Electrical Industry Roundup: Automation, Career Opportunities, and Technology Upgrades
Last Updated: 2026-05-29T04:23:41.740-04:00
- Chariho Career and Technical Center's Electrical Technology class visited an automation company in Westerly, ProSystems Integration, to give students a look at career opportunities on the industrial side of the field.
- Level Automation has upgraded from the Simatic S7-1200 to the new generation of the Simatic S7-1200 G2 control system, a move that is said to have gone much smoother than expected.
- Companies such as Tesla, Intel, Siemens, ABB, Apple, Nvidia, RTX, Lockheed Martin, Schneider Electric and TSMC are hiring electrical engineers to work on a range of projects, including chips, power systems, industrial automation and robotics.
- Post Electric, a licensed electrical contractor serving Southwest Missouri, has announced the expansion of its residential electrical services to include comprehensive home automation and smart technology integration capabilities.
- A recent report by construction scheduling platform Planera found that electricians have one of the lowest automation risks of any profession, at just 14%. The report also noted that demand for electricians is expected to grow by over 80,000 new positions nationally by 2026.
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