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The Center for Advanced Manufacturing (CAM) is a new teaching and training facility that sits on a 37-acre site adjacent to GTCC’s Jamestown Campus. As part of the project, a new road is being constructed to connect the Jamestown campus to CAM, including a tunnel under Guilford College Road.

This state-of-the-art manufacturing training

The Center for Advanced Manufacturing at GTCC

center will house the college’s Transportation, Welding, and Computer Integrated Machining

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programs. Just over 157,000 of the building’s original 250,000 square feet of warehouse has been renovated for instructional labs, shop spaces, and classrooms; student collaborative areas; faculty offices; and areas for local manufacturing companies to use for training employees. R&D, etc. Long-term plans call for growing the building’s useable space to 380,000 square feet.

THE CENTER FOR ADVANCED MANUFACTURING

gtcc.edu

The Center for Advanced Manufacturing (CAM) is a new teaching and training facility that sits on a 37-acre site adjacent to GTCC’s Jamestown Campus. As part of the project, a new road is being constructed to connect the Jamestown campus to CAM, including a tunnel under Guilford College Road.

This state-of-the-art manufacturing training

The Center for Advanced Manufacturing at GTCC

center will house the college’s Transportation, Welding, and Computer Integrated Machining

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programs. Just over 157,000 of the building’s original 250,000 square feet of warehouse has been renovated for instructional labs, shop spaces, and classrooms; student collaborative areas; faculty offices; and areas for local manufacturing companies to use for training employees. R&D, etc. Long-term plans call for growing the building’s useable space to 380,000 square feet.

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gtcc.edu

Expanded Space, New Equipment TRANSPORTATION TECHNOLOGIES

The Automotive Systems Technology students have four classroom/ automotive shop areas, each with four bays and four lifts, and a fifth shop with alignment machines and other industry standard equipment. The Diesel and Heavy Equipment Technology area has seven bays, almost doubling their current capacity, while the Collision Repair Technology area has three paint booths and three areas for frame straightening. Two drive-through classrooms allow for live demos, and let vehicles move between the body and paint shops without going outside in bad weather or losing heat or cooling when the door is opened. New technology also permits an instructor to present a lesson or demonstration to multiple areas simultaneously via wall-mounted flat screen TV’s.

CAM will allow three growing programs to add space to serve more students, preparing them to meet the needs of local companies. The college is also investing in the latest manufacturing technology which, combined with our existing equipment, will make it possible to give GTCC students the best possible real world training and experience.

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New Automotive Equipment Multi-Program Use > Laptop Carts with Diagnostic Software and Scan Tools (150) Automotive Systems Technology > Alignment Machines > State-of-the-art Tools from Hunter Engineering, Snap-on, and Robinair Diesel and Heavy Equipment Technology > Hunter Alignment Equipment Collision Repair Technology > Nitrogen Plastic Welders > Aluminum Welders > Aluminum Work Station > Squeeze Type Resistance Welders > Portable Downdraft Workstations > HVLP Paint Guns

COMPUTER INTEGRATED MACHINING

With much more space than is currently available and the addition of many new machines, the Computer Integrated Machining program will be able to accommodate more students in smaller classes, allowing for a lower studentto-machine ratio.

New Machining Equipment Manual Machines > Mills (20) > Lathes (20) > Surface Grinders (10) CNC (Computer-Controlled) Machines > ProtoTrak DPM2 SMX Conversational Mills (3) > CNC Mills (13) > HAAS Super-Speed 5-Axis Vertical Machining Center (3) > CNC Lathes (12) > CNC Lathes with Live Tooling (3) > Coordinate Measuring Machines (CMM) (3) > Omax Water Jet > Isel CNC Router > Industry Standard Machining Software - Solidworks - MasterCAM

WELDING TECHNOLOGY

Currently GTCC’s Welding Technology courses are filled to capacity. The program will have three times more space at CAM to accommodate many more students and allow every student to have an individual welding booth with its own fume extraction system for added safety.

New Welding Equipment Miller Robotic Welding Systems (4) Xiris Welding Camera

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Virtual Welders Hydraulic Wrap Around Bender Welding Power Sources for use with Mild Steel, Stainless Steel and Aluminum Alloys

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Expanded Space, New Equipment TRANSPORTATION TECHNOLOGIES

The Automotive Systems Technology students have four classroom/ automotive shop areas, each with four bays and four lifts, and a fifth shop with alignment machines and other industry standard equipment. The Diesel and Heavy Equipment Technology area has seven bays, almost doubling their current capacity, while the Collision Repair Technology area has three paint booths and three areas for frame straightening. Two drive-through classrooms allow for live demos, and let vehicles move between the body and paint shops without going outside in bad weather or losing heat or cooling when the door is opened. New technology also permits an instructor to present a lesson or demonstration to multiple areas simultaneously via wall-mounted flat screen TV’s.

CAM will allow three growing programs to add space to serve more students, preparing them to meet the needs of local companies. The college is also investing in the latest manufacturing technology which, combined with our existing equipment, will make it possible to give GTCC students the best possible real world training and experience.

THE CENTER FOR ADVANCED MANUFACTURING

New Automotive Equipment Multi-Program Use > Laptop Carts with Diagnostic Software and Scan Tools (150) Automotive Systems Technology > Alignment Machines > State-of-the-art Tools from Hunter Engineering, Snap-on, and Robinair Diesel and Heavy Equipment Technology > Hunter Alignment Equipment Collision Repair Technology > Nitrogen Plastic Welders > Aluminum Welders > Aluminum Work Station > Squeeze Type Resistance Welders > Portable Downdraft Workstations > HVLP Paint Guns

COMPUTER INTEGRATED MACHINING

With much more space than is currently available and the addition of many new machines, the Computer Integrated Machining program will be able to accommodate more students in smaller classes, allowing for a lower studentto-machine ratio.

New Machining Equipment Manual Machines > Mills (20) > Lathes (20) > Surface Grinders (10) CNC (Computer-Controlled) Machines > ProtoTrak DPM2 SMX Conversational Mills (3) > CNC Mills (13) > HAAS Super-Speed 5-Axis Vertical Machining Center (3) > CNC Lathes (12) > CNC Lathes with Live Tooling (3) > Coordinate Measuring Machines (CMM) (3) > Omax Water Jet > Isel CNC Router > Industry Standard Machining Software - Solidworks - MasterCAM

WELDING TECHNOLOGY

Currently GTCC’s Welding Technology courses are filled to capacity. The program will have three times more space at CAM to accommodate many more students and allow every student to have an individual welding booth with its own fume extraction system for added safety.

New Welding Equipment Miller Robotic Welding Systems (4) Xiris Welding Camera

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Virtual Welders Hydraulic Wrap Around Bender Welding Power Sources for use with Mild Steel, Stainless Steel and Aluminum Alloys

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Space for Local Businesses

CAM FLOORPLAN CAM 3D PRINTING LAB

HOME OF ITS DEPT

Today, 3D printing is at the forefront of a manufacturing revolution. We are embracing this revolution at CAM by creating a 3D printing lab equipped with the latest state-of-the-art equipment.

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The lab will have the most advanced desktop plastic 3D printers available today, allowing users to make industrial quality models significantly more detailed than other plastic 3D printing technologies. The lab will also have a cutting edge system that automates metal 3D printing, allowing users to create complex metal parts from digital file to finished prototype.

The Center for Advanced Manufacturing is a community resource as well.

This space will give GTCC the flexibility to create training areas for specific skills needed by local employers and meet those needs in a timely manner.

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gtcc.edu

Space for Local Businesses

CAM FLOORPLAN CAM 3D PRINTING LAB

HOME OF ITS DEPT

Today, 3D printing is at the forefront of a manufacturing revolution. We are embracing this revolution at CAM by creating a 3D printing lab equipped with the latest state-of-the-art equipment.

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The lab will have the most advanced desktop plastic 3D printers available today, allowing users to make industrial quality models significantly more detailed than other plastic 3D printing technologies. The lab will also have a cutting edge system that automates metal 3D printing, allowing users to create complex metal parts from digital file to finished prototype.

The Center for Advanced Manufacturing is a community resource as well.

This space will give GTCC the flexibility to create training areas for specific skills needed by local employers and meet those needs in a timely manner.

THE CENTER FOR ADVANCED MANUFACTURING

gtcc.edu

PROJECTIONS INDICATE THAT NATIONALLY THERE WILL BE A

shortage of roughly

370,000 WELDERS BY 2026, ADVANCED MANUFACTURING WILL NEED TO ADD

3.4 MILLION by 2027, SKILLED MACHINISTS 237,000

The decision to develop a Center for Advanced Manufacturing was made in 2014. The GTCC Board of Trustees and college administration identified the need and opportunity to meet employment requirements in these growing industries.

The presence of CAM will ensure that local

The Need for CAM

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in these areas for years to come.

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CAM will also help spur and support local economic growth. Government officials and business leaders have recognized it as a key component in recruiting new manufacturing

and as many as

AUTO TECHNICIAN JOBS COULD OPEN UP by 2024.

companies have the workers they need

businesses to the Triad, especially those involved in high tech manufacturing.

Sources: American Welding Society; The Manufacturing Institute; The U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics

gtcc.edu

PROJECTIONS INDICATE THAT NATIONALLY THERE WILL BE A

shortage of roughly

370,000 WELDERS BY 2026, ADVANCED MANUFACTURING WILL NEED TO ADD

3.4 MILLION by 2027, SKILLED MACHINISTS 237,000

The decision to develop a Center for Advanced Manufacturing was made in 2014. The GTCC Board of Trustees and college administration identified the need and opportunity to meet employment requirements in these growing industries.

The presence of CAM will ensure that local

The Need for CAM

THE CENTER FOR ADVANCED MANUFACTURING

in these areas for years to come.

PAGES 7&8

CAM will also help spur and support local economic growth. Government officials and business leaders have recognized it as a key component in recruiting new manufacturing

and as many as

AUTO TECHNICIAN JOBS COULD OPEN UP by 2024.

companies have the workers they need

businesses to the Triad, especially those involved in high tech manufacturing.

Sources: American Welding Society; The Manufacturing Institute; The U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics

gtcc.edu

The land for the Center for Advanced Manufacturing was purchased in 2013 and was the site of the former

NEW LOOP ROAD

Daimler Bus warehouse. Local architectural firm Moser, THE CENTER FOR ADVANCED MANUFACTURING

Mayer and Phoenix (now Clark, Patterson and Lee) was

NEW ENTRANCE

engaged to design the new facility. Over 157,000 square feet within the 250,000 square foot warehouse was completely renovated and a 45,000 square foot second

N E W T U N N E L U N D E R P A SS

floor was added for even more space. The building is designed to be environmentally friendly and energy efficient.

NEW CONNECTOR ROAD

The development of the Center involved reclaiming a

CAM Funding & Development

former brownfield industrial site – an “abandoned, idled PAGES 9&10

or under-used industrial or commercial property where expansion or redevelopment is complicated by real or perceived contamination.” Cleaning up and reinvesting

CURRENT GTCC JAMESTOWN CAMPUS

in such properties has been shown to increase local tax bases, facilitate job growth, and improve and protect the environment.

Funds to build and equip the facility came largely from a 2008 Guilford County bond referendum as well as a grant from the Golden LEAF Foundation. The college also utilized its state operating, state equipment, county operating, and institutional funds. CAM is on schedule to open for classes

THE CENTER FOR ADVANCED MANUFACTURING

THE CENTER FOR ADVANCED MANUFACTURING

in the Fall 2018 semester. gtcc.edu

The land for the Center for Advanced Manufacturing was purchased in 2013 and was the site of the former

NEW LOOP ROAD

Daimler Bus warehouse. Local architectural firm Moser, THE CENTER FOR ADVANCED MANUFACTURING

Mayer and Phoenix (now Clark, Patterson and Lee) was

NEW ENTRANCE

engaged to design the new facility. Over 157,000 square feet within the 250,000 square foot warehouse was completely renovated and a 45,000 square foot second

N E W T U N N E L U N D E R P A SS

floor was added for even more space. The building is designed to be environmentally friendly and energy efficient.

NEW CONNECTOR ROAD

The development of the Center involved reclaiming a

CAM Funding & Development

former brownfield industrial site – an “abandoned, idled PAGES 9&10

or under-used industrial or commercial property where expansion or redevelopment is complicated by real or perceived contamination.” Cleaning up and reinvesting

CURRENT GTCC JAMESTOWN CAMPUS

in such properties has been shown to increase local tax bases, facilitate job growth, and improve and protect the environment.

Funds to build and equip the facility came largely from a 2008 Guilford County bond referendum as well as a grant from the Golden LEAF Foundation. The college also utilized its state operating, state equipment, county operating, and institutional funds. CAM is on schedule to open for classes

THE CENTER FOR ADVANCED MANUFACTURING

THE CENTER FOR ADVANCED MANUFACTURING

in the Fall 2018 semester. gtcc.edu

This project received support from ®

FOR MORE INFORMATION: (336)-334-4822 x50287 gtcc.edu

THE CENTER FOR ADVANCED MANUFACTURING