Industrial, Computing & Engineering Technologies News Articles

Pennsylvania College of Technology students, guided by a quick-thinking faculty mentor in partnership with the Williamsport/Lycoming Chamber of Commerce, are providing a true community service: facilitating online ordering pages for businesses still permitted to operate during the coronavirus pandemic.

The computer aided drafting manager for First Quality Products Inc., a 1990 Penn College alumnus employed at the company's McElhattan manufacturing facility, recently returned to campus to share his professional experience. William J. Henry, who holds an associate degree in engineering drafting technology, spoke to students in CAD Management and Customization courses taught by Katherine A.

SPE PlastiVan educator Elizabeth Egan shows a model of a polymer – a molecule with many parts bonded together. Students from Upper Dauphin Area High School use their fingers to mix glue and borax, creating a fun putty. The fingers were essential to provide heat for the endothermic chemical reaction.

Penn College is home to a community of creators. Go-getters. Creative thinkers. And problem solvers who set out to master real-world skills. It’s where you’ll meet Sidney C. Trunzo, a plastics and polymer engineering technology student. Check out a video, added to the college's YouTube channel, for a glimpse of her training in hands-on labs. Find out why she loves her major.

Pennsylvania College of Technology will expose high schoolers to the rewarding possibilities of manufacturing careers, thanks to a grant-supported initiative. The college will host the Thingamajig Fabricators Pre-College Program from July 19-23 on its main campus.

Whether accessed on a smartphone, a personal computer or an elaborate home system, video games are the nation’s leading source of entertainment. According to the Entertainment Software Association, about 65% of American adults play video games. Anna-Maree Manciet is one of the estimated 164 million adult gamers.

The media spotlight on Penn College's expanded welding lab shone brightly – and nationally – this week, attracting a visit from Philadelphia-based FOX News reporter Katie Byrne. The multimedia journalist spent much of Tuesday morning in the Lycoming Engines Metal Trades Center, talking with students and administration from the School of Industrial, Computing & Engineering Technologies.

Maenza, of Sayre, by one of the college's new robotic welders. Allen, co-department head for welding, gets the on-air treatment. Parrish talks with Digan, of Mifflinburg. Eyewitness News' Morgan Parrish toured the expanded welding lab in the Lycoming Engines Metal Trades Center on Wednesday, interviewing instructor Michael R.

Walker and Allebach reunite at an industry event in Nashville, Tenn. An assistant professor of engineering design technology attended 3DExperience World 2020, a Feb. 9-12 event dedicated to the three-dimensional design and engineering community. Penn College's Katherine A.

Backed by an impressive commemoration of the donors who made the facility possible, Keating talks with Rhoades. Recording some welding in "Pipe Alley" Allen adds faculty insight to the interviews. A WNEP reporter visited Penn College's Lycoming Engines Metal Trades Center this week, preparing a piece about the expanded (and recently dedicated) welding lab.