Success story at Escola del Treball:
3D printing and Virtual Reality
In its more than 100 years of history, the Barcelona School of Labour has trained and incorporated into the labour market countless professionals capable of meeting the industrial challenges of each generation.
Today, it has more than 3,000 students spread across its 115 courses, collaborates with more than 350 companies in the region and is a centre of excellence in the state network for automated manufacturing in the advanced intelligent industry.
The objective of the center:
1. To integrate 4.0 technologies present in modern companies.
2. To improve the professional training of students.
3. To enrich, modernize and expand the curriculum of the center itself.
Betting on comprehensive technological training
The Escola del Treball has managed to expand and modernize its educational offering thanks to the introduction of 4.0 technologies. Students are able to immerse themselves in a workflow that is connected from start to finish, which allows them to:
- Prototype your own custom designs.
- Validate and analyze in Virtual Reality environments with Aurora software.
- 3D print the designs after making the appropriate modifications.
Integrated technologies in classrooms
The combination of these solutions aims to train students to carry out technological implementation projects currently used by mechanical manufacturing companies, technical offices, machining, engineering...
The importance of technological updating
Knowledge such as 3D printing is increasingly in demand in different professional sectors. Thanks to the integration of a technology classroom, students are trained and learn to be autonomous in the use of this technology, which has a positive impact on their entry into the world of work.
Thanks to the modernization of the Escola del Treball, its students acquire experience in additive manufacturing systems, prototyping and validations in virtual environments, 3D printing and CAD/CAM design.
"The integration of a 3D printing classroom allows us to train professionals for the new professions of the future, related to sustainability, technology, or electronics."
Joan Gensana. Additive manufacturing teacher at Escola del Treball