EMMET COUNTY, Mich. (WPBN/WGTU) -- North Central Michigan College is introducing a new degree to bring Northern Michigan students into the next industrial revolution.

Industry 4.0, is the name for the next generation of manufacturing and engineering work.

Starting this fall the program will offer an Associates Degree in Engineering Technology.

Learning will take place inside the college’s new Manufacturing and Engineering Technology Lab, home to hands-on training systems ranging from electro-mechanical systems to industrial robots, fluid power, drives and motors.

In the center of the lab is an Amatrol 870 Mechatronics System, a replica of the modern smart factory that integrates each individual lab component into one large, fully automated manufacturing line.