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Automated Manufacturing
Automated Manufacturing

The Department of Automated Manufacturing at Pennsylvania College of Technology is one of several technical departments within the School of Industrial and Engineering Technologies. Our mission is to provide our students with the skills and knowledge required by modern business and industry.

Currently the Automated Manufacturing Department offers four programs of study:

The department's degree programs are what we call "2+2." With a few minor exceptions, all of the courses in the Machine Tool Technology major are a part of the Automated Manufacturing major. This major is then the first two years of the four-year Manufacturing Engineering Technology major.

If you want to work hands-on with the latest, industrial-scale equipment, consider becoming a Penn College manufacturing student!

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Automated Manufacturing News

Students Compete in National Mini-Baja Competition:

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Mini Baja Midwest Results

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Penn College Represented at World University Games

July 2009

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Zachary Plannick
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Glen Thomas
When archery competition begins at the 2009 Summer World University Games in Belgrade, Serbia, Penn College will have two faces in the crowd. Zachary Plannick of Corapolis, 20, who will be a junior in the fall, and Glen Thomas of Mercer, 19, who will be a sophomore, are members of the United States archery squad. Plannick will compete on the men’s compound team and Thomas on the men’s recurve team.

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Faculty Member Helps Center's Youngsters Observe 'Pony Day'

June 2009

Faculty member helps youngsters observe 'Pony Day' Helping celebrate "Pony Day" at Penn College's Children’s Learning Center on Monday were Richard K. Hendricks (instructor of machine tool technology/automated manufacturing in the School of Industrial and Engineering Technologies) and his wife, Laurie, who brought their pony, Giddyup, to campus to offer rides to the center's preschool children. Joining the couple are their daughters, Maddie (on the pony) and Katie, both "alums" of the center.
Photo by Regina G. Andes, group leader at the Children's Learning Center

Camp Offers Glimpse at Engineering Technology Careers

June 2009

Penn College recently hosted 22 area high school students on campus during its free Discover Engineering Technology Camp. The two-day camp serves as an opportunity for students entering grades nine and 10 to learn about the variety of careers available in the engineering technology field, as well as the programs offered through the college’s School of Industrial and Engineering Technologies.

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Students Earn Summer Research Fellowships With National Labs

May 2009

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Students earn research fellowships
Two Penn College students were selected to participate in the National Institute of Standards and Technology’s Summer Undergraduate Research Fellowship, in which they will gain experience in hands-on research alongside world-recognized scientists. David M. Blumenfeld, of Lincroft, N.J., and Matthew C. Cox, of Selinsgrove, both manufacturing engineering technology students, will contribute to ongoing research projects under the guidance of an NIST scientist or engineer during the 11-week program this summer at NIST’s Manufacturing Engineering Laboratory in Gaithersburg, Md.

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New Episode of College’s Career-Awareness Series to Air on WVIA

May 2009

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The third episode of the award-winning “degrees that work.” television series, a co-production of Penn College and WVIA-TV, is set to premiere on the public-television station at 7 p.m. May 17. The “degrees that work.” series is designed to build awareness of careers that may not be familiar to the public but offer ample career opportunities. The newest episode focuses on advanced manufacturing, which uses high technology to maximize the efficiency, productivity and safety of the manufacturing process. Most manufacturing in the United States fits that definition, yet the sector often suffers from outdated perceptions about its work environment and the quality of its jobs.

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