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Spring 2001
A Newsletter about the Corporate
Donation Program of the Wisconsin
Technical College System Foundation
Mid-State Technical College
& Stora Enso are a Model for
Workforce Training
Lakeshore Technical College
Partners with Fisher Hamilton for
Electronic Training
Fox Valley Technical College
Completes Graphic Arts
Center of Excellence
Northeast Wisconsin Technical
College Machine Tool Advisory
Committee Builds the Ideal
Training Curriculum
Help educate Wisconsin’s
workforce...donate equipment
to the Technical Colleges
I N T H I S I S S U E Mid-State
3 MSTC and Stora Enso: A Model for Workforce Training Technical College
5 Mid-State Technical College; Stora Enso
Power-Packed Partnership: Lakeshore & Fisher Hamilton
& Stora Enso:
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7 Fisher Hamilton; Lakeshore Technical College
8 Fox Valley Technical College Completes Graphic Arts Center of Excellence A Model for
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AmeriPrint Graphics; Fox Valley Technical College
Donors to the Fox Valley Graphics Arts Center
Workforce
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Representative John Gard Recognized for Leadership Ability
NWTC Machine Tool Advisory Committee
Training
13 D & S Machine Service; Northeast Wisconsin Technical College
14 Rockwell Automation Just Doesn’t Know When to Stop Giving
On our cover:
Flexography students in the new
Fox Valley Technical College Graphic Arts Center
Superior
Ashland
WISCONSIN NICOLET AREA
INDIANHEAD
Phillips Minocqua
Rice Lake Rhinelander
New Medford NORTHEAST
Richmond Antigo WISCONSIN
CHIPPEWA VALLEY NORTHCENTRAL Marinette
Menomonie Chippewa Falls Wausau
River Falls Eau Claire Spencer Sturgeon
Wittenberg Bay
The Wisconsin
Technical Marshfield
Stevens Point Green Bay
College System, MID-STATE FOX VALLEY
established in 1911, Independence Wisconsin
Rapids
Appleton
Black River Falls
includes 16 regional WESTERN WISCONSIN Oshkosh LAKESHORE
post-secondary education
La Crosse Mauston Cleveland
districts with 46 campuses Sparta
Tomah
Fond du Lac
statewide serving over 440,000 Viroqua Beaver Dam
students annually. Corporations Reedsburg
Portage
MORAINE West
contract with the Colleges to train PARK Bend Mequon
over 125,000 members of the MADISON AREA Milwaukee
West Allis
corporate workforce each year. Madison
Pewaukee
SOUTHWEST Watertown MILWAUKEE AREA
This issue of Donation Matters WISCONSIN Fort Atkinson Oak Creek
Waukesha
highlights the four districts shown Fennimore WAUKESHA
Janesville COUNTY
in pink on map. Future issues will BLACKHAWK Elkhorn
Racine
visit with our 12 other technical Monroe GATEWAY Kenosha
college districts.
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“ Mid-State
Technical College
is a great value for
our employees and
for Stora Enso.”
– Jay Capelle,
Maintenance Manager for
SENA’s Wisconsin Rapids
No. 16 paper machine and
converting operations
Left to right: Greg Drewiske, SENA Project Electrical Engineer; Jay Capelle, SENA Maintenance Manager; and Pete Sturgul, SENA
Corporate Maintenance Manager. SENA employees teach regularly at Mid-State, helping to create SENA’s future workforce.
How can a business know which technical STORA-ENSO NORTH AMERICA (SENA) and
college graduates will make the best employees? Mid-State Technical College have succeeded in
There’s only one sure way—by having your key forging a superb, close working relationship
people actually TEACH those students. This between skilled training institution and
approach streamlines the training process and manufacturer. SENA is the leading employer in
brings employer/trainer in face-to-face contact the region, with a large skilled workforce and
with trainee. ongoing training requirements. Currently the
But even the best, most informed instructors company has approximately 70 apprentices in
need support. How can a company be sure its the program.
new hires have received the finest technical The first of three key ingredients in the
training on the world’s best equipment? The model workforce training relationship is on-staff
solution parallels the teacher staffing: by trainers. Two of SENA’s Wisconsin Rapids
helping the technical college create a main employees teach regularly at Mid-State—
customized training curriculum, AND the Maintenance Manager Jay Capelle and Project
company can encourage its equipment suppliers Electrical Engineer Greg Drewiske are adjunct
to donate state-of-the-art equipment to the instructors for the school’s Programmable Logic
technical college. Everyone benefits... students, Controller classes.
businesses, and the equipment suppliers
themselves through their broadened exposure. Continued page 4
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Mid-State Technical College & Stora Enso
Continued from page 3
— Dr. Brian G. Oehler, President
Mid-State Technical College
“ Mid-State Technical
College is dedicated
to working closely
with area business
and industry. We’re
fortunate that many
of the state’s finest
companies look to us
to train their workforce.
Stora Enso North
America has chosen Left to right: Dr. John Clark, MSTC Vice President of Academic Affairs; Pete Sturgul, SENA Corporate Maintenance
Manager; Greg Drewiske, SENA Project Electrical Engineer; and Jay Capelle, SENA Maintenance Manager
us as its key
educational partner.
We’re proud to work A second key element is cooperative relationship: “The Wisconsin Technical
with directly with top curriculum development. SENA has College System is one of the best in the
leadership and look helped develop associate degree training world. Dr. John Clark, Mid-State’s V.P. of
forward to continuing curricula focused on its particular needs. Academic Affairs, is always willing to go
our close relationship. The company then mandated the associate the extra distance. The learning curve of
Every Tech College in degree as a minimum qualification for our employees who attend Mid-State
the system should have apprenticeship. The College provides Technical College is always much shorter.
a partner like ours!” basically ALL the apprenticeship related The student’s rapid on-the-job productivity
training for the company’s employees. comes from their recent exposure to new
SENA has one of the largest apprentice technologies. We’re committed to investing
programs in Wisconsin, and they expect in our personnel, and Mid-State is where
enrollment to grow, since the company will we’ll make that investment.”
soon be re-indenturing their electrical and Top-of-the-line equipment is the
instrumentation personnel in the dual final key ingredient in building a great
classification of E/I technician. instructional program. Instructors utilize
Peter Sturgul, SENA’s Corporate a laboratory built around generous
Maintenance Manager, sums up the ROCKWELL AUTOMATION donations of
Continued page 14
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Mid-State Technical College Foundation Board Members
Eugene Lehrmann, President
Immediate Past President (National),
Mid-State Technical College has campuses in Wisconsin Rapids, Stevens Point, and American Association of Retired Persons
Chairperson, Wisconsin Board on Aging and Long Term Care
Marshfield with a center in Adams. The comprehensive main campus on the eastern edge Past State Director, Wisconsin Technical College System
of Wisconsin Rapids is sited in the “golden sands” area of Wisconsin River Valley, and Past Member, National Hospice Organization Board
it’s highlighted by spring-fed ponds and lovely woods. Enrollment is over 13,000 James Elliott, Secretary
students in over 57 programs. Over 97% of graduates get jobs within six months of Member and Past President,
Wisconsin Technical College System Board
graduation. The College provides more than 290 courses to 3600 employees of area Member of Greater Milwaukee Committee
businesses under the customized instruction contracts. Past President, Milwaukee Building Trades Council
Past Member of Competitive Wisconsin
Velma Hamilton, Vice President
Wisconsin “Mother Of The Year”
Stora Enso Doctorate in Humanities, Phi Beta Kappa, Beloit College
Past Dean, Madison Area Technical College
Founding Member, NAACP, Madison Chapter
STORA ENSO is a major global producer of Europe’s second largest forest products
forest products—magazine papers, corporation, the Finnish-based Enso. Robert Aagaard, Treasurer
Attorney at Law
newsprint, fine paper, and packaging Stora’s corporate history dates from its first Member of Wisconsin Bar
Member of University of Wisconsin Athletic Boosters
boards. The company produces over 15 mining deed ... in 1288. Enso grew from a
million tons of board and paper products sawmill operation on the southern coast of C. Phillip Johnson, Board Member
Past Member of Wisconsin Bar
each year. STORA ENSO has over 45,000 Finland. It began recently... in 1872. Past President of Wisconsin Technical College System Board
employees in more than 45 countries. In August of 2000, STORA ENSO Past Board Member, U.W. Board of Regents
Past President, Wisconsin Technical College
STORA ENSO sources a significant portion bought Consolidated. Headquartered in System Foundation, Inc.
of its raw materials internally, with over 7 Wisconsin Rapids, it focuses on the Paul Hassett, Board Member
million acres of land in Finland, Sweden, manufacture of coated and supercalendered Past President, Wisconsin Manufacturers & Commerce
Past Secretary of Administration, State of Wisconsin
Canada, Portugal, and the United States. printing papers, with a range of other paper Past Chief of Staff, Governor Warren Knowles
STORA ENSO originated in 1998 merger and paperboard products. It has plants in Member, Board of Directors, M&I Bank
of the Swedish corporate giant Stora with Biron, Kimberly, Niagara, Stevens Point,
Whiting, Wisconsin Rapids, Duluth,
Minnesota, and Port Hawkesbury,
Nova Scotia, employing approximately
6,800 people.
“Very smart. The most effective way to
sell your product is to train people on it.
We get a big bang for our training dollar.
The Mid-State training model is the perfect
marriage of business and education.”
– Peter Sturgul,
SENA’s Corporate Maintenance Manager,
commenting on Rockwell Automation’s $5 million donation
of equipment to the Technical Colleges
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Power-Packed Partnership:
Lakeshore & Fisher Hamilton
—Dennis Ladwig, President
Lakeshore Technical College
“ We’re pleased to
partner with Fisher
Hamilton L.L.C. to
provide a electronics
maintenance and repair
program to satisfy a
growing market need.
Industrial automation
has made major inroads
into the Lakeshore Donald Taddy, Fisher Hamilton Industrial Specialist and Robert Latowski, LTC instructor, with a portable SLC500 training module
that matches the actual SLC500 processor’s panels used on the factory floor.
service area.
Technological change is
It’s a dynamic partnership with four Lakeshore has been aided in its training
a daily issue for local members: management at FISHER of FISHER HAMILTON union workers by a
manufacturers, and we HAMILTON L.L.C. (the world’s largest large donation of advanced industrial
look forward to helping manufacturer of laboratory furniture and automation equipment from ROCKWELL
business and industry fume hoods), staff and administration at AUTOMATION.
either at our campus or Lakeshore Technical College, and the two
at their plant. We’re out major unions at FISHER HAMILTON—The “ The new SLC’s are driving industrial
to increase Wisconsin International Association of Machinists change. We believe that self-paced,
industry’s high produc- and Aerospace Workers and the United individualized, hands-on instruction is
tivity and sharpen its Brotherhood of Carpenters and Joiners. the key to serving business and industry.”
competitive edge.” The focus is on electronics training. FISHER – Wayne Orsted,
HAMILTON has made a large investment in Lakeshore’s Electronics Core Instructor
workforce training, and Lakeshore has
pitched in by creating a unique Four in One Bob Latowski of Lakeshore comments:
electronics program to support FISHER “ROCKWELL AUTOMATION’s gift of portable
HAMILTON and the unions. The program training modules has given us the horse-
provides maintenance and repair training power to really perform for industrial
in electronics, electronics servicing, companies. I can go right to the workplace
electro-mechanical, and electrical power. and provide on-site, job-targeted training.
I can actually teach PLC and SLC trouble-
shooting right there on the industrial floor.”
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The industrial work floor has grown Fisher Hamilton
much more automated in the last few
years in response to competitive FISHER HAMILTON L.L.C. is the world’s
demands for heightened productivity. largest manufacturer of laboratory furniture
Greg Mittelstadt, Lakeshore’s Training and fume hood. It’s a wholly owned
Director, notes: “Industry’s rapid increase subsidiary of Fisher Scientific International
in the use of automated production Inc. As the world leader in serving science,
equipment has produced a great demand Fisher Scientific (www.fishersci.com) is
for electrical/electronics technicians who the global sources of laboratory supplies
can program and maintain the sophisti- and equipment, e-commerce procurement
cated new equipment. A few dozen technology and related services for
research, healthcare, science education
and occupational safety. Alchematrix
“The demand for qualified (www.alchematrix.com), a business-to-
electrical/electronics technicians business e-commerce subsidiary of
continues to grow in Wisconsin and Fisher Scientific, incorporates all of
throughout the nation. The Electronics the capabilities and functionalities of
Industries Foundation projects that the fishersci.com, the world’s largest and
year 2004 will need 2.5 million new most comprehensive virtual marketplace
technicians. Lakeshore Technical for buying scientific supplies.
College and Fisher Hamilton have FISHER HAMILTON L.L.C., based in
forged an electronics training Two Rivers, WI has been developing
partnership to deliver the skilled furniture solutions for the technical
workers.” environment since 1880. It specializes in
– Doug Lindsey, customized configurations of cabinetry,
Lakeshore’s Dean of Agriculture, Trade and Industry countertops, fixtures and fume hoods for
laboratories, as well as furniture systems for
highly-skilled technicians with advanced local-area networks. FISHER HAMILTON
equipment have the capability to produce has more than a million square feet of
an enormous amount of product. It’s truly manufacturing space and a work force of
revolutionary.” 1,100 associates in Two Rivers.
Donald Taddy, Industrial Specialist
for 26 years at FISHER HAMILTON, says: Lakeshore
“Lakeshore has really done the job for Technical College
us with on-site electronics maintenance
Lakeshore Technical College has campuses
training. We’ve shifted technology to the
in Cleveland, Manitowoc, and Sheboygan.
new ROCKWELL AUTOMATION SLC500
The 160-acre main campus in Cleveland
processors. The new technology—way
overlooks Lake Michigan on a rolling,
beyond the PLCs it replaces— requires
natural wooded site midway between
a solid understanding of electricity and
Sheboygan and Manitowoc. A meandering
processor software codes. Lakeshore’s
stream highlights one of Wisconsin’s most
Bob Latowski has made this training
scenic Technical College campuses.
partnership work for all of us. FISHER
Enrollments currently exceed 18,000
HAMILTON has moved right into the
students in 46 major program areas. The
twenty-first century. We appreciate the
college provides 730 courses to 8600
help from Lakeshore and ROCKWELL
employees of area businesses under the
AUTOMATION.”
customized instruction contracts, and 90
technical assistance contracts support local
business and industry.
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Fox Valley Technical College’s Gra
— Dr. Laurence Johnson
President
Fox Valley Technical College
“ Fox Valley Technical
College has received
national recognition
for its excellent
instructional staff,
superbly equipped
facilities, and focus
on serving business
and industry. We look
forward to continuing
our close relation-
ships with the
business community.
Our customized
instructional
Flexography and printing students learn on state-of-the-art equipment in the newly completed Graphic Arts Center of Excellence.
programs are a key
part of Fox Valley’s
The Fox Valley Technical College has FVTC’s Manufacturing Technologies
service to our
completed a new 32,000-square-foot Dean, Dan Kilpatrick, commented on the
business and Graphic Arts Center of Excellence. Graphic Arts Center: “This incredible
industrial community. Designed to enhance training opportunities educational asset is possible only with the
Every day, we solicit for local businesses, the Center is located contributions and support from our donors.
the opportunity to within the D.J. Bordini Center, just across These organizations are the “Who’s Who” in
serve area businesses Bluemound Drive from the main campus the printing and paper industry. Their efforts
in training their complex. The Center will help staff assist as great corporate citizens have been a
future employees.” industry in research and development, driving force behind the creation of the
provide equipment and space to run product finest print and paper training center in the
trials, and allow equipment manufacturers to world. Just a few days ago, our machinery
demonstrate their products. The facility was largely outmoded. We’ve gone all the
includes state-of-the-art printing, publishing, way to the finest equipment in the world!”
pulp and paper, and digital imaging The Graphic Arts Center for Excellence
equipment. This graphics center is tops in houses three degree programs; Flexographic
the world for training the next generations Printing, Printing and Publishing, and Pulp
of professionals. Xerox has a demonstration and Paper Technician.
center in the facility with over $2.5 million
8 of its equipment in a single room.
aphic Arts Center of Excellence
AmeriPrint Graphics
AMERIPRINT GRAPHICS of Neenah
is a classic American success story.
This commercial printer supports its
community, helps train its employees,
produces high-quality products, and
enhances close family relationships.
They provide a model for all to admire. Wayne Nemecek and Beth Nemecek
Beginning in 1992 with just six Co-Presidents and Owners of
AmeriPrint Graphics, Inc.
workers, Owners Beth and Wayne
Nemecek have grown AMERIPRINT
to 55 employees. They have invested
in the world’s finest print equipment,
including 7 sophisticated Heidelberg
presses. The Nemeceks are proud of
their cutting-edge prepress area and
their comprehensive finishing services.
AMERIPRINT ’s special “niche market”
is mid-sized printing jobs—between
quick printing shops and the large-
scale, large-run industrial printers.
In 1993, after touring Fox Valley’s
printing facility, they recognized that
the College’s printing machines were
obsolete—the newest campus presses
were manufactured before AMERIPRINT ’s
oldest machines. Something had to be
done. They soon began campaigning
for the successful Fox Valley Technical
Terry Bergen, Executive Director of the College $23.5 million referendum,
Fox Valley Technical College Foundation which funded major improvements in
noted “The Center is home to millions of the training facility and its equipment.
dollars of donated equipment. Many The couple’s efforts led to AMERIPRINT ’s
individuals gave freely of their time, money, recent recognition by the Appleton
and expertise to make this project possible... Post-Crescent as the Fox River Valley’s
people like Robin Jackson, President of the “Small Business of the Year.”
International Corrugated Packaging
Foundation, Beth and Wayne Nemecek of Fox Valley
AmeriPrint, Glynn Wilson of the Grant Technical College
International Corporation, and the General
Manager of Xerox, Jeanne Kleman. Many Fox Valley Technical College’s main
of our corporate partners went to THEIR campus is in Appleton, with a second
suppliers to solicit donations. The efforts of campus in Oshkosh. There are FVTC
this group and many others have created a regional centers in Chilton, Clintonville,
training center for the graphic arts that is
Neenah, Waupaca, and Wautoma,
unparalleled in the Midwest.” Continued page 10
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Donors to the Fox Valley Graphics Arts Center:
“ We are so proud of the AAA Press Specialists, Inc. Duralam Inc. Menasha Corporation
new Graphics Arts AKZO Nobel Inks Enercon Industries Corp. Foundation, Inc.
All Printing Resources Fasson Menasha Packaging
Center. The cooperation Allison Fife Corporation MicroClean
among our staff, the Anderson Vreeland Fort James (Georgia Pacific) Midwest Rubber Plate Inc
faculty, and the print and Appleton Papers Foundation for the Flexographic Mueller Graphics
paper industries has been Automatan Technical Association Outlook Label
truly wonderful. We are Banta Corporation Companies FulFlex Pitman
fortunate to have so Bay Machinery George Whiting Paper Praxair
BCM Inks, Inc. Grant International Press Color
many great benefactors Bemis Company Foundation Great Northern Corporation Printron Inc.
who see the clear link Benton Graphics Green Bay Engraving Progressive Ink
between quality training Bieffebi Harper Corporation of America Promo Edge
and their long-term Bingham Flexo Services Harris & Bruno Propheteer, International
competitive edge. Future Bottcher USA Hayes Manufacturing Group RamPage Systems, Inc.
Buckeye Corrugated Heidelberg USA RBP Chemical Company
productivity is in the Comco Independent Printing Rogers Corp.
hands of our graduates. Consolidated Engravers International Corrugated Rotomereies
These great companies Consolidated Papers Corporate Packaging Foundation Smurfit Stone
have taken a major (Stora Enso) International Papers Foundation Stork
step to ensure that the Container Graphics Corporation INX International Sun Chemical
U. S. print and paper Corr-Choice Inc. J.M. Heford Ltd. Thilmany
Covers Unlimited Kelleigh 3-M
industries will remain Creative Carton Corp. Kimberly-Clark Unilux
internationally Daewyler Kodak Polychrome UV Technology Inc.
competitive.” Day International Inc. Foundation, Inc. Valley Roller Company Inc.
– Dr. Susan May, Dean Printing Systems Lewisburg Container Verity I.A.
FVTC’s Vice President for DICAR Inc. Mark Andy Xerox Corporation Inc.
Instructional Services Du Pont Mathews International Corp. X-Rite Inc.
McKinley Machinery
Fox Valley Technical College
Continued from page 9
as well as more than 20 other outreach locations which bring classes directly into the
students’ communities. Two other FVTC facilities – the D.J. Bordini Center in Appleton and
the S.J. Spanbauer Center in Oshkosh – serve dual purposes as program delivery sites and
as business and industry training centers.
The Appleton campus is one of the finest and most advanced technical college facilities
in the nation. More than 50,000 students work in more than 70 major program areas, and
over 94% of graduates land jobs within six months of graduation. The College offers over
3,000 courses to 27,000 area business employees; most are customized to meet the specific
needs of local employers.
FVTC has several unique focuses: a range of specialties in the paper and flexographic
industries, aviation, quality improvement, natural resources, and agribusiness.
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Representative John Gard
Recognized for Leadership Ability
The Wisconsin Technical College System Technical College, remarked: “It’s my “ John Gard’s support
receives gifts of instructional equipment pleasure to recognize John Gard’s for local taxpayers and
from business and industry, and from leadership. We truly appreciate his education are part of
the federal surplus property program. longstanding interest in the Wisconsin the legislative record.
The System gets millions of dollars Technical College System and NWTC. His skill as a legislative
of equipment each year to support His support has made it possible to bring leader has made life
the training over 450,000 technical in over $675,000 in donated federal and better for Wisconsin’s
college students. corporate equipment to NWTC and the citizens. The Wisconsin
This newsletter, “Donation Matters,” other units of local government in the Technical College System
exists to recognize the organizations and Marinette and Oconto areas.” Foundation recognizes his
individuals that, through their generosity, Representative Gard expressed his leadership abilities and
provide equipment to the colleges. We’re appreciation of the schools themselves: thanks him for his efforts.”
also pleased to recognize legislative “Our Wisconsin Technical College – Gene Lehrmann,
leadership that directly improves the System has served as a dynamic partner Foundation President and Past State
Director of the Wisconsin Technical
quality of technical education. with business and industry in our College System
The Wisconsin Technical College community and across the state in
System Foundation and Northeast developing a highly-skilled workforce
Wisconsin Technical College recently ready to take on the new century. The
honored Representative John Gard, customized hands-on training provided
Wisconsin’s 89th Assembly District. by our technical colleges will enable our
In a ceremony held in Marinette, Dr. Jeff state’s economy to thrive.”
Rafn, President of Northeast Wisconsin
Left to right: Loren Brumm, WTCS
Foundation; Representative John Gard;
and NWTC President Dr. Jeffrey Rafn
at ceremony recognizing Gard for his
leadership ability.
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NWTC Machine Tool Advisory Committee:
Building the Ideal Training Curriculum
— Dr Jeffrey H. Rafn, President
Northeast Wisconsin
Technical College
“We really depend on
the input of the
Program Advisory
Committees to build
the right curricula
for our students.
Their experience
and enthusiasm
help us turn out
better workers.”
Alan Hiles, NWTC Associate Dean of General Studies; Robert Volm, D&S Project Manager; and Joseph Gosz, Planning &
Services Manager at EMI International.
One of the major strengths of Wisconsin’s Northeast Wisconsin Technical
Technical College system resides outside College’s Machine Tool Operation/Technics
the schools themselves ... in the insight and Program Advisory Committee shows the
imagination of the citizens of Wisconsin great value these committees bring to the
themselves. The business community plays table. The college is committed to
a vital role in crafting the state’s technical improving its state-of-the-art numerical
education agenda. Since 1913, citizen control machine tool program. To do so
advisory committees have advised the additional equipment is needed. Gary
technical colleges on both changing Morgan, Northeast’s Dean of the Trades
technology and the instructional needs of and Technical Division, explains: “Our
local industry. The Technical College Machine Tool Advisory Committee
system includes 1,000 statutorily-mandated encouraged us to look to the future and
advisory groups providing counsel to upgrade our CNC machines. They have a
almost all program areas. Committee clear picture of what’s coming down the
members include local employers, road in the industry. So we looked around
employees, and program graduates. for expertise to help us make the best
Continued page 14
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D & S Machine Service We thank these
recent donors:
D & S MACHINE SERVICE, located in ABB
Luxemburg, manufactures specialized American Bolt Corporation
custom metal products. Management has
Ameritech
over 200 years of experience in specialty
Carl’s Collections
machining. The 65 employees handle
machining, fabricating, burning, and
Century Tel
painting. D & S takes on machine jobs Climatic Control Company
other organizations can’t do ... the tough Cooper Power Systems
ones. Most products need special analysis DAKE
and require extremely complex technical Delphi Energy & Engine Systems
skills to resolve. The company a long Distribution Dynamics
roster of specialty production machines, EVCO, Inc.
Faust Co Inc
“ D & S has the people that can solve Hammes Co
most complex machining problems.” Harley-Davidson Motor Co.
– Bob Volm, D & S Project Manager Hayes Manufacturing Group
Holt Electric
Innovation Voice Technologies
In-Sink-Erator
D&S Machine Services President Dave Dax and Jean Dax. JJ Stengel
John Deere
Dave Dax, President of D & S, works John May & Associates
closely with his wife Jean on this growing Marshall Erdmann & Associates
business. They founded the company in Microsun Systems
including 5 axis Varnsdorf TOS horizontal 1986 and have expanded to satisfy their 135 Midland Plastics
boring mills, 5” Scharmann, 4” Wotan, and corporate customers, who demand top Milwaukee Cylinder
4 1/8” Summit horizontal boring mills. quality and dependable delivery. They Nor-Lake Inc.
They also use 10-ton bridge cranes and a choose D & S for its track record and for North Shore Bank
10’ by 16’ plasma burning machine. the high quality of its workforce. The Oilgear Company
Parts Associates
QMI
R&B, Inc.
Rexnord Corp. Plastics Division
Northeast Wisconsin Technical College Rockwell Automation
Northeast Wisconsin Technical College has major campuses are in Green Bay, Sturgeon Schroeder Installation Systems
Bay, and Marinette. Thirty-two Regional Centers stretch from Tipler to Shawano to Sentry Insurance
Washington Island. The main campus on Green Bay’s west side is sited on a gently rolling Thomas Industries
former apple orchard. 40,000 students train in 77 major program areas. The College also Waukesha Industrial
provides over 1,000 courses customized to meet the needs of 11,000 business employees. Williams Engineering
And 140 technical assistance contracts further support business and industry. Zero Zone
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All donations help...these NWTC Machine Tool Advisory Committee:
are some of the things
our colleges make the Building the Ideal Training Curriculum
most of: Continued from page 12
decisions. Bill Herman of Productivity
New product and inventory: Wisconsin, a Pewaukee-based machine tool
automotive components, power dealer, offered a creative solution to our
supplies, electronics, industrial
needs. He suggested HAAS AUTOMATION for
controls and sensors, laboratory
a good deal on some excellent equipment.”
and medical equipment and
supplies, water and air pumps, The Northeast staff worked with HAAS
hydraulic components, small AUTOMATION of Oxnard, California to
engines or automotive purchase a major HAAS machine tool at a
and truck engines deep discount. The deal included an
Entrustment Agreement for two additional
Machinery, equipment machine tools (a CNC turning center and an
& tooling: auto-loading vertical machining center)
electric motors, machine shop
worth $200,000. Under the agreement,
equipment and tooling, robots,
and laser cutting equipment
HAAS replaces them with newer equipment
every second year. HAAS also donated four
Printing equipment & supplies: machine tool simulators with working
printing machinery, paper programmable controls. This represents a
and inks major step forward for the college.
Maintenance equipment “NWTC is considered a HAAS Factory
& supplies: Technology Center,” explains Al Hiles,
hand tools, warehouse shelving Northeast’s Dean, General Studies. “HAAS
and racks, workbenches, brings prospective machine tool purchasers
abrasives, nuts, bolts or screws into our lab for demonstrations. And this
Material handling equipment:
gives our students the chance to show those
pallet jacks, forklifts, power companies how well they know the
hoists and jacks equipment. This can lead to inroads for
future employment.”
Office supplies & furniture: Bob Volm, Chairman of the Committee Gary Morgan, NWTC Dean of Trades & Technology
from furniture to paper, computers, and Project Manager at D & S MACHINE with Robert Volm, D&S Project Manager
printers or copy machines SERVICE of Luxemburg, states: “Our committee. The new HAAS entrustment
Raw materials: company needs Northeast’s graduates to will ensure that Northeast students will
wood products, plastic pipe, meet our employment needs. We’re proud receive training on the most modern
windows and doors, metal rods, to play a role on the College’s advisory machine tool equipment available.”
plates, chains and bar stock
Heavy equipment & vehicles:
from automobiles to bulldozers to
airplanes and marine equipment Mid-State Technical College & Stora Enso
Continued from page 4
Buildings or land
Cash gifts industrial automation control equipment. recognizes that its long-term success is
Graduates from Mid-State’s program go to best served by having well-trained and
work at SENA on the same ROCKWELL highly productive workers ... and a
AUTOMATION equipment they’ve trained technical college committed to close
on. This makes for VERY efficient training support of a local industry.
training. We’ve got both of those in Wisconsin
This inter-woven training model Rapids.
demands both a manufacturer who
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Rockwell Automation Just Doesn’t TECHNICAL
COLLEGE
Know When to Stop Giving SYSTEM
Milwaukee’s ROCKWELL AUTOMATION software for its training programs in
has long been a generous friend to the Electromechanical Technology, Computer WTCS Board
Wisconsin Technical College System, Network Systems, and other areas. Edward Chin, State Director
and their civic spirit continues with three Southwest Wisconsin Technical Blackhawk
recent large donations of state-of-the-art College received advanced automation Dr. Eric A. Larson, President
equipment. equipment for its technical Chippewa Valley
Fox Valley Technical College apprenticeships in Electromechanical Dr. William Ihlenfeldt, President
received advanced automation equip- Technology, Industrial Electrician Fox Valley
ment for the college’s Automated Apprenticeship, Construction Electrician Dr. Laurence F. Johnson, President
Manufacturing Systems, Electronics, Apprenticeship, and Maintenance Gateway
Electromechanical programs as well as Mechanic/Millwright. Students will be Dr. Samuel E. Borden, President
various other programs and night classes. able to familiarize themselves with the
Lakeshore
ROCKWELL AUTOMATION’s donation process control systems widely used in Dr. Dennis J. Ladwig, President
helps make it possible for FVTC to train automated manufacture.
Madison Area
students and employees on state of the art ROCKWELL AUTOMATION is a role Dr. Beverly S. Simone, President
industrial technology. model for first-class corporate citizenry,
Chippewa Valley Technical College and the Wisconsin Technical College Mid-State
Dr. Brian G. Oehler, President
received donated equipment of Modular System appreciates the company’s
Programmable Logic Controllers and continuing commitment. Milwaukee Area
Dr. John R. Birkholz, President
Moraine Park
Dr. John J. Shanahan, President
STAFF Nicolet Area
Diane Sutton Dr. Adrian Lorbetske, President
Dewey Frauenfelder
Bob Gilbertson Northcentral
Bill Wilson Dr. Robert C. Ernst, President
WRITER
Jack Ferreri Northeast Wisconsin
Dr. H. Jeffrey Rafn, President
ART DIRECTOR
Dorothy Harms Southwest Wisconsin
Wisconsin Technical College Dr. Karen R. Knox, President
System Foundation, Inc.
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