Universal Robot (UR) Core Training
Collaborative robots (cobots) are transforming modern manufacturing by increasing flexibility, productivity, and safety in automated processes. This two-day Universal Robots (UR) programming course is designed to help technicians, engineers, integrators, and manufacturing personnel build the skills and confidence needed to safely program, optimize, and deploy UR robots in real-world applications.
Participants will learn foundational robotic concepts, including safety principles, robot operation, program structure, and application workflow design. Through hands-on training with a UR robot, students will gain practical experience programming common applications such as pick and place, palletizing, polishing, and dispensing. The course also covers integration and control of peripheral equipment, including sensors, grippers, and conveyor systems, enabling participants to develop complete robotic solutions.
Attendees will build and refine robot programs multiple times during the course, optimizing application flow and improving efficiency. In addition, participants will become familiar with available online tools, support resources, and additional training pathways to continue expanding their robotic programming capabilities.
By the end of the course, participants will be able to safely manage a UR robot, develop and optimize common application programs, integrate peripheral devices, and confidently return to their own facility ready to implement pick and place, palletization, and other standard robotic applications independently.
Space is limited to 6 participants.
Register by September 20, 2025!
In Partnership with:
DATE & TIME:
- May 20-21, 2026
- 8:00 AM – 4:00 PM
LOCATION:
- Maryland MEP
- 8894 Stanford Blvd, Suite 304 Columbia, MD 21045
COST:
$500 per person
The market rate per person is $1,200. Maryland MEP is able to offer this cohort-style training at a reduced cost of $500 per person through our workforce training programs.
CONTACT:
For more information about this training, please contact:
Sara Keith
DEADLINE TO REGISTER:
September 20, 2025
Maryland manufacturers
Maryland MEP Incumbent Worker Training Program
Maryland MEP through the Maryland Department of Labor’s EARN initiative has made funding available for Maryland manufacturers to assist with the total cost of training for incumbent workers. To be eligible, your organization must be registered with Dun and Bradstreet and have a valid manufacturing NAICS code, and have a physical location in Maryland.
About Applied Controls
Jeff Cochran
Partner - Shaprio Negotiations Institute
Applied Controls, Inc. is a local high-tech automation service center dedicated to solving complex manufacturing challenges. The company helps manufacturers unify their engineering platforms and accelerate time to market by leveraging its technical expertise and resources. Its team provides guidance on how to most effectively implement robotic systems and their features into production environments.
Applied Controls’ trainers and Automation Technology Centers are approved and certified by Universal Robots Academy, ensuring participants receive high-quality, industry-recognized training. The company defines its success by the success of its customers. As an employee-owned organization, every team member is a stakeholder in delivering exceptional results and long-term value.
Jeff has delivered customized programs for clients across many functions and sectors, including: Financial Services (Barclays, PricewaterhouseCoopers, J.P.Morgan Chase); Government (Defense Acquisition University, Department of Treasury); Pharmaceutical (Novo Nordisk, Sanofi-aventis, Bristol Myers Squibb); Insurance (GeneralReinsurance, Nationwide); Telecommunications (Verizon, Comcast); Medical Devices (Toshiba Medical Systems, Siemens Medical); Sports (Chicago Bears, Baltimore Ravens, Madison Square Garden); Media (ESPN, Hearst Corporation); Aerospace/Manufacturing (Boeing, Collins Aerospace, Pratt & Whitney), and a host of others. Jeff also works closely with the Anthony Robbins Platinum Partnership, an exclusive membership-only group personally coached by Tony Robbins.
Thanks to Jeff’s global experience, he is often asked to speak on international and cross-cultural negotiations. Equally, having served as both a sales manager and sales trainer—and having trained hundreds of procurement professionals—he offers a unique 360-degree perspective on procurement and sales.
Before joining SNI in 2000, Jeff was an Account Manager for Tessco Technologies, the nation’s largest communications infrastructure supplier. He managed a portfolio of over 250 accounts including Mitsubishi Electronics. In his role as corporate sales trainer, Jeff was responsible for educating new sales professionals and handled new hire training for Tessco, a company that had grown to $196 million in annual sales at the time of his leaving.
Jeff’s first career was working in Nepal for three years as a U.S. Peace Corps Volunteer. Assigned to the Nepal Bank Ltd., he used his status as an outside foreign advisor to successfully implement a micro-lending project targeting poor farmers and small business entrepreneurs to help them form borrowing co-ops.
