Wichita Area Technical College’s Applied Technology Center Receives 3 Pieces of Haas CNC Equipment
Categories: CNC TechnologyHaas Automation has added three pieces of CNC equipment to the Applied Technology Center at the Wichita Area Technical College (WATC).
Established as a Haas Technical Center (HTEC), with nine pieces of Haas CNC equipment in 2001, the center provides support for the manufacturing base in Wichita and the surrounding areas of Kansas.
The new equipment includes: An SL-20 lathe, A High Speed VF-2TR vertical machining center (5-axis); and a Superspeed VF-2SS VMC.
This equipment represents the 3 rd entrustment provided by Haas Automation to the center, and brings the number of pieces of Haas CNC equipment in the facility up to 11 (plus six control simulators).
The HTEC gives students the opportunity to experience what industry refers to as the process of “art to part.”
“Thanks to the HTEC, WATC students are able to learn true hands-on industrial machining practices that provide them with the education and training necessary to prepare them for rewarding high-tech careers in the worldwide manufacturing field,” noted George Gray, dean of manufacturing and engineering technologies.