A&F Newsletter
Spring 2009
Career and Technical Education Department receives new machines
Cowley College’s Career and Technical Education Department recently purchased
a new pair of three axis, vertical machines for its students to learn on.
The equipment is used in Dan Squires’ Intro. to CNC Machining and Advanced
CNC Programming courses, and are used to teach the students how to set up and
run CNC (Computer Numerical Control) machines. Students can learn how to set
tool lengths and determine where X, Y, and Z coordinates are on a part.
The college spent $115,000 to purchase the equipment.
“We are real pleased to have them in here,” Squires said. “I
believe this is one of the largest single purchases the school has done for any
program.”
Pike Construction set up the machines at the first of the year.
It is not until the students fourth semester in the program that they are allowed
to use the CNC machines. Those fourth semester students that drew the lucky number
were fortunate enough to work on the two new machines.
There are now six CNC machines in Cowley College’s Career and Technical
Education Department.