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manufactures springs, metal stampings, machined parts and subassemblies for a variety of end-user markets including medical, electron- ics and aerospace.
Robotics Platform Geared Toward Education and
Workforce Development
Yaskawa Motoman, Day- ton, OH, has developed a STEM Robotics Platform that offers users a selection of pre-engineered robotic systems. The platform is designed to meet the specific require- ments of secondary educa- tional programs focused on advanced manufacturing and robotics. Educators can pur- chase a complete package, or individual components to build a custom training sys- tem. Potential end users
include community colleges, vocational schools and tech- nical colleges. Also offered, in conjunction with the plat- form, are customizable train- ing programs and a PC-based robot simulator that allows users to learn robot program- ming and operations in a vir- tual world.
Hyundai Opens
West Coast Machine-
Tool Tech Center
With showroom capacity to display as many as eight CNC machine tools under power, for live demonstra- tions, the new Hyundai WIA Machine America Corp. West Coast Solutions Center is open for business. Located in Cypress, CA, the center also includes space for machine- tool integration and for cus- tomer education and training.
Schuler Supports Vocational Training in Mexico
Metalforming-equipment manufacturer Schuler Inc., Canton, MI, has opened a new vocational training cen- ter in Puebla, Mexico. The center, named Cedual (Cen- tro de Especializacion Dual), already has begun to train 30 apprentices, and has the capacity to support 90 indus- trial and tool/mechanical apprentices. Following the German apprenticeship model, courses include theo- retical and practical lessons taught by German instructors in an audio-visual lecture the- ater and in three classrooms. The center includes machines for hands-on training in drilling, turning, milling and grinding. After completing the
3-yr. course, students will receive a certificate from the Chamber of Commerce and Industry, equivalent to the German qualification.
Internet
Custom Rollformer Rolls Out New Website
Omco Corp., Wickliffe, OH, has launched an updated website describing its breadth of metalforming capabilities —custom rollforming, and a host of value-added opera- tions including punching, notching, embossing, custom assembly, powder coating, fastening and packaging. Vis- itors can use an online RFQ form to submit project details, including part prints. Omco operates four U.S. facilities totaling more than
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