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10th, 11th & 12th Grade - Precision Machinists are highly skilled workers who provide tools, molds and special guiding and holding devices that are used to mass-produce a variety of metal and plastic parts. Machinists set up and operate all types of basic and advanced machine tools using precision measuring instruments. Students work with the metals and alloys commonly used in manufacturing, and hold print tolerance accepted in industry.

Graduates from the Precision Machining course have gone directly to work, entered apprenticeship programs, or gone to college to pursue engineering and manufacturing degrees. They work in industries that manufacture automobiles, aircraft, metalworking, fabricated metal products and plastics industries.

Employment opportunities in the Crawford County area are good because of the abundance of small to large manufacturing companies which are nationally known for their precision work and skilled craft persons.

A precision Machining student should:

  • Be mechanically inclined
  • Have ability to produce work with prescribed tolerances and rigid standards
  • Be able to work quickly and economically
  • Have excellent eye-hand coordination
  • Have an average to an above average aptitude in verbal, numerical, abstract, and mechanical reasonings, as well as space relations skills
  • Complete Algebra I and Trigonometry

Each student is expected to complete these upon graduation:

  • Safety
  • Measurement systems, precision measurements & inspections
  • Physics of metal cutting
  • Horizontal & vertical bandsawing
  • Vertical millwork
  • Surface & jig grinding
  • Metallurgy & heat treating processes
  • Lath operations
  • CNC milling & Lathe operations
  • Design & Engineering (CAD/CAM)
  • N.I.M.S. Certification
  • Electrical discharge machining/electrode grinding
  • Benchwork

Click here for a more complete
Duty/Task List

Click on the link below to see a chart of the curriculum taught in the Precision Machining lab each year.

Instructional Sequence Chart

 

National Institute of Metalworking Skills (N.I.M.S) Level I Machining

 


Precision Manufacturing Institute (PMI)

 

Before beginning the Precision Machining program, students must have the following:

  • Short Sleeve shirt, long leg pants required
  • Leather Work Boot (Safety Toe preferred)
  • Trig Capable Calculator (ex. Texas Instrument TI-30)
  • 6-inch scale
  • Wide Permanent Marker
  • Sharpie type marker
  • 3-Ring Binder
  • $40.00 Registration fee for NIMS (at some point in the year)

Mr. Gene Smith

Mr. Smith has been an instructor at Crawford County CTC for 12 years. Prior to teaching at CCCTC, he taught at Erie County Technical School for 6 years. Mr. Smith began his career working at General Electric Company in Erie, PA. He started as a Machinist Apprentice and before leaving GE, he was a Specialist/Production Planner and Production Supervisor. Mr. Smith has completed his Pennsylvania Department of Education Vocational II and Bachelor/Master Equivalency Certification and is a Provost's Scholar, pursuing his Bachelor's of Science Degree in Vocational Education through Indiana University of PA. He is a certified NIMS Instructor (National Institute for Metalworking Skills) and helped implement the integration of NIMS standards at Crawford County CTC. Mr. Smith is a certified OSHA General Industry Outreach Trainer and provides instruction and training for local businesses through the Regional Occupational Skill Center. He has served on the Crawford County CTC Safety Committee, Tool & Die Craft Advisory Committe and the Graduation and Student Scholarship Committee.

 

Mr. James Hillwig

Mr. Hillwig has been teaching at Crawford County CTC for 12 years. He received his Bachelor of Arts degree from Edinboro University Of PA, his Bachelor of Science from Indiana University of PA and is currently working on his Master's degree from California State University of PA. Mr. Hillwig received his Vocational Instructional II Certificate from Indiana University of PA. He received an Instructor Cerfication from Fanuc Robotics of America and has taken numerous Tool and Die courses. Mr. Hillwig holds all Level I & II National Institute for Metalworking Skills Certificates available (NIMS). He currently works with CENGAGE Textbook Publishers writing a Project/Workbook for the NIMS curriculum. Mr. Hillwig has worked for Edinboro Univeristy as an instructor of Manufacturing Engineering Technology. In addition to teaching at Crawford County CTC, he is an adult evening instructor for Community College of Allegheny County (through Crawford County CTC) and Precision Machining Institute. Mr. Hillwig is also the RoboBOTS Program Director for the Crawford County CTC team.