Fleming College

Students, staff and guests gathered today to recognize a significant in-kind donation of equipment, software and training from Siemens Canada valued at $100,000 to the Fleming College School of Trades and Technology.

“Siemens Canada has been a long-time supporter of Fleming College,” said President, Tony Tilly, “they have provided funds for bursaries and academic awards as well as supported several of our capital campaigns. We are honoured to call Siemens Canada a friend of Fleming College and are thrilled to recognize their most recent $100,000 contribution of equipment and training to the School of Trades and Technology.”

In recognition of their support, Fleming College has renamed an area of the Instrumentation Lab, located on the mezzanine level, “The Learning Loft” which houses the majority of the donated equipment.

“Currently there are three programs that will benefit from the Learning Loft, training and support services provided by Siemens Canada – the Electrician Apprentice program, the Electrical Technician program and the Instrumentation and Control program,” said Dean of Trades and Technology, Maxine Mann. “That is approximately 200 students a year, so this is a really important gift contributing to the success of so many students.”

The products donated by Siemens are from the factory automation and process instrumentation product portfolios which are widely used in the automotive, food and beverage, chemical, O&G and other process industries.

“In order for Canada to remain competitive and grow our manufacturing sector, we must nurture a skilled workforce and increase collaboration between industry and academics,” said Joris Myny, Senior Vice-President of Digital Factory and Process Drives, Siemens Canada. “With this in-kind donation, Fleming College now has the most innovative product portfolio to educate and train students so they have the advanced skills needed by Canadian industry.”

Fleming faculty was especially thrilled by the new equipment and software.

“The Siemens equipment and TIA Portal Software will allow us to teach PLC control along with up-to-date and in-demand HMI programming, device integration and data visualization techniques. The equipment provides a platform on which we can provide the ultimate hands-on experience while having the ability to adapt to changing industry demands,” said Program Coordinator, Blane Bell.

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For more information, please contact:

Laura Copeland
Communications Officer
Fleming College
Phone:  705.749.5530 x 1370

Ann Adair
VP Communications & Government Affairs
Siemens Canada
Phone: 416.567.7831
E-mail: ann.adair@siemens.com

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About Fleming College
Located in the heart of Central Ontario, Fleming College has campus locations in Peterborough, Lindsay, Cobourg and Haliburton. Named for famous Canadian inventor and engineer Sir Sandford Fleming, the college features more than 100 full-time programs in Arts and Heritage, Business, Environmental and Natural Resource Sciences, General Arts and Science, Health and Wellness, Justice and Community Development, Skilled Trades and Technology, and Continuing Education. Fleming College has 5,900 full-time and 10,000 part-time students, and more than 68,000 alumni. www.Flemingcollege.ca.

About Siemens Canada
For more than 100 years the innovative ideas from Siemens have helped make Canada a better place. From the Atlantic to Pacific oceans, more than 4,500 employees in Canada work together to provide answers that last in the fields of electrification, automation and digitalization. Since it was federally chartered in 1912, Siemens has stood for innovation, quality, reliability and internationality. Sales for Siemens Canada in fiscal 2014 (ended September 30), were $2.7 billion CAD. The company has 39 offices and 12 manufacturing/assembly facilities across Canada. Further information is available at www.siemens.ca.