# 159: How Career & Technical Education (CTE) is Impacting Smart Manufacturing with Kent Powell of Amatrol

- Show: [Manufacturing Happy Hour](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/podcast/manufacturing-happy-hour)
- Published: 2023-10-31
- Length: 45m
- Page: https://hardwarepodcasts.com/podcast/manufacturing-happy-hour/2023-10-31-159-how-career-technical-education-cte-is-impacting-smart-manufacturing-with-ken
- Listen: http://manufacturinghappyhour.com

## Summary

Kent Powell, VP of Sales and Marketing at Amatrol, explains how the company addresses the skilled labor shortage through career and technical education (CTE) that combines foundational skills with modern smart manufacturing technologies. He defines smart manufacturing by contrasting dumb on/off sensors with smart sensors that provide data like line speed and throughput via Ethernet, enabling real-time process adjustments. Powell also details the Kentucky FAME program, a work-and-learn pipeline that allows high school students to earn a debt-free two-year degree and a job in two years, and discusses how Amatrol helps educational institutions align their curricula with industry certifications.

## Chapters

- [0:00](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/podcast/manufacturing-happy-hour/2023-10-31-159-how-career-technical-education-cte-is-impacting-smart-manufacturing-with-ken#t=0) Introduction and Louisville Context
- [5:53](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/podcast/manufacturing-happy-hour/2023-10-31-159-how-career-technical-education-cte-is-impacting-smart-manufacturing-with-ken#t=353) Amatrol's History and Mission
- [10:53](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/podcast/manufacturing-happy-hour/2023-10-31-159-how-career-technical-education-cte-is-impacting-smart-manufacturing-with-ken#t=653) Foundational Skills vs. Technical Training
- [19:09](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/podcast/manufacturing-happy-hour/2023-10-31-159-how-career-technical-education-cte-is-impacting-smart-manufacturing-with-ken#t=1149) Defining Smart Manufacturing and Sensors
- [24:36](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/podcast/manufacturing-happy-hour/2023-10-31-159-how-career-technical-education-cte-is-impacting-smart-manufacturing-with-ken#t=1476) Greenfield vs. Brownfield Adoption
- [32:47](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/podcast/manufacturing-happy-hour/2023-10-31-159-how-career-technical-education-cte-is-impacting-smart-manufacturing-with-ken#t=1967) Kentucky FAME Program and Workforce Pipeline
- [37:49](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/podcast/manufacturing-happy-hour/2023-10-31-159-how-career-technical-education-cte-is-impacting-smart-manufacturing-with-ken#t=2269) Consulting for Colleges and Certifications

## Topics

- [Hiring & workforce](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/topic/hiring-and-workforce)
- [Connected products & IoT](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/topic/connected-products-and-iot)
- [Careers & education](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/topic/engineering-careers-and-education)
- [Manufacturing partners & offshoring](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/topic/manufacturing-partners)

## Most relevant to

established companies

## Mentioned

- Amatrol (company)
- Kent Powell (other)
- Kentucky FAME (other)
- Rockwell Automation (company)
- Toyota (company)
- 3M (company)
- Industrial Solutions Network (company)
- Jefferson Community and Technical College (other)

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