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Machine Utah expands outreach efforts, including Rage in The Cage bot competition for high school students

March 15, 2017

As part of its second-year activities emphasizing more grassroots networking efforts with local manufacturing companies and post-secondary colleges, Machine Utah has launched a competition that recently featured 13 teams of high school students who designed, fabricated and operated 15-pound bots for a gladiator-style cage battle. The teams competed March 14 at Ogden-Weber Applied Technology College...

NUNTMA and Utah manufacturers partner in new apprenticeship program for skilled high-tech machinists

February 21, 2016

Targeting a strong national demand for skilled machinists who can code and run CNC (computer numerical controlled) machines, the northern Utah chapter of the National Tooling and Machining Association (NUNTMA) is launching Machine Utah, a program for apprentices who can earn pay and benefits while simultaneously completing their education and on-the-job training. Machine Utah, which...