This week, Altus technology was present at the inauguration of the Medellín Innovation Hub 4.0, in Colombia. The space, which is managed by SENA, National Service of Learning in the country, aims to strengthen the process of technical training for students and apprentices in the region.
During the event, engineers Oswaldo Granada Valencia and Oscar Verá, from Electricas HYG and Electricas Bogotá, Altus partner companies in projects in the local market, were able to demonstrate to the public present the full capacity of the technology embedded in our products. To do this, they used the cases TB340 and TB801 from the series Training Box, our teaching solution for use in research laboratories at companies and educational institutions.
With features that allow you to perform simulations of elements present in the most varied industrial, building and machine automation systems, the tool is recommended for reproducing environments with applications that use the new concepts of Industry 4.0 and Internet of Things (IoT) . As well as in SENA units, the equipment is also widely used in different educational institutions in Brazil, such as UFSM, different schools in the IF system and in the SENAI units of Minas Gerais and São Paulo.
The ceremony also included the participation of the SENA board, local authorities and even the President of the Republic of Colombia, Iván Duque.
Altus technology in Colombia
The third largest economy in South America, the Colombian industrial market is, after the Brazilian one, the main consumer of Altus technology in the region. With extensive investment in the development of new startups, the country has emerged as a new technological hub in Latin America. Present on site since 2019 through Eléctricas Bogotá, responsible for distributing our products in the territory, Altus also contributes to this technological development movement in Colombia.
We currently provide software and hardware solutions for applications in different segments, with emphasis on agroindústria, coffee production units, sanitation systems and energy generation, transmission and distribution. The Nexto Series PLCs, as well as IHMs, industrial switches and BluePlant SCADA software, are also used by system integration customers and local machine manufacturers.
In addition to our growing presence in the industry, we are also expanding our operations to the education market in Colombia. We have participated in lectures and actions to promote Altus technology in the region through partnerships with local universities and SENA. Through training and technical demonstrations carried out by our team of experts, we were able to train teachers and students to apply different Industry 4.0 resources available in our products, such as communication with the cloud, connection with IoT devices, reading and writing in databases, among many others.
