ROCK HILL—York Technical College is currently hosting the Metal Masters Summer Camp to expose kids ages 12 to 16 to the skills needed for success in manufacturing careers. Twenty-five students from York, Chester and Lancaster counties are participating in the week-long day camp, which runs through Friday.

The camp will give students a real-world look at manufacturing operations both on campus and by way of a field trip to a local manufacturer. Students will have the opportunity to make their own multi-part mechanism—which they can take home with them—using both manual equipment and CNC (computer numerical controlled) machines. They are also being introduced to CAD (computer-aided design) and CAM (computer-aided manufacturing) software.

Metal Masters Summer Camp is sponsored by the Foundation of the Fabricators & Manufacturers Association International and the John Ratzenberger NBTMA Foundation.

For more information, contact Tom Dickerson, Machine Tool Technology department manager, at (803) 981-7045 or tdickerson@yorktech.com.

York Technical College . 452 S. Anderson Road . Rock Hill, SC 29730