Engineering Technologies Articles

Sens. Vogel (center) and Yaw (right) talk with David R. Cotner, dean of industrial, computing and engineering technologies, in the college's welding laboratory Brass candlesticks pique the lawmakers' interest during a stop in the automated manufacturing lab.

Sens. Vogel (center) and Yaw (right) talk with David R. Cotner, dean of industrial, computing and engineering technologies, in the college's welding laboratory Brass candlesticks pique the lawmakers' interest during a stop in the automated manufacturing lab.

“Headloading” fresh water requires several trips a day and can cause physical ailments. Photo courtesy of Wello A woman demonstrates WaterWheel 2.5, a rolling water tank that eases the daily burden of fetching water in rural India. Photo courtesy of Wello Jason C.

Two plastics students at Pennsylvania College of Technology partnered with a global company to use a new technology for a major industry competition. Plastics and polymer engineering technology majors Madison T. Powell, of Linden, and Jacob W.

Depending on the preferred cliché, threes may be a threat, a charm or a crowd. For the Bennett family of Montoursville, it’s a triple blessing that all three sisters are attending Pennsylvania College of Technology. Aubrey G., 23; Ainsley R., 20; and Addey L., 19, are enrolled in a range of majors: nursing, graphic design and diesel technology, respectively.

A noncredit 3-D technology course, starting in October and open to the public, will be offered at Pennsylvania College of Technology. The process of 3-D printing – making solid, three-dimensional objects from a digital computer file – will be taught by Craig A. Miller, an instructor of engineering design technology in the college’s School of Industrial, Computing & Engineering Technologies.

Members of the forest technology faculty at Pennsylvania College of Technology have acquired five iPad Minis and, in collaboration with Information Technology Services, loaded them with forestry-specific programming from Forest Metrix in Vermont.

The American Design Drafting Association recently recognized the excellence of Pennsylvania College of Technology’s engineering CAD technology major with industry recertification. “Recertification by the ADDA is a very important credential for our program, and we are proud to have earned it annually since 1997,” said Katherine A. Walker, assistant professor of engineering design technology.

Anne K. Soucy, assistant professor of plastics technology, and Gary E. McQuay, engineering manager for the Plastics Innovation & Resource Center, show visitors the afternoon project for students in the Blow Molding course. Dave Cotner, dean of industrial, computing & engineering technologies, talks about the college’s automated manufacturing and machining majors. Front row: Shannon M.

Hannah Michelle is at home in the welding lab … … and in the painting studio. In both places, using her hands to create comes naturally. From the Fall 2015 edition of One College Avenue, Penn College's official magazine: Student Hannah Michelle Scheimreif links the seemingly opposite disciplines of studio art and welding and fabrication engineering technology.