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Continuing its tradition of financial support, Eaton Corporation has donated another $25,000 to the �鶹��Ƶ (�鶹��Ƶ) Foundation. 

The donation will enable the college’s Engineering Technology Department to purchase a key piece of equipment known as a process control trainer.

“Process control is integral and of paramount importance to virtually all modern manufacturing methods, assembly and test lines, as well as the general operation of manufacturing plants,” said Christina Knight, �鶹��Ƶ’s dean of engineering and industrial technology.

Knight said obtaining a process control trainer will “give our students a tremendous advantage in employment opportunities.”

“These units are highly customizable,” she said. “We would be able to teach our students about ubiquitous industrywide concepts such as PID control loops, statistical process control and assembly line/manufacturing process control with modern integrated SCADA (Supervisory Control and Data Acquisition) systems.”

Eaton Corporation is a global producer of power management technologies and services. The company has several facilities in Greenwood and employs many �鶹��Ƶ graduates. Eaton has made multiple financial donations to the �鶹��Ƶ Foundation in past years. 

“We are extremely grateful for Eaton’s continuing support,” said �鶹��Ƶ Foundation Executive Director Laura Dudley.

Knight also thanked Eaton Corporation officials.

“The equipment that has been acquired in past years with your grant monies has been invaluable in providing students with hands-on experience that goes far beyond the standard for other educational institutions,” she said,

�鶹��Ƶ’s Engineering Technology Department offers three degree programs: electronic engineering technology, engineering design technology and mechanical engineering technology. To find out more, go online and visit www.ptc.edu.