As Industry 4.0 continues to transform modern manufacturing, technical education needs to go beyond theoretical knowledge and isolated equipment-based practice. Future engineers need to understand how different technologies work together as an integrated production system.
This is the vision behind FATS 2026 – Factory Automation Training Solutions by ETEK.
FATS 2026 is an integrated training equipment system designed to simulate the operation of an automated production line and a smart factory within an educational environment.
Instead of learning each technology separately, students and trainees can experience how different systems interact throughout an entire production workflow:
Design → Programming → Installation → Operation → Inspection → Data Collection → Analysis → Optimization
This approach transforms automation knowledge into hands-on experience that closely reflects real industrial applications.
One of the key strengths of FATS 2026 is the integration of multiple industrial technologies into a single training platform.
By bringing these technologies together, FATS 2026 functions as more than conventional didactic equipment. It creates an integrated environment for developing system-level engineering skills.
The value of an industrial training equipment system is not simply determined by the number of technologies it contains. More importantly, it should help learners understand how these technologies interact within a complete manufacturing process.
With FATS 2026, students and trainees can gain practical experience in:
The goal is to move learners beyond understanding “how a device works” toward understanding “how an integrated production system operates.”
FATS 2026 is designed to support practical education and technical training in fields including Mechatronics, Industrial Automation, Control Engineering, Robotics, Smart Manufacturing and Industry 4.0.
The system can be applied in:
By combining didactic equipment, industrial technologies and production process simulation, FATS 2026 helps bridge the gap between the classroom and the factory floor.
A smart factory is not built around a single technology. It is an ecosystem where equipment, control systems, software, data and people work together.
FATS 2026 brings this system-level approach into technical education.
Not just learning technology.
Not just practicing with equipment.
But learning how to build, operate and optimize a smart manufacturing system.
Learn the technology. Build the system. Run the factory.
