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MVCTC
Superintendent, Dr. Nick Weldy, accepts the donation of four KUKA
Training Robots from
John Gauthier, president of Fuyao Glass America
Inc. The new KUKA Robots will be part of the RAMTEC
Facility built at
MVCTC in 2015 thanks to an Ohio Straight A Fund Grant. This makes
MVCTC the only
school in the country with access to robotics
certifications on Fanuc, Yaskawa, and KUKA robots.
Training
opportunities are offered for both high school and adult learners at
the
MVCTC RAMTEC Faculty.
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MVCTC Receives Robot
Donation from Fuyao
Englewood, Ohio – The Miami Valley Career Technology Center (MVCTC)
recently was given four KUKA training robots from Fuyao Glass America,
Inc. as a donation to the MVCTC RAMTEC Facility. The KUKA robots
are the same as the ones used for production at the Fuyao factory in
Moraine and Fuyao Worldwide. The donation will allow MVCTC to offer
training for both high school and adult learners on KUKA robots, thus
providing a more viable workforce for Fuyao and excellent employment
opportunities for MVCTC students, both high school and adult. This is a
part of Fuyao’s commitment to the Miami Valley and goal of hiring 1,500
employees this calendar year.
MVCTC began discussions with Fuyao officials in January of 2015.
Mike Stanoikovich, a consultant for Fuyao who provided the introduction
said: “Fuyao and MVCTC are great for one another, Fuyao brings
high-tech manufacturing knowledge and through a cooperative
partnership, MVCTC will supply highly skilled employees through both
graduating students and the adult education program”.
In September of 2015, Fuyao Glass Chairman, Mr. Cao Dewang, and other
representatives of Fuyao, including Junming Wang, Judy Lewkowski,
Rebecca Ruan-O’Shaunessey, Dave Burrows, and Tom Thompsen, visited
MVCTC to see the new RAMTEC facility and to finalize a partnership with
MVCTC Officials.
The donation was made on Tuesday, February 9, when John Gauthier,
president of Fuyao Glass America Inc., visited MVCTC. He
discussed the importance of the partnership between Fuyao and MVCTC and
the commitment to build a quality workforce in the Miami Valley.
According to MVCTC Superintendent, Dr. Nick Weldy, “Fuyao has
demonstrated from the beginning that they want to be a part of our
community. Chairman Dewang has once again invested in our community and
in our youth. The new training equipment will allow students and Fuyao
employees to receive a wide range of instruction that has not been
available in our area before now. The MVCTC is proud to call Fuyao a
partner and look forward to working with them to improve the regional
economic outlook. I would also like to extend my thanks to Mr. Mike
Stanoikovich for his efforts in connecting the district and Fuyao and
his passion in supporting MVCTC.”
In August of 2014, an Ohio Straight A Fund Grant was awarded to career
center partners to create nine Robotics & Advanced Manufacturing
Technology Education Collaborative (RAMTEC) facilities in Ohio.
The Miami Valley Career Technology Center (MVCTC) is the Miami Valley’s
regional RAMTEC facility providing training opportunities to a 12
county area (Darke, Preble, Miami, Montgomery, Warren, Clark, Mercer,
Auglaize, Champaign, Greene, Clinton, and Shelby Counties). The proven
success of the RAMTEC facility at Tri-Rivers Career Center in Marion,
Ohio, is the model for the additional eight facilities. The goal
is to strengthen the collaboration between industry, education and
government to offer industry certifications for robotics, CNC
machining, mechatronics, industrial maintenance, and robotic welding,
all at a regional career center. This will provide a means to
supply area industry leaders with a viable and highly trained
workforce. It is also a pathway for both high school and adult
learners to receive in-demand training in the latest technology and
leave with industry certifications, highly technical skills and
optimally a new career. As part of the collaborative, the MVCTC
received $1.47 million of the grant to provide state-of-the-art
equipment and to renovate space at their Hoke Road campus into a RAMTEC
center.
For over 40-years, MVCTC has been providing career technical education
for 27 partner school districts encompassing five counties in Southwest
Ohio. MVCTC is dedicated to providing in-demand workforce
training for youth, adults, and organizations in the Miami
Valley.
For more information about MVCTC, visit www.mvctc.com or follow MVCTC
on Facebook (Facebook.com/MVCTC) or Twitter (Twitter.com/MVCTC).
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