NCC Hosts Conference for High School and College Machining Instructors
Advanced Manufacturing – HTEC Event
Nash Community College hosted the North Carolina Haas Technical Education Center Conference on Thursday, April 4 in the College’s new Advanced Manufacturing building. Approximately 60 North Carolina high school, community college and university machining instructors and 18 vendors attended the all-day event.
The Haas Technical Education Center Network is an industry and education led initiative that enables manufacturing technology educators and their schools to acquire the latest Computer Numerical Control (CNC) machine tools and related CNC equipment, software and educational materials.
“Any time we can facilitate dialogue between students, educators, industry partners and OEMs and it results in a better prepared workforce, we all benefit,” NCC Vice President, Corporate and Economic Development and Chief Economic Officer Wendy Marlowe said. “We were proud to host the conference, and have so many North Carolina educators engage with the Haas Technical Education Center Network right here on our campus.”
The goals of the Haas Technical Education Center Network are to provide students with a relevant, high tech and hands-on educational experience preparing work-ready CNC machinists, programmers and engineers for current and future industrial careers. Haas Automation is a manufacturer of high quality American-made products for machining needs engineered for simple maintenance, easy setup, and low-cost operation.
HTEC Members can contact, collaborate, share and network with over 2,200 schools, colleges and universities that use Haas CNC machines throughout the Americas. They can also work with more than 95 CNC Technology Partners, who pledge to support CNC education.
Following networking, educational and business meetings, attendees toured Rocky Mount Engine Plant and ended the evening with dinner and tours at Rocky Mount Mills.
For more information about Nash Community College’s Advanced Manufacturing programs, call 252-451-8283.
