APRIL 2015

OPEN HOUSE Scheduled ForProspective Students,Industry Professionals

On Satu rd ay,M ay2,Pre cis io nM an u factu rin g In s titu te w illho s ta Sprin g O pen H ou se. Thee ve n tis o pe n to allpro s pe ctives tu d e n ts ,in d u s trypro fe s s io n als ,an d o the rin te re s te d co m m u n itym e m b e rs .

Du rin g Ope n Ho u s e ,tho s e inatte n d an ce w illto u rthe s cho o l,s e e live d e m o n s tratio n s d o n e b ys tu d e n ts ,an d have theo ppo rtu n ityto s pe ak w ithin s tru cto rs ab o u tin d u s trytre n d sin the m achin in g fie ld .Re pre s e n tative s fro m ad m is s io n san d fin an cialaid w illals o b epre s e n tto an s w e ran y q u e s tio n sab o u te n ro llin g atthe s cho o l.

In ad d itio n to pro s pe ctives tu d e n ts ,PM Ie n co u rag e s in d u s trypro fe s s io n als to atte n d the Ope nHo u s e as w e llto le arn ab o u ttheo ppo rtu n itie s availab le fo rthe ire m plo ye e s . PM Icu rre n tly w o rksw ith a n u m b e ro fm an u factu rin gco m pan ie s in the are a an dpro vid e s cu s to m ize d han d s -o nin d u s try s pe cifictrain in gpro g ram s d e s ig n e d s pe cificallytom e e tthe irco m pan y’s n e e d s .

“ W e ’re ve ry e xcite d to b eho s tin g this e ve n t. It’s a g re atw ayfo rin d ivid u als in te re s te d inthe m an u factu rin g in d u s trytoco m e in an d s e e w hatw e have too ffe r,” s aid PM I’s Dire cto rJimShore.

Open House issetto begin a t9:30 a .m . a nd w ill rununtil a pproxim a tely1:00 p.m .

To register, plea se ca ll (81 4)333-241 5 orvisithttp://w w w.pm ionline.ed u/open-house/

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Sta rn ToolDonation Provides New Hands-on OpportunitiesFor Mechatronics Students

The re ’s the o ld s ayin g thats tate s one m a n’stra sh isa notherm a n’strea sure. To this d ay,this s ayin g s tillre m ain s accu rate . Afte rthe irCin cin n atiSab re 750 V e rticalM achin in g Ce n te rs to ppe d w o rkin g ,Sta rn Tool&M a n u fa c tu rin g Com pa n y n e e d e d to fin d aw ayto d is po s e o fthe w o rn pie ce o fm achin e ry.W hile m an y d o n o ts e e m u ch valu e in a b ro ke npie ce o fe q u ipm e n t,PM Is aw this m achin e as atre as u re .

Than ks to Starn To o l’s d o n atio n o fthe u s e dCNC m achin e ,PM Ihas g ain e d a n e we d u catio n alto o lfo rits m e chatro n ics pro g ram .Stu d e n ts w illg ain valu ab le e xpe rie n ce te arin gapartan d re pairin g the b ro ke n m achin e ,w hichw illpre pare the m fo rfu tu re m ain te n an cete chn ician po s itio n s in the m an u factu rin gin d u s try.

“ This m achin e b rin g s a w e alth o fle arn in go ppo rtu n itie s fo ro u rm e chatro n ics

s tu d e n ts ,” s aid PM I’s Dire cto rJim Shore.“ W e ’d like to than k Starn To o lfo rthe irg e n e ro s ityin pro vid in g u s w ith this d o n atio n .”

PM I’s m e chatro n ics pro g ram is a 9-m o n thpro g ram thatpro vid e s s tu d e n ts w ith e xte n s ivehan d s -o n train in g thatw illallo w the m to w o rkw ith in d u s trials ys te m s . The cu rricu lu m fo cu s e so n a b ro ad s pe ctru m o fs u b je cts ,s u ch asro b o tics o pe ratio n s an d pro g ram m in g ;hyd rau lics an d pn e u m atics ; e le ctricaltro u b le s ho o tin g ; m ain te n an ce w e ld in g ;m e chan icald rive s ; b lu e prin tre ad in g ; an din d u s trialm e chan ics .

As s tate d b y the U.S. De partm e n to fLab o r(Bu re au o fLab o rStatis tics ),“ as d e m an din cre as e s fo re n g in e e rs to d e s ig n an d b u ildn e w e q u ipm e n tin vario u s fie ld s ,e m plo ym e n to fe le ctro -m e chan icalte chn ician s s ho u ld als oin cre as e .” To lea rn m ore a bout P M I’sm echa tronicsprog ra m , c a ll

(81 4)333-241 5 orvisit http://w w w.G oP M I.org

201 5 has b e e n a b u s y ye ars o farfo rPM I.He re ’s w hat’s g o in g o n :

• PM Ilau n che d its n e w w e b s ite ,w hichin clu d e s fre s h co n te n t,n e w pictu re s an dte s tim o n ials fro m g rad u ate s ,as w e llasin fo rm atio n o n the s cho o l’s in d u s trytrain in g pro g ram . Che ck o u tPM I’s n e ww e b s ite atw w w .GoP M I.org.

• A n e w rad io ad cam paig n has b e e nlau n che d o n Fro g g y Rad io

• PM I’s s o cialpre s e n ce has e xpan d e d toTw itte r! Fo llo w u s at@ P M Isc hool

Fo ru p-to -d ate in fo rm atio n o n PM I,“ Like ” u so n Face b o o k (Pre cis io n M an u factu rin gIn s titu te ),Fo llo w u s o n Tw itte r(@ PM Is cho o l),o rvis itw w w .GoP M I.org .

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The firs tphas e o fco n s tru ctio n o n PM I’s w e ld in g lab is n e arin g itsco m ple tio n . Tw o clas s ro o m s as w e llas ad d itio n als pace fo rs to rag ehave re place d w hatu s e d to b e an o ld g ym n as iu m fo rthe M e ad villeY M CA s ate llite facility. The tas ks thats tillre m ain in this phas e o fco n s tru ctio n in clu d e fillin g the s pace s w ith fu rn itu re ,s tate -o f-the -artSm artb o ard te chn o lo g y,an d s to rag e u n its .

Afte rthe ro o m s have b e e n fu rn is he d ,the w e ld in g clas s e s w illb e g in to u tilize the n e w ly re n o vate d s pace .

Upo n co m ple tio n o fthe clas s ro o m s ,the s e co n d phas e o fco n s tru ctio n w illb e g in . This phas e o fco n s tru ctio n w illin clu d ere m o vin g the o ld clas s ro o m s an d in s tru cto ro ffice s an d co n ve rtin gthe m in to a s pace w he re 1 4 ad d itio n alw e ld in g b o o ths w illb ead d e d ,to talin g 28 b o o ths in the lab . As s tate d in the las tis s u e o fSho p Talk,the co n s tru ctio n o fthe w e ld in g lab is in re s po n s e to theg ro w th o fe n ro llm e n tthe pro g ram has b e g u n to s e e re ce n tly.

W e ld in g In s tru cto rJJoo hhnn AA dd aamm ss is ple as e d to s e e the e n ro llm e n tsris in g an d the e xpan s io n takin g place atthe facility. Sin ce 2009,Jo hn has b e e n te achin g atPM I’s M e ad ville cam pu s an d has s e e n thepro g ram e vo lve .

“ It’s g re atto s e e w he re the w e ld in g pro g ram has g ro w n tob e ,” s aid Jo hn . “ Sin ce s tartin g atPM I,w e have b e e n ab le to take thes tu d e n ts thatw e re ju s tw e ld in g T jo in ts to w e ld in g the five b as icjo in ts . W e have d e ve lo pe d o ve r50 pro je cts thatthe s tu d e n ts n o whave to co m ple te thro u g ho u tthe ird u ratio n atPM I. Early o n ,s tu d e n ts d id n o tre ce ive an y to o ls ,an d n o w the y re ce ive a co m ple teto o lb o x w ith allo fthe irappro priate han d to o ls as w e llas w e ld in gjacke tthatare re q u ire d o n the jo b s ite .”

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CN C M a c hin ist(Jan . 1 3,201 5)W illia m BishopP hilJa c kson ,Jr.M ike P a ttersonEric R ea gle

M ec ha tron ic sTec hn ology (Jan . 1 4 ,201 5)AlK ola nJ.R .L in d seyP hilTerrillL yn n W a lkerR ic k W a ters

Elec tric Arc W eld in g (Fe b . 1 0,201 5)Christia n GreerJoe H a w kin sH u n terK eppelColin L in kM ike W ea ver

Congra tula tionsa nd b estw ishesto ea chone ofourgra d ua tes!

A to talo f25 s tu d e n ts have g rad u ate d this ye arfro m PM I’s d iplo m apro g ram s . Each pro g ram w as ho n o re d b y facu lty,s taff,fam ilyan d frie n d sd u rin g ce re m o n ie s he ld atthe s cho o l.

Co n g r a tu la tio n sGra d u a tes!

CN C M a c hin ist(Apr. 2,201 5)Jessie Ba rn esJa son D u rishH u n terF ordL eviJon esD u stin K ellyBretM a rrsD erric k W eb er

M ec ha tron ic sTec hn ology (Apr. 9,201 5)R ya n Ba rtleyJohn M c Clin toc kJa c ob P roperD ou g Yu rka n in

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P erfec tAtten d a n c eF orthe term O c tob er20,201 4 throu gh

Ja n u a ry 1 8,201 5Ryan Bartle y (M e chatro n ics Te chn o lo g y

/Clario n V e n an g o )David Bis h,Jr. (M e chatro n ics Te chn o lo g y)Garre ttDe n n is (M e chatro n ics Te chn o lo g y)Jo hn M cClin to ck (M e chatro n ics Te chn o lo g y)Jaco b Pro pe r(M e chatro n ics Te chn o lo g y)Do u g Y u rkan in (M e chatro n ics Te chn o lo g y)

EricBo n an n o (CNC M achin is t)M ark Darb y(CNC M achin is t)Jas o n Du ris h (CNC M achin is t)Hu n te rFo rd (CNC M achin is t)Jaco b Gro ve (CNC M achin is t)Bre ttM arrs (CNC M achin is t)

Taylo rDart(Ele ctricArcW e ld in g )Co re y Stain b ro o k (Ele ctricArcW e ld in g )

PM Iw o u ld like to co n g ratu late the fo llo w in g s tu d e n ts o n the ire ffo rts in theclas s ro o m ,w ho d e m o n s trate q u alitype rfo rm an ce in atte n d an ce an d acad e m ics .

I n stru c tor’sChoic eCu m u la tive a tten d a n c e throu gh

Ja n u a ry 1 8,201 5Ryan Bartle y (M e chatro n ics Te chn o lo g y/Clario n

V e n an g o )David Bis h,Jr. (M e chatro n ics Te chn o lo g y)Garre ttDe n n is (M e chatro n ics Te chn o lo g y)Jaco b Pro pe r(M e chatro n ics Te chn o lo g y)Do u g Y u rkan in (M e chatro n ics Te chn o lo g y)

EricBo n an n o (CNC M achin is t)M ark Darb y(CNC M achin is t)Hu n te rFo rd (CNC M achin is t)Jaco b Gro ve (CNC M achin is t)Bre ttM arrs (CNC M achin is t)

Taylo rDart(Ele ctricArcW e ld in g )Co re y Stain b ro o k (Ele ctricArcW e ld in g )

ACEAw a rdCu m u la tive 4 .0 GP A throu gh Ja n u a ry 1 8,201 5

M ark Darb y (CNC M achin is t)Bre ttM arrs (CNC M achin is t)

Taylo rDart(Ele ctricArcW e ld in g )Jo e Haw kin s (Ele ctricArcW e ld in g )Hu n te rK e ppe l(Ele ctricArcW e ld in g )Co lin Lin k (Ele ctricArcW e ld in g )Jo e Ro o s e (Ele ctricArcW e ld in g )

Co re y Stain b ro o k (Ele ctricArcW e ld in g )M ike W e ave r(Ele ctricArcW e ld in g )

Extra EffortAw a rdStu d en tsw ho ha ve gon e a b ove a n d b eyon d

w ithou tb ein g a sked b y a n in stru c torJaco b Gro ve (CNC M achin is t)Brian Ive s (CNC M achin is t)

Aw a rd s& R eco g n itio n

Pro jectM a n a g em en tW o rksho p sProvide Local LeadersWith Enhanced Skillsets

PM Iho s te d tw o pro je ctm an ag e m e n tw o rks ho ps o n M arch1 0 an d 1 1 . The w o rks ho ps w e repre s e n te d b yChu c k F ra m ptonan d Sta n Sa b in o fW estva leCon su ltin g,L L C.Each w o rks ho p in tro d u ce d

participan ts to the criticalkn o w le d g e n e e d e d to b e as u cce s s fu lpro je ctm an ag e r. The g o alo fthe w o rks ho ps w as fo rtheparticipan ts to le ave w ith anim pro ve d s kills e to n ho w tom an ag e an y s ize pro je ct,fo ran yin itiative .The w o rks ho ps co n ce n trate d o n

b o th the te chn icalan d them an ag e m e n ts kills re q u ire d to b es u cce s s fu lan d s e rve d as anin tro d u ctio n to the fu llran g e o fto pics n e e d e d to pu rs u e ace rtificatio n in Pro je ctM an ag e m e n t.

A to talo f1 7 participan tsatte n d e d the w o rks ho ps . The re s u ltsw e re s o po s itive thatPM Iisplan n in g to s che d u le ad d itio n alw o rks ho ps in the n e arfu tu re .Pre s e n te rs Fram pto n an d Sab in

e ach have o ve r20 ye ars o fpro je ctm an ag e m e n te xpe rie n ce .The pro je ctshave b e e nco m ple te d fo rs tart-u ps ,fam ilyb u s in e s s e san d Fo rtu n e1 00 firm s in avarie ty o fin d u s trie s .

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P rojec tExec u tion-Understa nd how to execute the Projects: M a na ging Resources& Tim e-Introduction to M SProject— How to set-up a nd use a sim ple pla n

P rojec tM on itorin g & Con trollin g-Understa nd controlstim elines, cost& scope ofthe projecta long w ith m a na ging sta keholderexpecta tions

P rojec tClosin g-How to close a projectw ith perform a nce a ppra isa ls, contra ctclosure etc.

Learn the technicaland m anagerialskills required forsuccessfulexecution ofeach ofthe criticalsegm ents ofanyproject.

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Fo rCNC M achin is ts tu d e n tL eviJon es,m achin in g is in his b lo o d . Rais e d b y a fam ily o fm achin is ts ,he kn e w he w as d e s tin e d fo ra care e rin the fie ld . Le viw as b o rn in M e ad ville ,b u tw he nhe w as ab o u tfo u rye ars -o ld ,his fam ilym o ve d toM o n tan a to s e e k n e w o ppo rtu n itie s . In 1 999,hisfam ily o pe n e d a to o l& d ie s ho p,BitterrootTool& M a c hin e (fo rm e rlyW ild W e s tM achin e ),w hichs e rve s the d e n tal,am m u n itio n ,g u n ,s e cu rityan dae ro s pace in d u s trie s w ith in n o vative m achin e an dd ie d e s ig n s . Sin ce the s ho p’s in ce ptio n ,Le vihasb e e n w o rkin g fo rhis pare n ts atthe s ho p.

W ith 1 5 ye ars o fw o rk e xpe rie n ce in his fam ily’ss ho p,Le vihad a ve ry o n e -m in d e d pe rs pe ctive o f

m achin in g . K n o w in g thathis s o n ’s in d u s trytrain in g has o n ly b e e n fro m w hathe has le arn e datBitte rro o t,Le vi’s fathe ras ke d his s o n ifhew o u ld b e in te re s te d in g o in g to s cho o l. In trig u e db y the id e a o fle arn in g n e w co n ce pts ,Le viag re e dto the o ppo rtu n ity. W ith fam ilytie s s tillinM e ad ville ,Le vire tu rn e d to N o rthw e s tPA.

Le vie n ro lle d in PM I’s CNC M achin is tpro g ram inthe s u m m e ro f201 4 . Sin ce g rad u atin g hig hs cho o l,this is the firs ttim e 27 ye ar-o ld Le viw illb ere tu rn in g to s cho o lfo rpo s t-s e co n d ary e d u catio n .W hile he d o e s n o te n jo y the id e a o fre tu rn in g tothe “ s cho o l” atm o s phe re ,he is ple as e d w ith thee n viro n m e n tPM Ipro vid e s .

O u ts id e o fs cho o l,Le viw o rks atBra - V orTool& D ie Co.,In c. in M e ad ville ,PA. W hile theco n ce pts atBra-V o rare ve ry s im ilarto tho s e u s e datBitte rro o t,Le vis aid thathe has picke d u p s o m en e w s kills atthe s ho p.

Blu e s kie s an d the b re athtakin g m o u n tains ce n e ryare w hatLe vim is s e s ab o u tM o n tan a.Sin ce he has s tarte d s cho o l,he has n o ttrave le dho m e . De s pite his lo n g in g to b e b ack in theM o u n tain State ,Le viw illre tu rn ho m e to his fam ilyan d jo b this s prin g w ith s o m e n e w w o rke xpe rie n ce s w he n he g rad u ate s fro m the CNCM achin is tpro g ram in April.

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Manufacturer Of The Year CeremonyPM I’s in d u s trypartn e r,Cha n n elloc k In c .,

re ce n tly w as aw ard e d the 201 4 P ittsb u rghBu sin essTim es’ P rem o J.P a ppa fa vaExc ellen c eAw a rd as parto fthe an n u alM an u factu re ro fthe Y e araw ard ce re m o n y. Thisw as the firs ttim e the fam ily-o w n e d an do pe rate d co m pan y w o n the aw ard .

In a re ce n tn e w s re le as e is s u e d b ytheco m pan y,Chan n e llo ck In c.’s pre s id e n tan d COOJon D eArm en ts tate d ,“ This aw ard is ate s tam e n tto the d e d icatio n o fo u ras s o ciate san d the CHANNELLOCK Natio n . W e w an ttothan k e ve ryo n e fo rs u ppo rtin g o u rco m m itm e n tto Am e rican m an u factu rin g .”

Chan n e llo ck In c. w as n o m in ate d fo rthisaw ard b yPM I. Un d e rs tan d in g the valu eChan n e llo ck In c. has o n the lo cale co n o m y,PM I’sDire cto rJim Shore kn e w the y w e re a pe rfe ctcan d id ate to n o m in ate .

“ Fo ro ve r1 30 ye ars,Chan n e llo ck In c. hasb e e n a ju g g e rn au tin the re g io n n o to n lyfo rpro d u cin g q u alitypro d u cts,b u tals o fo rm ain tain in g a s o lid re pu tatio n in the co m m u n itythe y s e rve . W e are thrille d thatthe Pitts b u rg hBu s in e s s Tim e s re co g n ize d the s e g re atq u alitie so fChan n e llo ck an d are pro u d to w o rk w ith the m

fo rye ars to co m e ,” s aid Jim .The Pre m o J. Pappafava Exce lle n ce Aw ard

re co g n ize s m u ltig e n e ratio n al,fam ily-o w n e dm an u factu re rs fo ro ve ralle xce lle n ce ,in n o vatio n ,e thics an d philan thro py. On e w in n e ris s e le cte d inthis cate g o ry. G e n e ralCarb id e Co rp.,a co m pan yfo u n d e d b yPappafava,w ho d ie d in 2002,e s tab lis he d the aw ard in his ho n o r.

In ad d itio n to re ce ivin g the Pre m o J.Pappafava Exce lle n ce Aw ard ,Chan n e llo ck In c.w as a fin alis tfo rthe Ove rallExce lle n ce Aw ard inthe ircate g o ry(200-399 e m plo ye e s ).

Fo rm an yye ars,PM Ian d Chan n e llo ck In c.have m ain tain e d an e d u catio n partn e rs hipo ffe rin g in d u s try s pe cifictrain in g fo rthe Ce rtifie dPro d u ctio n Te chn ician (CPT)ce rtificatio n in theM e chatro n ics fie ld . In ad d itio n ,Jo n De Arm e n thas s e rve d o n PM I’s b o ard o fd ire cto rs fo ro ve r1 1 ye ars .

Chan n e llo ck In c. re ce ive d the iraw ard o nDe ce m b e r4 atan aw ard s ce re m o n yhe ld attheOm n iW illiam Pe n n Ho te lin Pitts b u rg h,PA.F orm ore inform a tion on Cha nnellock

Inc., visit http://w w w.cha nnellock.com

Family Roots Brin g M a chin istBa ck ToN o rthw estPA

Ga rrettD en n ishas alw ays e n jo ye dw o rkin g w ith his han d s . Thro u g ho u this fo u rye ars o fhig h s cho o latCo rry,he w e n tthro u g hthe te chn icalpro g ram s pe n d in g tw o ye ars inthe carpe n trypro g ram an d the re m ain in g tw oye ars in the m achin e m ain te n an ce pro g ram .Du rin g his tim e in the m ain te n an ce pro g ram ,he participate d in a co -o p w ith V ikin gP la stic s,lo cate d in Co rry,PA. Garre tte n jo ye dw o rkin g atthe s ho p an d o b tain e d m an y s killsin the m ain te n an ce fie ld . He had s u ch a g re ate xpe rie n ce thathe kn e w g o in g in to them ain te n an ce fie ld w as w hathe w an te d tom ake a care e ro u to f.

Garre tte n ro lle d in PM I’s m e chatro n icspro g ram in Octo b e r201 4 . W ith a pas s io n fo rle arn in g ,he q u ickly d o ve in to his s tu d ie s an dhas s in ce re m ain e d fo cu s e d an d d e te rm in e do n his o ve rallcare e rg o al.

In Jan u ary,Garre tts tarte d the Ro b o ticPro g ram m in g an d Ope ratio n s co u rs e . O n hisfirs td ay o fclas s Garre ttan d his clas s m ate sw e re pro vid e d w ith s o m e o fthe b as ics o fpro g ram m in g thatare n e ce s s aryto g e ta ro b o tto o pe rate . Garre ttw as s o fas cin ate d b y thele ctu re thathe to o k itu po n him s e lfto g oho m e an d re ad ahe ad in the irclas s te xtb o o k.

Garre ttre tu rn e d to clas s the n e xtd ayan xio u s to b e g in w o rkin g w ith the ro b o ts .

W hile the clas s w as pro g ram m in g ro b o ts to d ob as ic b ack-an d -fo rth m o ve m e n ts ,Garre ttw e n tahe ad an d to o k the pro g ram m in g m an y s te psfu rthe r. The re s u lts w e re as to u n d in g – w hatGarre ttpro g ram m e d the ro b o tto d o w ass o m e thin g thathas n e ve rb e e n s e e n in them e chatro n ics clas s ,e s pe cially b y a s tu d e n to nhis s e co n d d ay o fclas s !

The pro g ram Garre ttco m ple te d in clu d e do pe ratio n s thatm o ve d the ro b o tthro u g h as e rie s o fco n e s as w e llas aro u n d a s phe res hape . To s e e the co m ple te o pe ratio n ,vis itPM I’s Y o u Tu b e chan n e l.

W hile Garre ttd o e s n ’tg rad u ate u n tilJu ly,heho pe s to co n tin u e to fu rthe rad van ce hishan d s -o n s kills thatw illad van ce him in to am ain te n an ce po s itio n .

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P hillip Ja c kson ,Jr.tho u g hthis life w ass e t. W o rkin g as a re s id e n tialas s is tan tfo raho m e he alth care s e rvice s co m pan y in Erie ,PA,he w as ab le to s u ppo rthim s e lfan d live aco m fo rtab le life . Itw as w he n he fo u n d o u tthathe an d his g irlfrie n d w e re e xpe ctin g ab ab y thathe kn e w he n e e d e d to m ake acare e rchan g e .

“ Id id n ’thave a plan as to w hatIw an te d tod o ,b u tIkn e w Iw an te d to e n s u re a b e tte rlifefo rm yfam ily,” he s aid .

Philb e g an lo o kin g fo rn e w jo b s b u tq u icklyre alize d ad d itio n altrain in g w as re q u ire d fo re ach. Othe rthan a hig h s cho o ld e g re e ,he d idn o thave ad d itio n alpo s t-s e co n d ary e d u catio ntrain in g . Itw as the n thathe d e cid e d hen e e d e d to g o b ack to s cho o l.

A M e ad ville re s id e n t,Philhas s e e n then u m b e ro fm achin e s ho ps in the are a. W he nhis g irlfrie n d to ld him ab o u tPM I,he d e cid e dto lo o k in to the s cho o lan d e n ro lle d in theCNC M achin is tpro g ram in April201 4 .

“ G o in g b ack to s cho o lw as a fre s h s tartfo rm e . Itw as m u ch e as ie rtran s itio n in g b ackin to the e d u catio n atm o s phe re b e cau s e itw asm ycho ice . Ikn e w Iw an te d to d o m y b e s tan d challe n g e m ys e lf,” he s aid .

Prio rto s tartin g atPM I,Philhad n o re alin te re s tin m achin in g . His attitu d e ab o u tthefie ld q u icklychan g e d afte rhe b e g an w o rkin gin clas s .

“ The in s tru cto rs are g re at. The y m ad e its u ch a g re ate xpe rie n ce to g o to s cho o l. I

b e cam e m o re in te re s te d in the fie ld than Itho u g htIe ve rco u ld ju s tb y e xpe rie n cin g the irkn o w le d g e an d pas s io n fo rm achin in g ,” s aidPhil.

W hile atPM I,Philan d his clas s m ate s w e n to n a to u ro fthe G.E. facilitiyin Gro ve City,PA.A co u ple w e e ks afte rthe to u r,tw o hu m anre s o u rce re pre s e n tative s fro m G.E. vis ite d PM Ito d is cu s s w ith the s tu d e n ts the care e ro ppo rtu n itie s availab le atthe co m pan y fo rm achin is ts . Philw as s o im pre s s e d w ith theco m pan y thathe d e cid e d to applyfo ro n e o fthe availab le po s itio n s . His hard w o rk in theclas s ro o m pro ve d to pay o ffw he n he w aso ffe re d a fu ll-tim e m achin is tpo s itio n atG.E.

Afte rg rad u atin g in Jan u ary,Philb e g anw o rkin g s e co n d s hiftatG.E. W he n he ’s n o t

w o rkin g ,he e n jo ys s pe n d in g tim e w ith hisfam ilyan d train in g fo rm ixe d m artialarts(M M A).

“ Ove rall,I’m e xtre m e lyhappy w ith m yd e cis io n to g o b ack to s cho o lan d pu rs u e am achin in g care e r. PM Iw as a g re ate xpe rie n ce fo rm e an d Iam g re atfu lfo rtheo ppo rtu n itie s thathave co m e fro m m ye d u catio n ,” s aid Phil.

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alw ays e n jo ye d w o rkin g w ith his han d s .Du rin g his tim e atEis e n ho w e rHig h Scho o l,Hu n te ratte n d e d W arre n Co u n ty Care e rCe n te rfo rm achin in g ,w he re he als oparticipate d in a co -o p w ith D ra keM a n u fa c tu rin g in She ffie ld ,PA. W hile hew as fas cin ate d w ith the m an u factu rin g fie ldan d g ain in g a g re atd e alo fe xpe rie n ce ,Hu n te rw as n ’tq u ite s u re m achin in g w as therig htfitfo rhim . He the n s tarte d he arin gab o u tw e ld in g an d care e ro ppo rtu n itie savailab le in the fie ld .

“ W e ld in g is a ve ryhan d s -o n fie ld to g e tin to an d the re are a lo to fo ppo rtu n itie savailab le . The re is alw ays g o in g to b e a n e e dfo rre pairin g an d b u ild in g thin g s ,” he s aid .

Afte rg rad u atin g hig h s cho o lin 201 4 ,

Hu n te rim m e d iate ly b e g an w o rkin g atalu m b e ryard . Stillin te re s te d in pu rs u in gw e ld in g ,he s tarte d lo o kin g ats cho o ls in theare a thato ffe re d the pro g ram . Hu n te rre m e m b e re d w he n Ad m is s io n s Dire cto rD ou g N elson vis ite d his CTC to d is cu s s thepro g ram s o ffe re d atPM I. In ad d itio n ,he hadfrie n d s w ho atte n d e d PM Ian d re ce ive dpo s itive fe e d b ack ab o u tthe pro g ram s . InSe pte m b e r201 4 ,Hu n te re n ro lle d atPM I.

Be cau s e o fhis pre vio u s e d u catio n atW arre n Co u n ty CTC,Hu n te rs aid thetran s itio n to PM Iw as ve ry s im ple .

N e arin g the co m ple tio n o fhis pro g ram ,Hu n te rd is co ve re d a jo b o ppo rtu n ityatCorryM a n u fa c tu rin g Com pa n y in his Re s u m e &In te rvie w s clas s . O u ts id e o fclas s ,he e ve nb e g an to s e e ad s fo rthe co m pan y in the

n e w s pape r. In trig u e d b y the o ppo rtu n ity,hed e cid e d to applyfo rthe po s itio n . W ith thehe lp o fPM I’s Stu d e n tSe rvice s Co o rd in ato r,Sa ra Gehr,Hu n te rs u b m itte d his re s u m ean d s u re e n o u g h re ce ive d a fo rm alin te rvie w .Im pre s s e d w ith his e xpe rie n ce ,the co m pan yo ffe re d Hu n te ra jo b as a TIG w e ld e rtw ow e e ks b e fo re he g rad u ate d fro m PM I. Sin ces tartin g the po s itio n ,Hu n te ris ve ryhappyw ith his po s itio n atCo rryM an u factu rin gCo m pan y. He cre d its PM Ifo rthe ire ffo rts inpre parin g him fo ra care e r.

“ Iw o u ld re co m m e n d PM I’s w e ld in gpro g ram to an yo n e . Ile arn e d a lo tan d it’s as ho rtpro g ram s o Iw as ab le to g e ttrain e dan d s tarta care e rq u ickly. The in s tru cto rs arekn o w le d g e ab le an d alw ays availab le tohe lp,” he s aid .

W illia m Bishop CNC M achin is t Acu te cPre cis io n M achin in gM ic ha elP a tterson CNC M achin is t Tim e M achin eEric R ea gle CNC M achin is t G.E.P hillip Ja c kson Jr. CNC M achin is t G.E.Thom a sCra in e CNC M achin is t Acu te cPre cis io n M achin in gL yn n W a lker M e chatro n ics ChipBLASTERQ u in ton Jon a s W e ld in g Do n o hu e Railro ad Eq u ipm e n t,In c.

H u n terK eppel W e ld in g Co rryM an u factu rin g Co m pan yM ike W ea ver W e ld in g Ro s e rTe chn o lo g ie s In c.M ila n K ostoln ik W e ld in g Bills o n To w in gCorry N ew ha rd W e ld in g Sale s & En g in e e rin g In c.K en F en tem W e ld in g In d u s trialTan k an d Co n tain e rAlK ola n M e chatro n ics Clario n In d u s trie s

In M arch,PM Iho s te d ad vis o ry b o ardm e e tin g s fo rthe CNC M achin is tan d Ele ctricArcW e ld in g pro g ram s . Du rin g the m e e tin g ,re pre s e n tative s d is cu s s e d cu rre n tpractice san d id e as fo rfu rthe rg ro w in g the pro g ram s .

The follow ing representa tivesa ttendedthe m eeting forthe CNC M a chinistprogra m on M a rch 20, 2015:Brya n Cra m er– M SCD a vid P ric e – M acLe an Fo g gJod y R oess– M acLe an Fo g gJa son H a ll– Ellw o o d CityCran ks haftJeffChoffel– Chan n e llo ckChip K elym a n – M alo n e yTo o l& M o ldCa rolD on a hey – Fran klin Bro n ze

The follow ing representa tivesa ttendedthe m eeting forthe ElectricArcW eldingprogra m on M a rch 27, 2015:Bob Bra ga n – Do n Jo nJim M a si-Do n Jo nR ic k H effern – Chan n e llo ckD en n isH a rris– The W arre n Co m pan yJohn F ed in etz– M cShan e W e ld in gK evin K eisel– Excalib u rM achin e

The follow ing representa tivesa ttendedthe m eeting forthe M echa tronicsprogra m on April 10, 2015:Brya n Cra m er– M SCK a m a lD eep -M acLe an Fo g gD a vid P ric e – M acLe an Fo g gR ic ha rd O rla n d o – G.E.Tim P a ru lski– Chan n e llo ckCra ig Gu y – Hag an Bu s in e s s M achin e sSteve P reston – JBM Te chn o lo g ie sR on Urqu ha rt– C&JIn d u s trie sChrisP lyler– C&JIn d u s trie sCha rlie H ea ven – Nu Te cIn c.

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W E L CO M E Chris HartmanChristopherH a rtm a n w as re ce n tlyhire d

fo ran in s tru cto rpo s itio n atPM I. W ith 23ye ars o fe xpe rie n ce in e le ctrical,m e chatro n icsan d CNC fie ld s ,Chris w illb e an in te g ralas s e tto the s cho o l’s d is tin g u is he d facu lty.

Chris ’ prim aryin s tru cto rro le w illin clu d ete achin g co u rs e s fo rPM I’s g ro w in g In d u s tryTrain in g pro g ram ,w hich s e rve s lo calm an u factu rin g co m pan ie s in the re g io n . Inad d itio n ,he w illo ffe ras s is tan ce b y fillin g info rin s tru cto rs w he n n e e d e d .

Prio rto jo in in g PM I’s te am ,Chris w asw o rkin g fo rTim e M achin e ,In c. in Po lk,PA as aCNC M achin is t. In ad d itio n ,he had re ce ive dye ars o fm e chatro n ics an d e le ctrical

e xpe rie n ce in Te m ple ,TX . W hile Chris is n e wto the in s tru cto rpo s itio n ,he is n o tu n fam iliarto PM I. In 1 999,Chris g rad u ate d fro m PM I,w hich atthe tim e w as s tillkn o w n as H.T. K e rrTe chn o lo g y Ce n te r. He is happyto b e b ack athis alm a m ate ran d s e e the im pro ve m e n ts .

In his n e w po s itio n ,Chris ho pe s to pas s o nhis kn o w le d g e to allo w fo rs tu d e n ts to pu rs u ethe s am e type s o fcare e ro ppo rtu n itie s thatheg o tto e xpe rie n ce .

A Fran klin re s id e n t,Chris e n jo ys s pe n d in gtim e w ith his w ife an d thre e child re n . Chrisals o s e rve s as a fre e m as o n an d has b e e n anactive m e m b e rfo rs e ve n ye ars .

This pas tfall,PM Iw e lco m e d Sa ra Gehras the n e w Stu d e n tSe rvice s Co o rd in ato r.Sara re ce ive d a Bache lo r’s De g re e inM arke tin g an d an As s o ciate De g re e inG e n e ralBu s in e s s Ad m in is tratio n fro mEd in b o ro Un ive rs ity o fPe n n s ylvan ia. W ith1 2 ye ars o fs ale s e xpe rie n ce ,s he b rin g s aw e alth o fkn o w le d g e an d e xpe rie n ce to he rn e w po s itio n atPM I.

Re s id in g in Lin e s ville ,PA he rw ho le life ,Sara is ve ryfam iliarw ith the vas to ppo rtu n itie s the m an u factu rin g in d u s tryb rin g s to the re g io n . Gro w in g u p,s hed e ve lo pe d a s tro n g b lu e -co llarw o rk e thic o nhe rfam ily’s farm ,w he re the y s e lls w e e tco rn .

Prio rto jo in in g PM I’s te am ,Sara w asw o rkin g in a s ale s po s itio n atLu m in o u s

W ate rSo lu tio n s . Lo o kin g fo ra care e rchan g e ,s he applie d atPM I. Sin ce s tartin gin he rn e w po s itio n in N o ve m b e r,Sara hasd is playe d a tru e d e s ire to he lp PM I’s jo bplace m e n tg ro w .

“ I’m pas s io n ate ab o u the lpin g s tu d e n tss u cce e d ,” s aid Sara. “ The re ’s s o m u chg ro w th o ppo rtu n ityhe re an d Iw an tto u s em y s kills e ts to he lp g ro w the d e partm e n t.”

W he n s he ’s n o tw o rkin g ,Sara e n jo ysre ad in g tru e crim e n o ve ls ,b icyclin g an db e in g o u td o o rs . Tw o o fhe rb ig g e s tpas s io n sin clu d e pho to g raphyan d fo s s ilhu n tin g .

Sara s tate d thats he is tru lyhappy w ithhe rn e w care e r.

“ Ilo ve ithe re . This is ho m e fo rm e ,” s hes aid .

M E E TSara GehrW ha tisyou rfa vorite food ?T-b on e stea k cooked m ed iumra re w ith eithersa utéed b russelsproutsorokraW ha t’syou rfa vorite holid a y?Christm a sW ha t’syou rfa vorite sportstea m ?Pittsb urg h Pira tesa ll the w a y!W ha t’son e thin g you c ou ld n ’tgo ad a y w ithou t? M ycell phon e

Getto K n o w Sa r a

D ea n K oseffw as re ce n tlyhire d as then e w W e ld in g In s tru cto r. W ith e ig htye ars o fe xpe rie n ce ,De an jo in s ve te ran in s tru cto rJohn Ad a m san d is e xcite d to he lpco n tin u e g ro w in g the w e ld in g pro g ram .

W hile De an is n e w to the in s tru cto rpo s itio n ,he is n o tu n fam iliarto PM I’scam pu s . Lo o kin g to fu rthe rhis s kills an dle arn a n e w trad e ,De an d e cid e d to e n ro llinPM I’s M e chatro n ics Te chn o lo g y pro g ram .W he n the po s itio n o pe n e d athis alm am ate r,De an w as thrille d to b e co n s id e re dfo rthe po s itio n .

“ In e ve rtho u g htIw o u ld b e co m e anin s tru cto r,b u tthe m o re Itho u g htab o u titthe b e tte rIfe lt,” he s aid . “ I’m re allye n jo yin g m y n e w po s itio n an d ho pe tochan g e live s like this place has chan g e dm in e .”

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D ou g N elson w as pro m o te d to Dire cto ro fAd m is s io n s in a m o ve Dire cto rJimShore s tate d w as a n e ce s s arypro g re s s io nto w ard s the n e xtphas e o fm an ag e m e n tg ro w th atthe s cho o l.

“ W ith e n ro llm e n ts in cre as in g ,PM In e e d sm o re le ve ls o fm an ag e m e n tto cre ate an atu ralpro g re s s io n in o pe ratio n s . Do u ghas w o rke d hard to b u ild a pre s e n ce in theco m m u n ityfo rPM Ian d w as a pe rfe ctcan d id ate fo rthis m an ag e rialpo s itio n ,”s aid Jim .

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201 3 afte rb o ard m e m b e rs fro m s is te rs cho o l,R osed a le Tec hn ic a lCollege,le d a re s tru ctu rin g o fthe m an ag e m e n to fthe M e ad ville -b as e d hig he re d u catio nin s titu tio n . W ith 37 ye ars o fe xpe rie n ce asa to o l& d ie m ake r,he u n d e rs tan d s theim po rtan ce the m an u factu rin g in d u s tryhas o n the U.S. e co n o m yan d hasd e d icate d him s e lfto re cru itin g a yo u n g e rg e n e ratio n o fs kille d w o rke rs to fu lfillthed e m an d .

In his n e w m an ag e m e n tro le ,Do u g w illw o rk to g ro w the ad m is s io n s d e partm e n tw ith s kille d in d ivid u als as w e llas co n tin u eto d rive e n ro llm e n ts in to PM I’s pro g ram s .

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CNC M achin is ts tu d e n ts (L-R)Ja c ob Grove an d M a rk D a rb y po s e w ith the tro phie s the ym ad e in In s tru cto rJim Grossett’sclas s fo rthis ye ar’s Ro b o BOTS co m pe titio n .

Ro b o BOTS is n ’tju s tfo rthe b o ys . This ye ar’s co m pe titio ns ho w cas e d a larg e rn u m b e ro ffe m ale participan ts than s e e n inye ars pas t. Pictu re d ab o ve is te am L ittle D ru m m erGirlsfro mW e s tM id d le s e x Hig h Scho o l. Te am m e m b e rs in clu d e FaithM o re lli,Ale xis Lan g d o n ,An g e la Flo re s ,K arlis s a Richm o n d ,Ju lian n a Han s le y,Crys ta Barn d ts ,Charlo tte Barto n ,Lyd iaHe m m in g e r,Alas u k K e ls e y,an d K yla Bru n e r. The ad vis o rs fo rtheLittle Dru m m e rGirls are Alan Ho u g h,Chris An d e rs o n ,an d DanAs te y. The irro b o t’s n am e is The Dru m Ro ll. The te am is pictu re dw ith ad vis o rD a n Astey w ho als o s e rve s as a s u b s titu tein s tru cto ratPM I.

O n Satu rd ay,M arch 28,cro w d s fro m the N o rthw e s tPA are a packe d in to M e ad ville Are a Hig h Scho o l’sg ym n as iu m fo rthe an n u alR ob oBO TSco m pe titio n ,s po n s o re d b y the N orthw esternP en n sylva n ia Cha pterofthe N a tion a lToolin g & M a c hin in g Assoc ia tion (N W P AN TM A).Ro b o BOTS is g e are d to w ard s in s pirin g s tu d e n tin te re s tin te chn icalcare e rs in STEM -re late d fie ld s .Each participatin g te am w o rks w ith an ad vis o ro rte am m e n to rto b u ild a 1 5-po u n d ro b o tg e are dto w ard s b attlin g o the rro b o ts in an are n a-s tyleco m pe titio n .38 te am s fro m 1 7 s cho o ls to o k the s tag e this ye arto co m pe te fo rthe title an d m o ve o n to then atio n alRo b o BOTS co m pe titio n . Participatin gs cho o ls in clu d e Cam b rid g e Sprin g s Ju n io r/Se n io rHig h Scho o l,Ce n tralTe ch,Co chran to nJu n io r/Se n io rHig h Scho o l,Co m m o d o re Pe rryHig h Scho o l,Co n n e au tAre a Hig h Scho o l,Co n n e au tLake M id d le Scho o l,Co n n e au tV alle y M id d le Scho o l,Craw fo rd Co u n tyCare e ran dTe chn icalCe n te r,G e n e ralM cLan e Hig h Scho o l,G e o rg e Ju n io rRe pu b licV o catio n alScho o l,M aple w o o d Ju n io r/Se n io rHig h Scho o l,M e ad ville Are a Hig h Scho o l,N o rth Eas tHig h Scho o l,Parke rM id d le Scho o l,Un io n CityHig h Scho o l,V e n an g o Te ch Ce n te ran d W e s tM id d le s e xAre a M id d le Scho o l.This ye ar,PM Iw o rke d w ith a te am fro m M e ad ville Are a Se n io rHig h Scho o l. The te am ,Arm -Aged d on ,w o rke d to g e the rto b u ild the irro b o t,P rototype.

M e m b e rs o fArm -Ag e d d o n (le ftto rig ht)Jo s h Ad am s ,NicCo s ta,Ale x Cu tair,M ichae lY u e n ,An tho n y Garlick

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The 1 s tan d 2n d place te am s re ce ive fu n d s fro m the N W PA NTM A toparticipate in the Natio n al(NRL)co n te s tatBald w in W allace Co lle g ein Cle ve lan d ,OH o n M ay 1 5-1 6,201 5.

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1 stP la c e: Re g icid e ,Co chran to n Hig h Scho o l

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