helping your kids explore engineering and high tech manufacturing careers
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Part of our Career Reality webinar series, this presentation is for parents. Archived recordings and materials can be found at careerreality.wikispaces.comTRANSCRIPT
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Helping Your Kids Explore Engineering & High Tech Manufacturing Careers
Sponsored by the Regional Career Education Partnerships of Bucks, Chester, Delaware, Lehigh, Montgomery and Northampton, Philadelphia Counties
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Sponsored by:
Bucks, Chester, Delaware, Lehigh, Montgomery, Northampton, & Philadelphia
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Materials, an archived copy of the webinar and follow-up resources will be available at: http://careerreality.wikispaces.com/
+Our Presenters
David Fricke, President, Millennium Manufacturing Inc. www.millenniummanufacturing.com
Cindy Dannenhower, Parent
+Time test your knowledge on Technology Manufacturing
True or False:
Jobs in Advanced Manufacturing are typically in dirty factories?
+Millennium Manufacturing, Inc.
Specializes in the production and design of high precision and quality components used in the electronics, medical, capital goods, instrumentation, and aerospace markets.
+Millennium Manufacturing, Inc.
Works with our customers to produce products to existing prints or we will work with our customer’s engineering department to design or re-design new and existing products.
+Value Added Services
Plating Services - Precious/Non-Precious Metal Plating
Heat Treatment Services, Vacuum Heat Treatment
Laser Marking, De-burring & Tumbling
Assembly, Engineering Services, Coating Services
+Time test your knowledge on Technology Manufacturing
What jobs make up the Advanced Manufacturing Industry?
+CNC Machining
CNC Machining = Computer Numeric ControlAxis & Cartesian
CoordinatesMany operations
controlled by one machine or group of machines
+CNC Machining Continued
Integration with design & modelingCAD/Solid/CAD
+Can you figure this puzzle out?
What does chess and ballet have to do with CNC Machining?
+MACHINING VIDEO: EUROTECH
https://64.221.63.226/exchweb/bin/redir.asp?URL=http://www.eurotechelite.com/SLLY-vs-ToolChg_css%2B.htm
+Industry Growth & Domestic Influence
Complex ProductsAerospaceMedicalDefenseAlternative
Energy
Domestic Components for Global Application
+Industry Growth & Domestic Influence
Technology development leader
Technology application lagging
Gap between technology developers and users
+Career Opportunities in Advanced Manufacturing
Designer
Programmer
Manager
Set-Up
Operator
Maintenance (Industrial)
Support
+Things to Consider
Pay and benefits Skill setsHands-onMathematicsCommunication Desire/
Motivation
+More Things to Consider
Company sizeIndustry is currently driven by small to
mid size organizationsBenefits of small companies
Necessary TrainingTechnical Training On-the-Job Training
+Rewards & Challenges of a Career in Advanced ManufacturingContinual Changes
Dynamic EnvironmentMachinesTools ProcessesSoftware
+Rewards & Challenges of a Career in Advanced ManufacturingTechnology Transfer
EMDLaser MillingWater JetStereolithography
+Rewards of a Career in Advanced Manufacturing
Satisfaction of creation
Ability to invent new things
+Parental Perspective: Supporting your child in exploring manufacturing
+Training & Education
Upper Bucks County Technical School: Machining Technologies
Penn College of Technology: Manufacturing Engineer Technology, Bachelor Degree Program
+Upper Bucks County Technical School: Machining Technology
MACHINING TECHNOLOGIES: DVD Overview
http://www.ubtech.org/141310102410576850/site/default.asp
+Career Choices at UBCTS
Career Exploratory Program for 9th graders at UBCTS
Chose Machinery as first choice
Considered post-secondary planning
Considered job market and potential earnings
+Parental Support
Skills & abilities in math
Interest in machinery & what machines could make
+Penn College of Technology
MANUFACTURING: Watch the highlights
http://www.pct.edu/degreesthatwork/manufacturing.htm
+Penn College of Technology
Steven’s experience:
UBCTS lead to Advance Placement in Basic Metalworking I & II, and Lathe Applications I & II; totaling 10 college credits
Dean’s List every semester
Penn Tech Scholarship Foundation: Bracalente’s Manufacturing
Presidential Student Ambassador for Penn College
Member of the Society of Manufacturing Engineers
+Workplace Experience
Employment opportunities exist in Advanced Manufacturing
Ability to obtain & maintain employment during school year, summer, and college breaks Pulse Technology-lead to Co-op opportunity during high
school Cerbaco Substitute at UBCTS Chris’ Machining
+Penn College of Technology
Tommy’s experience:
Enrolled in the Automated Machining Technology Program, Associates Degree Will begin August 2011
Option to transfer to Bachelor Degree Program at the end of first year
Will receive Advanced Placement college credits from attending UBCTS
+Advice to Parents Exploring Career Paths with Children
Listen to your child’s interest
Try not to push your interest’s on your child
Discuss what you feel are their strong points, and how they could translate into a career
Talk about the future
Encourage them to try different experiences
+Closing Thoughts
Encourage your child to explore options at local Career & Technical High Schools
View Career & Technical High Schools as a step in your child’s education & career path
Have an active role in your child’s education Stay in touch with their teachers Be part of their education process
+Time test your knowledge on Technology Manufacturing
What is the average starting salary in Pennsylvania for jobs in Advanced Manufacturing?
A. $35,000
B. $60,000
C. $53,000
D. $47,000
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Materials, an archived copy of the webinar and follow-up resources will be available at:
https://64.221.63.226/exchweb/bin/redir.asp?URL=http://careerreality.wikispaces.com/
+Our Presenters
David Fricke, President, Millennium Manufacturing Inc. www.millenniummanufacturing.com
Cindy Dannenhower, Parent