Simlog’s Shipping Container Unloading module teaches safe material handling in one of the most challenging forklift tasks: working within the tight confines of a container. Operators are tested on their ability to maneuver, lift, and place loads with minimal clearance on all sides.
The demo illustrates how this scenario builds core competencies such as steering precision, load stability, and forward planning—equipping users with skills needed for ports, warehouses, and freight centers.
The Dry Van Trailer Loading module challenges trainees to operate in confined trailer spaces, simulating real-world shipping environments. Users must maintain forklift control while navigating tight clearances and stacking pallets safely inside the trailer.
This demo captures how the simulator replicates critical aspects of trailer loading—including smooth entry/exit, pallet alignment, and managing limited visibility—ensuring learners are job-ready from day one.
In the Selective Pallet Racks 1 module, operators learn how to accurately handle pallets in a high-density storage system. This simulation enhances spatial awareness, vertical lifting accuracy, and horizontal control—key skills for maintaining warehouse productivity and avoiding costly errors.
The video demonstrates how the simulator helps users build consistency and confidence when placing and retrieving pallets from various rack levels, including proper fork alignment and depth control.
The Drive-In / Drive-Through Racks module trains users on the complexities of maneuvering in tight warehouse aisles with limited visibility. This simulation emphasizes alignment, precision, and safe entry/exit from racking systems, skills essential for real-world efficiency and safety.
This demo shows operators navigating into the racking system with care, placing and retrieving loads while avoiding collisions—perfect for reinforcing best practices in space-restricted warehouse environments.
Electronics PLC Programming & Troubleshooting Training
Amatrol’s Electronics PLC Programming and Troubleshooting systems deliver industry-relevant, hands-on training with real-world components from leading manufacturers like Allen-Bradley, Siemens, and Mitsubishi. These systems teach critical automation skills including PLC operation, ladder logic programming, motor control, analog and digital I/O, event sequencing, and systematic troubleshooting—all essential for success in modern manufacturing and industrial environments.
From fully integrated workstations to portable learning systems, Amatrol offers flexible solutions that support in-depth learning in both classroom and on-site settings. Each system features interactive multimedia curriculum and FaultPro software for realistic fault insertion and diagnostics practice, ensuring learners build confidence in diagnosing and resolving real-world automation issues. Prepare students or trainees for tomorrow’s workforce with advanced PLC training that meets the needs of today’s technology.
At LIFT’s advanced manufacturing headquarters in Detroit, training the future workforce is a core mission. This video takes you inside the LIFT Learning Lab, where students engage with hands-on Amatrol training systems—from robotics and hydraulics to electronics and pneumatics. The lab features cutting-edge equipment, including the Pegasus robot, to help learners build real-world technical skills.
Hear from STEM Talent Program Manager Bernie Simms, Learning Lab Manager Jihad Mims, and Instructor Isaac Vanover as they highlight the impact of the IGNITE: Mastering Manufacturing program, developed in partnership with Amatrol. With students gaining confidence and exploring career paths in welding, automotive, and smart manufacturing, the program is truly igniting passion and purpose in the next generation of skilled workers.
This video highlights the impressive Industrial Tech-Ed program at Williams Bay High School in Wisconsin, where students gain real-world experience with advanced automation and Industry 4.0 technologies. The elective program offers hands-on training with pneumatic controls, AC/DC electrical systems, smart sensors, hydraulic systems, and industrial robotics.
Led by instructor Jacob White, the program empowers students to not only understand how each system functions but also how to integrate them creatively. By learning to think critically and problem-solve using interconnected technologies, students build a strong foundation for future careers in modern manufacturing environments.
Explore Ivy Tech Lafayette’s vision for the future of manufacturing in this engaging video featuring Academic Dean Bryce Eaton and student Gage Baer. Through a dynamic partnership with Amatrol, Ivy Tech Lafayette provides hands-on training in a state-of-the-art manufacturing lab that mirrors real industrial settings—including fluid power systems and advanced automation cells.
With a strong emphasis on renewable energy and smart technologies, the Energy Technology and Advanced Manufacturing programs are equipping students with the skills needed to thrive in Indiana’s growing industrial landscape. Discover how Ivy Tech is fostering innovation, sustainability, and workforce readiness in the heart of the Midwest.
Experience the future of manufacturing with Lakeshore Technical College! In this video, Dean of Applied Technology and Economic Development Rachel Kroeplien is joined by instructors Matt Roskopf and Brendo Olds for an inspiring look at how hands-on training and Industry 4.0 certifications are transforming their students' futures.
Through a powerful partnership with Amatrol and SACA (Smart Automation Certification Alliance), Lakeshore’s advanced manufacturing lab mirrors real-world industrial environments—complete with fluid power systems, robotics, and cutting-edge automation technology. Learn how Lakeshore Tech is preparing Wisconsin’s workforce for a rapidly evolving industry and helping students ignite a passion for innovation and technical careers.
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Item Number:990-PAB53AFAmatrol’s Portable PLC Troubleshooting Learning System - AB CompactLogix L16 (990-PAB53AF) teaches programmable logic controller (PLC) programming, operation, and applications used throughout industry.
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Item Number:990-PABCL1FAmatrol’s PLC Troubleshooting Learning System for the AB CompactLogix provides comprehensive PLC operation and troubleshooting knowledge in a portable format for when training space is constrained, but skill-building cannot be sacrificed! Learners will study topics like Programmable Controller Operation, PLC Ethernet Communication, Basic PLC Project Elements, PLC Motor Control, Event Sequencing, and more!
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Item Number:990-PAB53AFAmatrol's 990-PAB53AF Portable PLC Troubleshooting Learning System provides a comprehensive curriculum and a cutting-edge workstation to teach PLC (Programmable Logic Controller) programming, operation, and applications used in industry. The 990-PAB53AF uses FaultPro, Amatrol’s unique electronic fault insertion, to teach PLC troubleshooting skills, such as PLC input and output testing, software testing, and application troubleshooting.
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Item Number:990-PN1Amatrol's Portable Pneumatics Learning System (990-PN1) offers hands-on training in basic and intermediate pneumatic concepts. Featuring real-world components in a portable case, this system enables learners to practice cylinder operation, flow controls, valves, air motors, and gauges, fostering skill development and workforce readiness.
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Item Number:990-ELE1Amatrol's 990-ELE1 features a various electrical components and circuits, including: AC and DC power supplies, ΔV potentiometer, thermocouples, resistive temperature detectors, thermistors, electronic sensors, solid state relays, transistor and operational amplifiers, field effect transistors, silicon-controlled rectifiers, triacs, and phase control circuits.
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Item Number:990-PG1Amatrol’s Portable Precision Gauging Learning System (990-PG1) covers the fundamentals of basic measurement, precision measurement, direct gauging, indirect gauging, and dimensional measurements using both the U.S. customary system and the SI metric system all within a mobile, highly durable product. Measurement is a cornerstone of all technical career paths and a major part of quality assurance, which helps to keep product quality high and costs low.
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Item Number:990-SM10Amatrol's newest advanced manufacturing trainer is the Portable Smart Manufacturing Learning System (990-SM10). Developed in partnership with CESMII, this system is designed to provide hands-on learning in Smart Manufacturing and Industry 4.0 technologies.
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Item Number:211-140DAC Worldwide’s Positive Displacement Blower Cutaway, Rotary Lobe-Type (211-140) is a full-size, fully-detailed sectioned rotary lobe-type positive displacement compressor that provides learners a first-hand view into a component that is found in various applications worldwide.
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Item Number:211-110DAC Worldwide’s Positive Displacement Compressor Cutaway, Piston-Type (211-110) is a realistic, sectioned, piston-type positive displacement compressor. Rather than a scale model, the cutaway is a piece of actual industrial hardware sourced from popular industrial makes and models. T
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Item Number:272-980DAC Worldwide's Pressure Control Switch Sample Dissectible (272-980) is a realistic dissectible sample of a common industrial control-type pressure switch as used in automation and process systems.














