A Valley Tech manufacturing center of excellence providing computer-integrated mfg (CIM) training to high school students through innovative partnerships.

Fishersville, VA
Joined September 2017
Check out this custom roller pad designed by @ValleyTechMfg student kody011802 as a solution for eliminating the clumsy brick/box under robot for testing. instagram.com/p/Bu9CpUgnx5W/…
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Plenty of takeaways to chew on after a fantastic visit to #McKeeFoods Mfg facility by our @ValleyTechCIM students. #punintended
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We’re honored that the #cimfablab was chosen as the hosting venue for the #CommunityFoundationCentralBlueRidge Anniversary event to showcase their strategic investments including our Lab! instagram.com/p/BupIXiGH0E7/…
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Hands deep in controls wiring. #criticalskills @ Valley Vocational Tech Ctr instagram.com/p/BuZTczeHKg6/…
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So proud of the press our students are getting for their work and participation in our program. #studentcentered dailyprogress.com/newsvirgin…
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Automata student projects complete! Check out these exemplars w 3D printed components and all. #persistence #design #engineering #grit @ Valley Vocational Tech Ctr instagram.com/p/BsWMBscnvCO/…
Box of toys for Christmas? Nope. Supports for our #partmodelling project being sent to the #3dprinter for manufacture. @ Valley Vocational Tech Ctr instagram.com/p/BriLKndHiPA/…
So thankful for Scott’s work to highlight the value of #Apprenticeship for our students and community especially if we can keep it local. @cued__in is a great tool to help with that.
Valley Career & Technical Center recently hosted an event for National Apprenticeship Week featuring keynote Roger Collins of @Siemens_Energy, shown here with VCTC's Scott Gochenour, discussing how apprenticeships helped close their workforce gap.
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Our first crack at #partmodeling and #additivemanufacturing manufacturing on our @formlabs #form2 3D printers. Thank you forsaken_army__ for taking charge of the #firmwareupdates.… instagram.com/p/Bqp7gzpHfyg/…
Production run!!! Students have done an amazing job designing, setting up, running and even troubleshooting thank you plaques to meet deadline for this Thursday’s @commfdn_cbr dinner being… instagram.com/p/BqIHcY7lgxQ/…
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Next job setup. Enjoying carbide3d Create and Motion software for its open design and approachability for those new to CNC. @ Valley Vocational Tech Ctr instagram.com/p/Bp7hMoNnxdT/…
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Hello World! Our carbide3d Shapeoko CNC Router is ready for production (after a few limit switch hiccups during assembly and testing). #persist @ Valley Vocational Tech Ctr instagram.com/p/Bp0AsbfniDy/…
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Test run! ( in spite of an early scare). Our carbide3d mill is almost ready for production. #peterdontworry #learningcurve #fireinthehole @ Valley Vocational Tech Ctr instagram.com/p/BpplM68HjBH/…
Team #DJ the first out of the gate to successfully design and mill their first box piece for our #manufacturingprocess project. #learningcurve #cimfablab @ Valley Vocational Tech Ctr instagram.com/p/BppfSHRH65_/…
“It isn’t easy at first...” but every student that visited our #cim booth was engaged, focused, and found relevance. #gamecontrollershelplearning @ Augusta Expo instagram.com/p/BpASt0OH9OL/…
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@ValleyTechMfg students did an amazing job highlighting the excitement of our program with a #pickandplace robotics demo to over 2000 seventh graders at world of work today. #cimtastic instagram.com/p/BpASNLfH2AL/…
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