2017 Grant
RAPIDS 2.0 (submitted July 2017, awarded Dec 2017)
In the second round of RAPIDS, the NORTH Consortium included Penta Career Center, Vantage Career Center,
Rhodes State College, Defiance College, Owens Community College, Northwest State Community College, Terra
Community College, The University of Toledo, and Bowling Green State University.
For this project, the NORTH Consortium focused its efforts on the advanced manufacturing sector. Specifically, attention was
given to robotics and mechatronics with a partnering component addressing the growing need for network security and big data
analytics for the advanced manufacturing environment. The project was designed to create virtual manufacturing centers or
“e-Factories” that can be accessed via the “cloud”. The “e-Factory” environment is currently being installed at the host
institution, Bowling Green State University (BGSU), and will be accessible by each NORTH partner, including the OTCs.
RAPIDS 2.0 Equipment
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BGSU
BGSU hosts multiple state-of-the art facilities with unique in-house educational systems designed for
classroom training and instruction. The RAPIDS 2.0 grant is being used to expand on BGSU’s robotics and
automation capabilities, to improve the machine connectivity and preparing remote access with the goal to
create a secure “Virtual” to “Real” collaborative workforce platform, allowing supervised internal and
external user access in cloud-based advanced manufacturing training. While the bulk of grant is used to
build infrastructure, NORTH members have the access to the following software and hardware:
| Equipment |
Description |
| PLC trainer |
1 Siemens trainer with software and training material |
| Computer-integrated manufacturing |
1 CNC integrated with Fanuc robot |
| Robotino Mobile Robot |
2 AGVs |
| Vision systems |
10 Cognex camera attached to robots with insight software |
| Roboguide |
25 seats for Manufacturing Simulation environment |
| Automation Studio |
30 seats, Full package |
In addition, the virtual desktop application being developed at BGSU allow, upon request, participants
to access our existing resources including:
| Equipment |
Description |
| SCARA Robots |
10 Mitsubishi Robots with programming software |
| Teaching Pendants |
10 hand held controllers for Robots |
| PLC Automation |
10 integrated control systems with I/O |
| Automation Platform |
10 platform with sensors and actuators |
| Pneumatic Grippers |
10 integrated hands for assembly operation |
| ANSYS, Workbench and Electromagnetic |
50 seats for FEM modeling and simulation |
| 20-sim |
Unlimited seats for Mechatronics simulation environment |
NSCC
| Qty |
Description |
| 6 |
Lab Volt AC/DC Training System |
| 1 |
VRTEX 360 One-PAK Virtual reality welding simulator |
Owens CC
| Qty |
Description |
| 2 |
LabVolt Industrial Controls Training System |
| 1 |
Digital Servo Training System |
Rhodes State College
| Qty |
Description |
| 1 |
PowerEdge R730 Rack Server |
| 1 |
NETLAB Virtual Edition |
| 1 |
Stratasys F-Series 3D Printer |
| 1 |
FANUC Collaborative Robot |
Terra State Community College
| Qty |
Description |
| 1 |
CR-7iA R-30iB Education Training CERT Package for Material Handling |
| 1 |
Fixed or Carried** Mounted - iRVision 2D Guidance Hardware & Software |
| 1 |
FENCELESS Multi-EOAT Vacuum Kit |
| 1 |
Fixed or Carried* Vision Light Kit - LR Mate Robot |
| 5 |
Additional Teach iPendant for RoboGuide w/1.5M iPendant PC Conversion Kit w/ Power Supply |
| 5 |
RoboGuide Simulation Software License |
| 1 |
20 iRVision CERT Instructor Only Program |
University of Toledo
Equipment that is not yet available is shown grayed out:
| Qty |
Description |
| 4 |
FESTO Transformer |
| 4 |
FESTO Four-Pole Squirrel Cage Motor |
| 4 |
FESTO 3-Phase Synchronous Motor/Generator |
| 4 |
FESTO Synchronizing/3-Phase Contactor |
| 8 |
Two Level Plastic Tank |
| 2 |
Ultrasonic Water Level Sensor |
| 4 |
Siemens S7-1200F Modules |
| 4 |
Siemens S7-1500 PLC Package |
| 8 |
Cognix Insight 7200 |
Defiance College
Equipment that is not yet available is shown grayed out:
| Qty |
Description |
| 2 |
JTAG (Joint Test Action Group) |
| 3 |
Cisco Business Grade PoE Managed Smart Switch |
| 1 |
Misc. Ethernet Patch Cables & Patch Panels |
| 1 |
Server, Tower, T330 or Equivalent |
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