Capabilities and Equipment

What it is: A machine that uses computer programming to control cutting tools, shaping metal and other materials.  

Equipment: 

-Haas VF-1

-VF-4

-ST-20Y with live tooling

-Mini Mill

Training for the CNC machinery is offered via the ACE Program (America’s Cutting Edge). This free program is funded by the the U.S. Department of Energy as a means to grow the defense industrial base required workforce – specifically in precision machining. ACE is a roughly 40-hour course with 8 hours of self-paced online introduction and 32 hours of in-class and on-machine learning. Completion of the ACE Program will not make one a master machinist, but it will introduce the fundamentals of CNC machining and highlight the career opportunities in this vial sector.

What it is: Produces plastic parts by injecting molten plastic into molds.

Equipment:

-Engel e-mac 110

-horizontal

-electric-drive

-110 ton injection molder

What it is: Able to program robots to perform manufacturing tasks with high precision and consistency.  

What it is: Integrates digital technology into manufacturing operations to increase productivity and efficiency. 

Equipment: Various 

The AMC is developing training and expanding in-house expertise in 'Digital Transformation' for manufacturing. This term can mean many things, from adopting Industrial Internet of Things (IIOT) devices to maintaining a Digital Twin platform of machinery and plant operations. With 'Advanced' in it's title, the AMC strives to maintain a high level of digital systems in the lab to monitor our growing equipment portfolio and train the current and future workforce on implementing new technologies in production environments. 

In progress - Digital Transformation Lab for Legacy Industry Equipment

We will be utilizing hardware such as Arduino and growing software platforms like Inductive Automation's Ignition. The Digital Transformation Lab will contain OT/IT concepts that will help professionals design the production systems of the future.