this paper describes an academic learning experience conducted with Technology students of a higher education institution in São Paulo state, Brazil. The objective was to validate a learning strategy by which Industrial Automation students were given classes in a real industrial scenario. For one semester, one core discipline was entirely taught in a factory of Automatic Packaging Machinery. Assisted by the professor in charge and factory's technical team, the students had the opportunity of collaborating in the project, working in the mechanical and electrical mounting, as well as programming commercial machines. The final work for the discipline consisted in designing (both hardware software), mounting, testing and validating the functioning of part of a vertical packaging machine. According to the results, we concluded this strategy provided the students involved with technical training and practical abilities that will need in their upcoming professional life. © 2020 IEEE.
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