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The Change a Life™ giveaway

Real PLC hardware and software, given away to people who want to learn automation and build a career in it. Follow Envision on LinkedIn and YouTube to hear about the next one.

Change a Life Giveaway — Siemens Starter Kit and Factory I/O

Someone opened the door to controls for our founder. Change a Life™ is how Envision pays that forward: putting real PLC training hardware and software in the hands of people who want to learn automation — students, technicians, career changers — and could use a head start.

It's our purpose in practice: engineering that enables people to grow, not just companies.

Past giveaways

Siemens Starter Kit and Factory I/O giveaway graphic

January 2021

Siemens Starter Kit & Factory I/O

A $1,079 PLC trainer with 3D factory simulation software — everything needed to start learning PLCs at home.

Change
a Life™
  • Siemens S7-1500 CPU
  • Siemens S210 servo kit
  • TIA Portal V16 software

September 2021

S7-1500, S210 servo & TIA Portal

Our biggest giveaway yet — opened worldwide — introducing the winner to Siemens, TIA Portal and motion control.

Hear about the next one

We announce every giveaway on LinkedIn and YouTube — follow us there so you don't miss it.

Want to help? Companies interested in sponsoring a future Change a Life™ kit can reach us at sales@envisions.io.

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