Electronics & Computer Engineering Technology Articles

An industrial software company has donated 28 licenses of its latest program to Pennsylvania College of Technology. Tatsoft is providing the college with its flagship FrameworX Unlimited Version 10 software package for industrial automation.

Thirty Pennsylvania College of Technology students representing a variety of majors obtained valuable industry certifications in 2025-26 related to engineering design.

Ken J. Kinley likes to pair students from different majors to tackle assignments in his Robotic Applications class at Pennsylvania College of Technology. The completion of a recent project validated his approach.

Larry A. Ward, a longtime benefactor and distinguished alumnus of Pennsylvania College of Technology, has added to his philanthropic legacy by establishing three $100,000 endowed scholarships at the institution.

A creative collaboration between Pennsylvania College of Technology faculty and staff has resulted in an ergonomically friendly addition to the institution’s automation and robotics lab: customized frames for Siemens human machine interfaces.

Meet Marissa Rupert. On her way to earning bachelor’s degrees in automation engineering technology and software development & information management, Rupert details her two internships and shares how she’s building confidence, one hands-on experience after another.

In a video recently produced by Penn College, Jack C. Dincher, instructor of electrical/mechatronics, highlights the ongoing buildout of the newest mechatronics lab, housed in the college’s Electrical Technologies Center.

Three members of Penn College’s Pennsylvania Xi Chapter of the Alpha Chi National College Honor Society organized a drive to collect first aid items for a medical clinic in Kenya. The students worked diligently to collect thousands of dollars’ worth of items, including thermometers, syringes, gloves, suturing and catheter kits, surgical supplies, stethoscopes and more.

Pennsylvania College of Technology recently received a $75,000 grant from a major North American energy company. TC Energy Corp., through its Build Strong program, awarded the grant in support of mechatronics education and the college’s dual-enrollment efforts.

Penn College alumnus Lauryn Stauffer strolled down memory lane and into the Tomorrow Makers podcast studio to share her full-circle moments in education in “Her Perfect Pathway.” Returning for the recent Wildcat Weekend with her Penn College pup Milo in tow, the 2023 robotics & automation graduate and “born teacher” shares how she’s passing the torch and lighting her students’ sparks at Bethlehem Area Vocational-Technical School, the same career and technical school where it all started for her.