Training, Research, Testing

EBZ Group provides engineering services for production systems worldwide. The Training Cell in McCalla, Alabama is where EBZ electricians and pipe fitters come for internal training on PLCs and robots, and where EBZ researches and develops better processes. EBZ Group provides engineering services for production systems worldwide. The Training Cell in McCalla, Alabama is where EBZ electricians and pipe fitters come for internal training on PLCs and robots, and where EBZ researches and develops better processes. HELUKABEL donated all the power and data cables used within the Training Cell. “Our new training facility has been very beneficial to our end users in terms of them being able to select the products they will be using, before anything is actually installed,” said Bill Hunter, EBZ Electrical Superintendent. For example, automotive manufacturers test several products in the cell before deciding which system would be the most effective for them to implement. An added bonus of the Training Cell is it allows local high schools with technical programs to let its students take what they learn in the classroom and apply it to a real-world work environment. “After these students have gained some automation experience we look forward to taking some of them on as interns with the EBZ team,” Hunter said. “This is invaluable for these kids who may not readily have the resources to go away to college; an internship with us may end up being their first step into the workforce.”