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Automated Manufacturing, Machining Scholarship Established

Wed, 15 May 2013 15:59:07 +0000

Faculty members in the School of Industrial and Engineering Technologies at Pennsylvania College of Technology have established the Automated Manufacturing and Machining Scholarship. The scholarship will benefit full-time students who are enrolled in either manufacturing engineering technology, automated manufacturing technology or machine tool technology; have completed two semesters of study; and have a GPA of [...]

Students to Take Vehicle to Tennessee for Off-Road Competition

Wed, 10 Apr 2013 17:36:25 +0000

Coming off an impressive top-15 finish in 2012, the student chapter of the Society of Manufacturing Engineers at Pennsylvania College of Technology is confidently polishing up its 2013 entry into the Baja SAE Collegiate Design Series. Eight students, led by captains Andrew D. Dietrich and Benjamin D. Lopatofsky, will take their mini Baja to Tennessee [...]

Diesel Performance Club Experiences Global Eye-Opener at Volvo Facility

Wed, 10 Apr 2013 17:29:30 +0000

The Diesel Performance Club visited the Volvo Powertrain facility in Hagerstown, Md., on March 26. The 1.5-million-square-foot facility designs and manufactures the Volvo D11, D13 and D16 engines, as well as other driveline components including the 300 series transmissions and I-shift automated transmissions. Thirty-five students in diesel technology and machining majors – along with adviser [...]

Automotive Alumnus Shares Voice of Experience in Return to Alma Mater

Wed, 27 Feb 2013 20:39:36 +0000

A retired automobile executive, whose illustrious and influential career began with an associate degree in automotive technology from Penn College’s immediate predecessor, this week returned to campus for the first time in nearly 40 years. Building on lessons learned while employed by Mercedes-Benz USA and BMW of North America (among others), Thomas C. Baloga shared [...]

Manufacturers’ Meeting Includes Tour of Penn College Labs

Fri, 14 Dec 2012 15:07:41 +0000

The Williamsport chapter of the Society of Manufacturing Engineers held its monthly meeting at Penn College on Dec. 10. More than 30 chapter members, representing Williamsport-area industries, toured the college’s state-of-the-art digital prototyping, rapid prototyping and advanced manufacturing facilities in the College Avenue Labs building. Faculty members J.D. Mather, assistant professor of drafting and computer [...]

College’s Industrial Outreach Highlighted in Magazine

Wed, 01 Aug 2012 15:52:53 +0000

Penn College’s record of serving employers’ needs – from credit offerings in long-established fields to workforce development in the emerging natural gas industry – is featured in the August issue of Business Magazine, a publication of Manufacturer & Business Association. “To escape a crippling recession and jump-start the engines of industry, the United States must educate and inspire the [...]

Student Design Protects Machining Equipment at Penn College

Fri, 13 Apr 2012 13:49:30 +0000

Pennsylvania College of Technology students from two academic areas were collaborators in providing covers to protect working surfaces on milling machines in the college’s Machining Technologies Center. The covers, thermoformed from one-eighth inch ABS (acrylonitrile butadiene styrene) plastic sheets, keep metal chip shavings off the slotted and difficult to clean milling machine bed while it [...]

Student-Produced Equipment to Be Used in New Major

Thu, 05 Apr 2012 12:55:36 +0000

Students in a Fixture Design and Fabrication course at Pennsylvania College of Technology gained hands-on experience by producing an oversized “bead roller” that will, in turn, help provide hands-on experience in a new automotive restoration major. The students custom made the bead roller, which creates a groove or “bead” in sheet metal. A groove can [...]

College Faculty Member Works With Middle Schoolers on Fundraiser

Mon, 06 Feb 2012 12:58:02 +0000

A Pennsylvania College of Technology faculty member’s volunteer time presenting “Brown Bag Lunch” sessions at Curtin Middle School resulted in both a hands-on manufacturing experience and a fundraiser for the American Cancer Society. John M. Good III, instructor of automation and computer-integrated manufacturing, presented eight sessions for the sixth- to eighth-grade students, offering them insight [...]

Student’s Metal Art Helps Raise Funds for Cancer-Prevention Charity

Thu, 26 Jan 2012 14:10:48 +0000

A charity drive to raise money for the Prevent Cancer Foundation recently benefited from the artistry and technical skill of a Pennsylvania College of Technology student who fabricated two pieces of metal art that were awarded as prizes for the event. The unique fundraiser brought together video gamers and gaming fans for a six-day video [...]