Machine Tool Technology

This hands-on program will provide you with an opportunity to learn basic machinery techniques and to develop the skills necessary to enter the many career related fields of American manufacturing. Each year there is a shortage of skilled workers in this field, and high paying positions are left unfilled. Our state-of-the- art machine tool lab is the only one of its kind in the Seacoast area, offering you the opportunity to work on first-rate computerized equipment similar to that found in the industry. In two years you will be ready to make many of your own tools, design and make parts, do custom repair jobs, and work with many different types of metals.

CTE to College Options for Machine Tool

What You’ll Learn Operation of lathes & milling machines Basic metallurgy Operation of drill press & surface grinder Machine maintenance Precision measuring & cutting Operation of cutting grinders Computer Aided Manufacturing (CAM) Operation of cylindrical grinders Computerized Numerical Control (CNC)

Career Opportunities Machine Programmer Machine Set-Up Operator CNC Machinist Tool Crib Clerk Machine Operator Production Shop Supervisor Machinist Tool and Equipment Sales Person Tool and Die Maker