Students Operating CNC Digital Fabrication Equipment in Boatshop
The new ShopBot CNC digital fabrication equipment is up and running with Erie high school students in the Bayfront Maritime Center Boatshop. These kids are learning valuable 21st century workplace skills. First they design a project using a Computer Aided Design (CAD) program. This data is then converted into a Computer Numeric Control (CNC) toolpath to run the digital fabrication machine.
Erie high school students learning to use digital fabrication equipment.
Designing a project and creating a toolpath.
Some students operate the ShopBot while others finish the San Francisco Pelican, at right in background.
Maritime Educator, Harold Rinn, is leading the digital fabrication component in the boatshop. He has 25 years of experience in CAD design with General Electric and Rail Power, and is good at sharing this with our students.
Student centered project based learning.
Focused on their project.
The CNC Machine greatly enhances our ability to prepare students for the global economy and the high tech jobs of the future. It also helps these young adults to become aware of the many possible career paths available to them. This is hands-on STEAM, Science, Technology, Engineering, Art and Math, training at its best.
Watching the ShopBot in operation.
We are all so very proud of our students and their accomplishments!
Diploma and Project in hand, Science, Technology, Engineering, Art, and Math in action!