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Teaching Machining in Today’s world

I am just completing my 4th year of full-time instruction in Precision and CNC Machining here at Suncoast Technical College – formerly know as Sarasota County Technical Institute.  It has been more work that I thought but I do enjoy … Continue reading

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National MFG Day Oct 7th at STC

  National MFG is coming up on October 7th here in Sarasota, Florida at Suncoast Technical College. It is a celebration and awareness campaign to promote what makes America great.  Manufacturing makes it great. Nationwide we have a great need to train … Continue reading

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CNC Precision Machining Fast Track – Night School

Welcome to our new CNC learning program CNC Fast Track starting Feb 2 Starting Feb 2 we are adding a new course.  Its called CNC Fast Track Precision for Precision Machining.  300 hour – 20 wk course and its NIGHT school … Continue reading

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16 Graduate from first Machining Education Program

16 graduate from First Machining Education Program KIM COOL Features Editor – Venice Gondolier Sarasota County adult students have an additional educational option — precision machining. Proof of the need for such training in this area is the fact that … Continue reading

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Graduation Time !!!

Well… we did it… We graduated 16 students. They are now apprentice machinists. I told them all whenever you are asked “What do you do?”  you can now answer ” I’m a machinist”.  Most of our apprentices have jobs already … Continue reading

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Sun Hydraulics – Sarasota manufacturing Tour

We have made some tours of some local manufacturing companies to show students different areas of how things are made. They now get a better sense of where their machinist skills will fit into that mix.  Sun Hydraulics was a … Continue reading

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