Machine Tool Technology
Make mine metal.
The technology of machining has changed significantly in recent years, and professionals in the industry must be able to operate a wide range of highly advanced equipment. Utilizing lasers, water jets, and electrified wires to cut and shape different types of metals, plastics and woods, these new machines are often used to produce customized components, following specs laid out by drafters, architects and engineers.
From metallurgy and milling, to CNC operations and quality control, Salina Tech’s Machine Tool Technology Program provides students with the knowledge and skills they need to succeed in the rapidly advancing machine tool industry. Students who graduate from this nine-month program have the opportunity to pursue rewarding careers as operators, technicians, quality control professionals and managers.
What You Will Learn
Operate machine tool equipment commonly found in industry including manual and computer controlled lathes, milling machines, drill presses, and cutting machines.
Manufacture parts from various materials in accordance with specifications from blueprints, electronic drawings, and shop sketches.
Solve quality problems using process planning, technical knowledge, teamwork, mathematics, and critical thinking.
Apply safety principles in a work environment to minimize hazards and prevent losses to productivity.
Demonstrate employability skills needed to obtain and retain employment in machine tool and related fields.
Careers
Machine Operator
Machinist
Tool & Die Maker
Tool Room Technician
Quality Control Professional
CNC Operator
Assembly Professional
CNC Programmer
Manufacturing Manager
Faculty
DeLoss Dulohery has been interested in working with metal since he was young, and he got a jump-start when his high school AP Chemistry teacher gave him a forge that had been in the family for generations. He still uses the forge for his blacksmithing hobby.
For the past eight years, he’s worked for several local companies, including Bergkamp Construction, The Bradbury Company and Great Plains Manufacturing, as a Machinist and Fabrication Tech.
He graduated from Salina Tech’s Machine Tool program in 2016, and previously studied Business and Marketing at Fort Hays State University.
While at Salina Tech, he was involved in Student Government, serving as Treasurer, won a silver medal at SkillsUSA and was a member of the Phi Theta Kappa Honor Society.
He also holds certifications in Manual Machining, CNC Machining and CNC Programing from the National Institute for Metalworking Skills.
DeLoss joined Salina Tech’s Machine Tool program in the fall of 2018.
DeLoss.Dulohery@SalinaTech.edu | 785-309-3151
News
![Chrisxavier Cease, a junior at Abilene High School, gets hands-on experience using a welding simulator Wednesday at Great Plains Manufacturing's inaugural Manufacturing Day. [ALLEIGH WEEMS / SALINA JOURNAL]](https://www.salinatech.edu/wp-content/uploads/PKMSteelDay.jpg)
High schoolers participate in Manufacturing Day
Chrisxavier Cease, a junior at Abilene High School, gets hands-on experience using a welding simulator Wednesday at Great Plains Manufacturing's inaugural Manufacturing Day. [ALLEIGH WEEMS / SALINA JOURNAL] Ellsworth High School junior Ashley Woods [...]
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Salina Tech enrollment jumps 27% GallerySalina Tech enrollment jumps 27%
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Salina Tech enrollment jumps 27%
Enrollment at Salina Area Technical College rose 27% in the fall of 2018 compared to the previous fall, according to information collected on September 20th for reporting to the Kansas Board of Regents. According to the [...]
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Kobach lauds Salina Tech
Richard Fairchild (left), auto collision repair instructor at Salina Area Technical College, talks with Kansas Secretary of State Kris Kobach during a tour of the school Tuesday morning. [TOM DORSEY / SALINA JOURNAL] [...]
Scholarships
The Community Foundation administers over thirty-seven (37) scholarships, turning dreams of higher education into a reality. Our scholarship application process begins in January. Scholarship applications will be available online from January – March 14th. https://www.communityfoundation.us/scholarships.cfm
Five $1,000 scholarships available to students enrolled in an associate's, bachelor's, or graduate level program at an accredited school in the fields of gerontology, medicine, nursing, social work, sociology, psychology, physical or occupational therapy, speech [...]