The software training was led by Weifeng Wang, Asia Regional Manager and Technical Sales at Famic Technologies Inc. The training covered various topics, including building and editing hydraulic and pneumatic circuits in Automation Studio™ 9.0, fluid parameters display and failure settings, electrical control, and PLC-controlled fluid circuit co-simulation. Additionally, it introduced new features in the latest version, such as virtual trainer, circuit cross-section design, virtual-real co-simulation. For enterprise participants, the training also included topics such as efficient manifold design, mobile machinery hydraulics, proportional hydraulics, and digital twins.

The training of textbook creation using Automation Studio™ was given by Dr. Tu Qin, Associate Professor at Changzhou Institute of Information Vocational Technology and Chief Editor of the textbook Hydraulic and Pneumatic Technology (Beijing Institute of Technology Press, ISBN: 9787576336337). The training content primarily includes the background of textbook development, the history of teaching reforms, the problems addressed by the textbook, writing approaches and corresponding strategies, curriculum ideological and political education, the exploration of industry-education integration, and the design of simulation and experimental sections. It also provides detailed examples from pages of the textbook, covering concepts, strategies and practices comprehensively. 

This training program featured class teaching and was freely open to both industry and academic peers. Adhering to the philosophy of “understandable, actionable, and effective training”, the organizing committee distributed questionnaires in advance to assess participants’ needs and provided access to Automation Studio™  licenses ahead of time to allow participants to instal the trial version of the software. During the training, while ensuring the delivery of core content and effectiveness, adjustments were made based on participants’ characteristics and requirements. A combination of general instruction and individualized guidance was adopted. The training schedule, faculty expertise, technical support and overall effectiveness were widely recognized and appreciated by the participants.

Through discussions and research, participants agreed that the software significantly improves teachers’ ability to build virtual simulation resources and enhances teaching effectiveness. It also helps engineers improve efficiency in system and manifold design. The software addresses traditional teaching challenges, such as high cost, wear and tear, risks, difficulties in implementation, observation and reproduction. The textbook training creation aligns with the core mission of education while focusing on improving students’ practical and innovation skills. The textbook is application-focused, with a clear vocational emphasis, well-organized content and effective strategies. It reflects years of work by the editorial team and is of high quality, providing strong support for vocational education. This training brought together industry and vocational education resources, using software and textbooks to improve collaboration between schools and businesses. It focused on enhancing innovation skills and supported the development of vocational institutions, helping to build a top-tier industrial technology workforce and train outstanding engineers.

Participant Feedback:
Higher Education Participant 1: Through this software and textbook training, we not only gained an in-depth understanding of the industry's cutting-edge technologies and applications, but also acquired more practical operational skills. The training content is detailed and clearly explained, especially with the demonstration of practical cases, which gave us a deeper understanding of the software. We truly appreciate your organization’s deep expertise and dedicated efforts in this field, and we look forward to more opportunities for collaboration and communication in the future. Once again, we would like to thank Professor Tu and Famic Technologies’ team for their hard work and thoughtful organization.