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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