{"id":15860,"date":"2026-03-05T19:47:11","date_gmt":"2026-03-05T19:47:11","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/iecatlantaga.org\/?p=15860"},"modified":"2026-03-05T20:00:23","modified_gmt":"2026-03-05T20:00:23","slug":"2026-construction-ready-career-expo-concurso-de-control-de-motores-industriales","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/iecatlantaga.org\/es\/blog\/2026-construction-ready-career-expo-industrial-motor-controls-competition\/","title":{"rendered":"2026 Construction Ready Career Expo, Concurso de control de motores industriales"},"content":{"rendered":"<!--themify_builder_content-->\n<div id=\"themify_builder_content-15860\" data-postid=\"15860\" class=\"themify_builder_content themify_builder_content-15860 themify_builder tf_clear\">\n                    <div  data-lazy=\"1\" class=\"module_row themify_builder_row tb_uej6562 tb_first tf_w\">\n                        <div class=\"row_inner col_align_top tb_col_count_1 tf_box tf_rel\">\n                        <div  data-lazy=\"1\" class=\"module_column tb-column col-full tb_ubdv607 first\">\n                    <!-- module text -->\n<div  class=\"module module-text tb_34gg202\" data-lazy=\"1\">\n        <div  class=\"tb_text_wrap\">\n        <p><strong>2026 Construction Ready Career Expo, <\/strong><strong>Competencia en controles de motores industriales<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Por: Jeff Rogers, Director Ejecutivo Adjunto de IEC Atlanta y GA<\/p>\n<div>\n<div>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/iecatlantaga.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/Picture2.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-15863 size-medium\" src=\"https:\/\/iecatlantaga.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/Picture2-169x300.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"169\" height=\"300\" srcset=\"https:\/\/iecatlantaga.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/Picture2-169x300.jpg 169w, https:\/\/iecatlantaga.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/Picture2-7x12.jpg 7w, https:\/\/iecatlantaga.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/Picture2.jpg 330w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 169px) 100vw, 169px\" \/><\/a><a href=\"https:\/\/iecatlantaga.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/Picture3.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-15864 alignleft\" src=\"https:\/\/iecatlantaga.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/Picture3-169x300.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"169\" height=\"300\" srcset=\"https:\/\/iecatlantaga.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/Picture3-169x300.jpg 169w, https:\/\/iecatlantaga.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/Picture3-7x12.jpg 7w, https:\/\/iecatlantaga.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/Picture3.jpg 330w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 169px) 100vw, 169px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>Como parte de la Exposici\u00f3n de Carreras 2026 organizada por Construction Ready en el Georgia World Congress Center, los estudiantes mostraron sus habilidades t\u00e9cnicas durante la Competici\u00f3n de Controles de Motores Industriales.<\/p>\n<p>Ocho concursantes, representantes de institutos y escuelas t\u00e9cnicas superiores, participaron en el concurso demostrando sus conocimientos de controles el\u00e9ctricos y t\u00e9cnicas de instalaci\u00f3n. Cada concursante tuvo que seguir un diagrama l\u00f3gico en escalera y completar un proyecto pr\u00e1ctico de cableado que inclu\u00eda la instalaci\u00f3n y el cableado de dos arrancadores de motor, rel\u00e9s de temporizaci\u00f3n y varios indicadores luminosos.<\/p>\n<p>Adem\u00e1s de la parte de controles, los concursantes tuvieron que demostrar sus habilidades en el doblado de conductos. Los participantes tuvieron que completar un proyecto de conductos consistente en un ensamblaje de cuatro puntos y dos desviaciones de cajas, demostrando as\u00ed la precisi\u00f3n y las habilidades pr\u00e1cticas que se requieren habitualmente en el sector el\u00e9ctrico.<\/p>\n<p>Todos los concursantes tuvieron una actuaci\u00f3n excepcional y representaron el futuro del sector el\u00e9ctrico. Los participantes recibieron premios proporcionados por Milwaukee Tool, mientras que los ganadores del concurso recibieron becas del Cap\u00edtulo de Contratistas El\u00e9ctricos Independientes de Atlanta y Georgia para apoyar su formaci\u00f3n y educaci\u00f3n continuas en el campo el\u00e9ctrico.<\/p>\n<p>El concurso puso de relieve la importancia del aprendizaje pr\u00e1ctico y brind\u00f3 a los estudiantes la oportunidad de demostrar las aptitudes t\u00e9cnicas necesarias para desarrollar con \u00e9xito una carrera en el sector el\u00e9ctrico.<\/p>\n<p>\u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div>\u00a0<\/div>\n<\/div>    <\/div>\n<\/div>\n<!-- \/module text -->        <\/div>\n                        <\/div>\n        <\/div>\n        <\/div>\n<!--\/themify_builder_content-->\n\n\n<p><\/p>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Competencia en controles de motores industriales<\/p>","protected":false},"author":4,"featured_media":15864,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[36],"tags":[115,203,78,205,244],"class_list":["post-15860","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-blog","tag-atlanta","tag-georgia","tag-iec","tag-independent-electrical-contractors","tag-industrial-motor-controls-competiton","has-post-title","has-post-date","has-post-category","has-post-tag","has-post-comment","has-post-author",""],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v27.5 - https:\/\/yoast.com\/product\/yoast-seo-wordpress\/ -->\n<title>2026 Construction Ready Career Expo, Industrial Motor Controls Competition - IEC Atlanta &amp; 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Each contestant was required to follow a ladder logic diagram and complete a hands-on wiring project that included installing and wiring two motor starters, timing relays, and multiple indicator lights.<\/p> <p>In addition to the controls portion, contestants were tested on their conduit-bending skills. Participants were required to complete a conduit project consisting of a four-point saddle and two box offsets, demonstrating precision and practical field skills commonly required in the electrical trade.<\/p> <p>All contestants performed exceptionally well and represented the future of the electrical industry. Participants were awarded prizes provided by Milwaukee Tool, while the competition winners received scholarships from the Independent Electrical Contractors Atlanta &amp; Georgia Chapter to support their continued training and education in the electrical field.<\/p> <p>The competition highlighted the importance of hands-on learning and provided students with an opportunity to demonstrate the technical skills needed for successful careers in the electrical industry.<\/p> <p>\u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0<\/p>\n\u00a0","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/iecatlantaga.org\/es\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/15860","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/iecatlantaga.org\/es\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/iecatlantaga.org\/es\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/iecatlantaga.org\/es\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/4"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/iecatlantaga.org\/es\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=15860"}],"version-history":[{"count":12,"href":"https:\/\/iecatlantaga.org\/es\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/15860\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":15885,"href":"https:\/\/iecatlantaga.org\/es\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/15860\/revisions\/15885"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/iecatlantaga.org\/es\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/15864"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/iecatlantaga.org\/es\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=15860"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/iecatlantaga.org\/es\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=15860"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/iecatlantaga.org\/es\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=15860"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}