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Franklin County Tech celebrates revamped welding and metal program

Posted on Saturday, April 6th, 2019 by Collaborative for Educational Services

Source: Jennifer Zarate, WWLP.com
Date: 4/45/2019
Link: Complete Article

Ribbon cutting at Franklin County Tech

TURNERS FALLS, Mass (WWLP) – Turners Falls’ Franklin County Technical School celebrated the completion of the school’s newly renovated and modernized Welding and Metal Fabrication program Friday.

“We had 50 or 60 people in a small group that were all supporters from the community [who] all work with us and partner with us. It was a fantastic joint effort,” said FCTS Superintendent Rick Martin.

The state awarded Franklin County Tech nearly $500,000 to modernize their metal shop. The new equipment includes a robotic welding arm and a 90-ton Piranha Press Brake to bend steel.

The grant also supported a 1,400 square foot expansion of the shop program.

And in today’s industry, there’s demand for state-of-the-art skills.

“Well they’re going to be going from hands-on equipment to computer numerical controlled operations on saws, press brakes, a new robot and some of the other equipment in the shop,”

Continue Reading at WWLP.com

Filed Under: Local News Tagged With: Franklin County Technical School, vocational programs, Welding and Metal Fabrication

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