has expanded its residential electrical services to include comprehensive home automation and smart technology integration capabilities. The expansion addresses growing demand from homeowners seeking to modernize their electrical systems and incorporate connected home technologies. The enhanced service offerings come after an 18-month period during which the company experienced increased requests for electrical upgrades and smart home installations.

Wago, a German electrical engineering manufacturer, is introducing its first Matter-enabled products. In an interview, Strategic Product Manager Manfred Lehmann explains that the company wants to empower electricians to be successful in the long term by giving them access to automation in residential construction. Wago is convinced that electricians will have to deal with the Matter standard intensively.

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