Micro, small and medium enterprises in the Cordillera Administrative Region (CAR) can now access the services being offered by the Department of Science and Technology-Metals Industry Research and Development Center’s (DOST-MIRDC) Advanced Mechatronics, Robotics and Industrial Automation Laboratory (AMERIAL).
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The DOST-CAR, DOST-Metals Industry Research and Development Center (MIRDC), and Kalinga State University (KSU) signed a memorandum of agreement (MOA) on July 5, paving way for the establishment of a team that would ensure the MSME’s access to the country’s newest and state-of-the-art facility on mechatronics, robotics, industrial automation.
“The AMERIAL project of the DOST-MIRDC will reach out to more MSMEs in the Cordillera Administrative Region through the establishment of the KSU-Local AMERIAL Team,” DOST Secretary Fortunato “Boy” T. de la Peña said during his weekly report on Friday, July 9.
He said the MOA for the KSU-Local AMERIAL Team was signed by DOST-CAR Regional Director, Dr. Nancy A. Bantog; KSU President Eduardo Batang; and DOST-MIRDC Executive Director and AMERIAL Project Leader Engr. Robert O. Dizon during a virtual meeting held on July 5.
“The AMERIAL is a facility that aims to support local players in the metals and engineering industries, particularly in technological advancement, workforce improvement, and competitiveness enhancement through optimizing mechatronics, robotics, and industrial automation technologies,” the DOST chief said.
The DOST-MIRDC launched and inaugurated the AMERIAL on June 16.
The major technologies that can be found in the AMERIAL facility are the state-of-the-art Smart Factory Learning System, six-axis collaborative robot, a mechatronics training kit for pneumatics, programmable logic controllers (PLC), and HMI Programming.
“With the DOST-MIRDC, the KSU, and the DOST-CAR partnering to bring the AMERIAL services to MSMEs in the CAR, there will be more opportunities for enterprises to cope with fast-paced technological developments,” de la Peña said.