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Education and Training 34 MoldMaking Technology —— SEPTEMBER 2017 Another annual event, Designer Day, gives students and customers hands-on and theoretical training on how best to use the mold plates and components in mold designing and building. Additionally, Hasco supports programs at technical high schools and universities around the world. "We provide teach- ers with technical information, free technical books and catalogs, and we offer highly-reduced or free parts and com- ponents that they can use to teach classes," Eisenring says. Hasco, for example, delivered six small, complete mold bases at no cost to the Sussex County Technical School in Sparta Township, New Jersey. The class used them to build six dif- ferent molds. Students designed them in 3D and used CAM to machine the plates and parts. At the end of the semester, the students put the finished tools into an injection molding press and produced plastic parts. "With Clemson University in Clemson, South Carolina, we provided initial training at our facility in Fletcher, North Carolina for some of their instructors who are working on developing new, lightweight plastic parts for the automotive industry," Eisenring says. "We also provided mold plates and components to them at a very reduced cost to allow them to successfully build their first mold in 2016." Enabling Employment for Life through Mechatronics Training CNC machine tool supplier Okuma America Corp. (Charlotte, North Carolina) is con- tacted regularly by companies in need of skilled CNC operators, especially those who can run five-axis machines. Brittany Russell, PHR and training program manager, says, "These jobs require skills that are so critical in today's manufacturing industry. We call it employment for life. If you have the skills, you will be a highly-valued mem- ber of any manufacturing company's team, and Okuma is helping create pipelines for future talent." One way the company is actively involved in workforce development is through its long-standing partnership with Central Piedmont Community College (CPCC), which is also in Charlotte. The college and Okuma have been working together on curriculum and mechatronic aspects of manufac- turing education since the 1980s, and CPCC is one of the top community colleges in the nation for machine tool technology. "We made sure they had access to mechatronics (mechanical and electrical control technologies) over the years by consigning CNC mills, lathes and other equipment needed for learn- Okuma America's long-standing partnership with Central Piedmont Community College (CPCC) in Charlotte, North Carolina, recently took a big step forward with the donation of this MC-V4020 CNC vertical machining center and other equipment used to train up-and-coming skilled machinists. Image courtesy of Okuma America Corp.

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