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This paper from Mark Sanders, faculty in the Technology Education Program at Virginia Polytechnic Institute & State University, compares modern technology education to the industrial arts programs of the 1960s and 1970s. Sanders presents a literature review, his study comparing the two types of...

This paper, by Rodney L. Custer and Franzie Loepp, faculty with the Department of Industrial Technology at Illinois State University, with G. Eugene Martin of the Department of Technology at Southwest Texas State University, covers a survey of individuals who have received grants for technology...

This webpage, created by the Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) of the US Depart of Labor, is a digital library of training and reference materials.  The cover topics such as, asbestos, blood borne pathogens, flammable liquids, and workplace violence.  The topics are divided by...

This paper discusses a process for non-routine maintenance work on aircrafts developed by a graduate class in the Aviation Technology Department at Purdue University. This futuristic process of the non-routine system shows promise for reducing cycle time and improving the standardization of work in...

This website, made available by the Center for Occupational Research and Development (U.S.), features a podcast series created by the ATE 2.0: Preparing Technicians for the Future of Work project. The mission of the project is to "enable the ATE Community to collaborate regionally with industry...

In this video adapted from Pathways to Technology, learn about process technology and the career of a process technician, also known as a process operator. Process technology is what turns chemicals into products, from oil and gas to cosmetics and rubber soles for shoes. The process technician keeps...

In this video adapted from Pathways to Technology, observe how Sandra Garcia is studying to be a process technician, and learn about the field of process technology. Sandra explains how her love of science brought her to community college after years away from school and how she's looking forward to...

In this video adapted from Pathways to Technology, you’ll meet Tyrone Walker, who keeps the enormous machines at a Tupperware factory running 24/7/365. Tyrone is a process maintenance engineer. This means he inspects all the parts of a machine’s electronics system looking for problems, from the...

In this video excerpted from Pathways to Technology, learn about process technology and career opportunities in this field. Process refers to the steps that chemicals go through to become products, like gasoline or medicine. Process technology is used in just about every manufacturing industry, from...

These slides, provided by Automotive Manufacturing Technical Education Collaborative (AMTEC), were presented at the AMTEC Academy - Maintenance: What Does this Mean to the Maintenance Technician conference held March 22-23, 2012. This presentation includes information on the Alamo Area Academies,...