Haas Trainers Improve Student Experience at TSCT

TSCT students using new Haas trainer controls

When four new Haas CNC machines were recently purchased, the Machine Tool Technology program at Thaddeus Stevens College of Technology also received four new "trainer" controls.  These controls are fully functional and can be used to program both turning centers and machining centers.

The addition of these trainers is already having an impact on student training and output.  With more access to machine controls, whether at the actual machine or on a trainer, students are able to complete assignments much faster than in the past.  Because the training
at Thaddeus Stevens College of Technology is very project based, the amount of material covered is limited to how much time students can spend using  equipment.  Increased student access to CNC machine controls is translating into more hands-on-training, a more in-depth curriculum, and graduates who are more prepared to succeed.

New equipment for this program is funded in whole or in part by a grant from the US Department of Labor, Employment and Training Administration, to support the increased capacity of the College.

New Year Brings New Equipment

Haas ST-10 Lathe

The Machine Tool Technology program at Thaddeus Stevens College of Technology recently purchased four new Haas CNC machines.  These new machines will compliment the existing equipment in the lab area and will greatly enhance the hands-on training received by students.

Two Haas ST-10 Lathes and two Haas Mini Mills were delivered in early December and the final installation was completed during winter break.  The new machines are ready and waiting for the next semester to begin and students will be using these new machines immediately.

Thaddeus Stevens College of Technology has been teaching the machining trade for over a century and our graduates can be found all over the country.  Technology has changed greatly over that time period and the addition of these new machines is an example of how Thaddeus Stevens College of Technology is dedicated to the success of our students.

If you wish to visit the facility and see the new equipment, please feel free to contact me.

Additional student trainer controls

New equipment for this program is funded in whole or in part by a grant from the US Department of Labor, Employment and Training Administration, to support the increased capacity of the College. 

Thaddeus Stevens College Receives State Grant

"You have chosen very well," Pennsylvania Department of Labor & Industry Secretary Julia Hearthway said to students during her visit to  Thaddeus Stevens College of Technology earlier this year. Secretary Hearthway was at Thaddeus Stevens College to announce the award of a $148,970 JOBS-1st- PA Tech Grant.

Part of this money will be used to purchase two CNC machines for the Machine Tool and C.A.M. program. The CNC machines will be added to Stevens' existing equipment and is part of the schools initiative to upgrade facilities and equipment while doubling class size.

The expansion will be accommodated by moving the Machine Tool program to the Greiner Campus, a new campus Stevens is building at a former National Guard Armory nearby. It is projected to open in the Spring of 2017.