Smart Factory Tabletop Mechatronics

  • Cover of the Amatrol Smart Factory Tabletop Mechatronics (87-TMS) brochure featuring smart sensors, I/O-Link, MES, and PLC training systems

Teach Industry 4.0—Hands-On, Bench-Top, and Cloud-Ready

Bring Industry 4.0 to your classroom—on the bench. Amatrol’s Smart Factory Tabletop Mechatronics (87-TMS) blends smart sensors, I/O-Link, cloud-based SCADA, mobile apps, and MES with traditional mechatronics equipment to deliver practical, workforce-ready training. Students learn to configure networks, acquire data in the cloud, troubleshoot PLCs with electronically inserted faults, and analyze performance—skills aligned to today’s Smart Factory jobs.

The 87-TMS is part of Amatrol’s Industry 4.0 Fundamentals (I4F) multi-course program (Introduction to Mechatronics, Industrial Control Systems, Robot Operations & Programming, and Industrial Internet of Things), making it a flexible fit for high school, college, and workforce programs.

Key Learning Outcomes

  • Industrial Networks & Ethernet IP addressing; managed switch diagnostics and performance tuning.
  • Smart sensors via I/O-Link, including photoelectric and pressure/vacuum sensors.
  • Barcode and RFID operation, programming, and Ethernet-to-serial integration.
  • Cloud-based data acquisition and SCADA operations with mobile app visualization.
  • Manufacturing Execution (MES): order entry, scheduling, status, statistics, and alarms.
  • PLC operations and troubleshooting, including FaultPro electronically inserted faults on an Allen-Bradley L16 processor.

What’s Included

  • Tabletop Mechatronics with conveyor, smart sensors, RFID, barcode reader, and I/O-Link master.
  • Network hardware: 24-port unmanaged and 8-port managed Ethernet switches.
  • Cloud-hosted SCADA and visual communications software (with mobile app).
  • Allen-Bradley L16 controller, I/O-Link interface for system status, and FaultPro for PLC troubleshooting.
  • World-class interactive multimedia eLearning with 3D animations and assessments.

Optional FANUC Robot Integration

Expand your Smart Factory Tabletop Mechatronics with a choice of industrial or collaborative robots from FANUC. Both options provide hands-on, industry-relevant automation training when combined with Amatrol’s 87-TMS stations.

FANUC 200iD Industrial Robot

Add a FANUC LR Mate 200iD six-axis industrial robot for traditional fenced-cell integration and advanced robot programming exposure. Ideal for learners progressing into high-throughput or manufacturing-line applications.
Prerequisite: Students should have prior FANUC programming experience.

FANUC CRX-5iA Collaborative Robot (COBOT)

Available exclusively to secondary and post-secondary educational institutions, the CRX-5iA Robot with Tabletop Mechatronics Workstation enables fenceless, collaborative training that’s classroom-friendly and fast to deploy.

Training Highlights

  • Fenceless robot operation with built-in force sensing for safe collaboration.
  • Tablet-based programming for intuitive student interaction.
  • Hands-on applications in pick-and-place, part transfer, and inspection.
  • Optional iRVision for part identification and quality analysis.

Curriculum Topics Snapshot

  1. Industrial Networks: Ethernet/IP addresses, managed switch setup & diagnostics, performance.
  2. Identification & Tracking: Barcode operation/programming, RFID programming and operation.
  3. Smart Sensing: Photoelectric and pressure/vacuum sensors via I/O-Link.
  4. Cloud & SCADA: Configuring cloud-based SCADA and maintenance management.
  5. MES: Order entry, scheduling, status dashboards, production statistics, alarms.
  6. PLC & Troubleshooting: Controller operation, I/O testing, event sequencing, processor troubleshooting.

Who It’s For

Programs building pathways in advanced manufacturing, mechatronics, IIoT, and smart maintenance—including high school career academies, community colleges, universities, and incumbent-worker upskilling.

Expand with I4F Learning Systems

Pair 87-TMS with complementary learning systems such as Portable AC/DC Electrical (990-ACDC1), Electrical Control (990-EC1), Pneumatics (990-PN1), Hydraulics (990-BH1), Electronic Sensors (990-SN1), Robotics 1 & 2 (96-ROB1 & 96-ROB2), CNC Machines (96-CNC1), Skill Boss Manufacturing (95-MSB1), and Measurement Tools (990-MES1) to build a complete Industry 4.0 pathway.

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  • Amatrol 87-TMS Smart Factory Tabletop Mechatronics — Bench-Top Industry 4.0 Trainer
    Amatrol Smart Factory Tabletop Mechatronics System
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    87-TMS
    Train future technicians with Amatrol’s Tabletop Smart Factory and Cobot-Integrated Mechatronics systems—hands-on, compact training with real industrial components, Rockwell Automation integration, and FANUC CRX collaborative robotics.