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New Welding Classes in Tri-Rivers RAMTEC

https://www.ramtecohio.com/training/industry/welding-fabrication/

Welding is one of the few career choices that is in high demand at all times. To meet those demands Tri-Rivers Center for Adult Education is offering three part-time classes and one full-time class in their state of the art RAMTEC training center on the Tri-Rivers campus, 2222 Marion-Mt. Gilead Rd, Marion, Ohio. 

Part Time Welding Course Offerings

“Since welders are needed in almost every industry, it gives them the flexibility to switch industries without changing careers,” said Retterer. “Most career choices have ups and downs; whereas, welding has endless opportunities that keep fueling the demand for welders.”

The three part-time classes include:

• Introduction to Welding, which is designed to instruct students in welding safety and welding techniques.  

• Basic Welding  teaches students the basic knowledge of shielded metal arc welding, gas metal arc welding and oxyacetylene cutting. 

• Advanced Welding is for the individual in the field of welding with experience in arc welding and/or has completed the Basic Welding program. 

The full-time 650-hour Tri-Rivers Adult Education Welding program in RAMTEC starts January 8th, 2018 and runs through June 13, 2018, Monday through Friday, 8:30am-3:30pm, said Retterer. “This program covers the basics of Shielded Metal Arc Welding Flux Cored Arc Welding, Gas Metal Arc Welding and Gas Tungsten Arc Welding with structural fabrication skills and hands-on practice and skill attainment lab sessions

Welding Brochure 650 hour course

The full-time welding program gives students the opportunity to earn industrial certifications, said Retterer.

To register for a part-time welding class or the full-time class, contact Holly Ramey at EMAIL or 740-389-8590. Financial Aid is available for the full-time program.

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Tri-Rivers RAMTEC to host Manufacturing Day, Oct. 13

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Tri-Rivers RAMTEC is hosting an event to celebrate Manufacturing Day on October 13, 9am to 4pm, including a facility tour, a VEX Robotics Competition, and for the first time, an industrial robotics contest. Ritch Ramey, Engineering Coordinator for RAMTEC, said, “Students are thirsting for more real-world robotics applications experience.” He hopes the industrial robotics contest will become a national competition.

 

The event, sponsored by the PRIME (Partnership Response In Manufacturing Education), Honda Foundation, FANUC and Yaskawa Motoman Robotics, in coordination with Robotic Industries Association (ria), Consolidated Electric Cooperative, Inc, National Robotics Challenge, (NRC), REC Foundation and RAMTEC Vex Robotics League, is open to the public.

“We are encouraging area high school students, college students, adults and regional manufacturing technicians to attend,” said Ritch Ramey. “Our goal is to draw attention to the outstanding opportunities that a career in manufacturing can provide.

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“Over the next decade, it is estimated that nearly 3.5 million U.S. manufacturing jobs will be needed and 2 million of those jobs are expected to go unfilled due to manufacturers’ inability to find talent with the required skills,” said Ramey. “These numbers dramatically underscore the importance of introducing as many people as possible to the significant role played by manufacturing in Ohio and the entire nation.”

Manufacturing Day will show students how math, science, engineering and problem solving tie into real-world applications,” said Ramey. “They will see this and experience the relationship between STEM and manufacturing and what types of careers are available in the manufacturing field.

Exhibits and demonstrations will  include: FANUC Robotics Industrial Robotics Contest, Motoman Robotics Industrial Robotics contest, Vex Starstruck contest, Fastech MasterCAM , Sandvik Tools, Lincoln Technical College, Honda, Universal Robotics, Miller Augmented Welder, National Guard Mobile trailer, Robotics Educational Contest Foundation (RECF), Lincoln Electric Welding, Parker Hydraulics, Allen-Bradley PLC,  Mitsubishi PLC and Omron PLC.

RAMTEC was created to provide a technically trained, highly skilled workforce to promote the creation and expansion of business and industry through robotics and advanced manufacturing technologies. To learn more about the Manufacturing Day at RAMTEC or the high school and adult training at RAMTEC (Robotics & Advanced Manufacturing Technology Education Collaborative) visit ramtecohio.com or connect with Ramey at rramey@tririvers.com or 740-360-8156.

Tri-Rivers RAMTEC is located on the Center Campus, 2222 Marion-Mt. Gilead Rd., Marion, OH 43302.

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High School students prepare for industrial certification by learning how to use robot programming software both in the virtual world and hands-on with an industrial robot.

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Kids kickin’ it at Vex Robotics Summer Camp

At work. At play. Isn't it great when passion and learning comes together. Einstein said, "Creativity is intelligence having fun."

At work. At play. Isn’t it great when passion and learning comes together. Einstein said, “Creativity is intelligence having fun.”

Two Summer Vex Robotics Camps—an Advanced one for 8-12th grade students June 6-8 and a Beginners one for 6-12th grade students June 7-9—are in full swing today, Tuesday, June 7, 2016 at Tri-Rivers RAMTEC. It is totally AMAZING what these young people are learning!  Many thanks to area instructors and Tri-Rivers/RAMTEC engineering grads for their assistance. So much learning…so much fun!!  Stop by!!

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Wow! Excellent drawing check this out!!

Wow! Excellent drawing check this out!!

 

The Advanced Vex Summer Camp (Grades 8-12) is all about: Safety, Terminology, Tools & Software, Review Robot Construction, Programming; Build & Compete in Robot Challenge; Review Gearing, Torgue, Engineering Notebook & Programming; Review Sensors, Pneumatics, Compete is Robot Skills Contest, and more! Lunch and T-shirt provided.

The Beginners Vex Summer Camp (Grades 6-12), is helping participants plan, design and redesign 2017 Vex Robot, start working on Engineering Notebook.

Both camps are being held at RAMTEC, on the Tri-Rivers Career Center Campus, 2222 Marion-Mt. Gilead Rd., Marion, OH 43302. For more information call Ritch Ramey 740-360-8156.

 

NIssin visit to Advanced Machining

RAMTEC Tri-Rivers Machinists Solving Real Problems

Tri-Rivers RAMTEC Advanced Machining students partner for real world problem solving with Nissin on a holding brace for a Honda transmission.

Advanced Machining Instructor Scott Jones said he welcomes opening up his lab to work with industry partners to solve problems and create solutions. “These are important skills for my students to learn.”

Pictured above: Student Ryan Strange, Andy Hentz and Jeff Johnson of Nissin and Mark Hardin of Sandvik.

While on site, they also toured through Welding and Engineering areas.

Welding Instructor Obra Horn talks about opportunities in the field.

Welding Instructor Obra Horn talks about opportunities in the field.

RAMTEC coordinator Ritch Ramey talking with Nissin Reps Andy Hentz and Jeff Johnston and Mark Hardin with Sandvik.

RAMTEC coordinator Ritch Ramey talking with Nissin Reps Andy Hentz and Jeff Johnston and Mark Hardin with Sandvik.

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National Robotics Challenge in Marion, April 7-9

By RAMTEC Coordinator Ritch Ramey
Stop by the 2016 National Robotics Challenge (NRC) this Thursday, Friday and Saturday, April 7, 8 & 9, 2016 at the Marion Fairgrounds Coliseum. You’ll be amazed at what the young people are doing.

The National Robotics Challenge is designed to complement classroom instruction and provide students the opportunity to apply classroom knowledge in challenging and fun situations. Each contest is specifically designed to test the students’ skills and knowledge in a particular area of manufacturing, technology, robotics and automation. The event is open to any student in elementary, middle school, high school, or post-secondary school anywhere in the world.  Last year over 1300 participants from 9 states competed in the NRC event. Our vision is to become the premier robotics competition for elementary, middle, high and post-secondary school students in the United States.

 The History of NRC

The National Robotics Challenge  began in 1986 as the Robotics International of the Society of Manufacturing Engineers (RI/SME) Robotic Technology and Engineering Challenge (RI/SME-RTEC). It was developed under the guidance and inspiration of Tom Meravi, Associate Professor from Northern Michigan University and the late Dr. James Hannemann, co-chairman of the event.

RI/SME-RTEC moved to Marion, Ohio in 2004 under the guidance of Ed Goodwin, Ritch Ramey and Tad Douce. In 2005 the contest was renamed the National Robotics Challenge. From this humble beginning, with two work cells and two pick and place competitions, the 2015 competition offers 15 exciting contest categories. For the 2016 competition we have contests such as the Internet of Things (IoT), Rescue Robot, Robot Maze and exhibits from Honda of America, MTD, Sparkfun, Lego and IstOhio.  

The National Robotics Challenge is designed to provide students of all ages and levels of study the opportunity to demonstrate their knowledge and understanding of manufacturing processes, controls, robotics and other technologies through competitive engineering contests. Students are judged on their application of technology principles, engineering concepts and their ability to solve real-world problems through a team approach.

This year’s sponsors include: Corporate Contest Sponsor HONDA; Sustaining Partners MTD, IST Ohio and Sparkfun Electronics and Friends of the NRC—Tri-Rivers RAMTECOhio, Meta Solutions, Ohio Technology and Engineering Educators Association.

MISSION

The mission of the National Robotics Challenge is to provide educational robotics competitions where students can develop the creativity, engineering, problem solving, and leadership skills they will need in the world of tomorrow.

For more information visit our webpage at thenrc.org

 

 

RAMTEC's mission is to provide a technically trained, highly-skilled workforce to promote the creation and expansion of business and industry through robotics and advanced manufacturing technologies. Login