NCC Machine Tool Club

A group of machining and design students at Nashua Community College, interested in exploring and improving their craft.

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Corporate video from Omni Components, Hudson, NH.  Several members of the Machine Tool Club got a tour of their facility on April 9th.

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Demonstration of the Blue Arc technology at GE Aviation's facility in Hooksett, NH.  The MTC went on a tour of that facility in 2012.

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Corporate video from Hollis Line Machine Company in Hollis, NH. includes interviews with some of the machinists who work there.  The MTC toured two of this company's facilities in March, and got to see both the welding/fabrication and machining sides of their business.

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Demonstration of multi-axis machining being done at Rapid Machining, Nashua, NH.  The MTC visited their facility this past February, just before the company moved into a larger building.

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Demonstration of a robotic prosthetic arm Developed by DEKA Research, Manchester NH. (demo starts around 1:50)  When the Machine Tool Club visited earlier this month, we got to see a mold for the hand's flexible outer sleeve being machined.  DEKA also had an extensive 3-D printing lab.

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High-speed milling of dynamic toolpaths programmed with the use of Mastercam.  Part of a presentation given in Prof. Howe's class by D. Craig Powers and Neal Demazure from the Millford branch of Datron Dynamics.

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MTC Meeting: April 11, 2013

Next NCC Machine Tool Club meeting is at 12:00 noon in the atrium, April 11. 

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April 2013

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March 2013

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Upcoming Club Trip: DEKA R&D, Manchester

Who: NCC Machine Tool Club, or deeply interested and club-eligible students.  (Mechanical/Design students in particular, you may want to see this one.)

When: Tuesday, April 2nd

Where: DEKA Research & Development Corp., 340 Commercial Street, Manchester NH 03101

Meet-up is in DEKA's front parking lot, at 12:45 PM.  Prof. Howe will meet us there, and we will go in as a group.  

How: RSVP with Prof. Howe or Prof. Dodge so they have a good estimate of group size, and if you have trouble finding a ride, let one of them know and we'll try to find you a carpool.

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MTC Meeting Thursday March 7th

Machine-tool Club meetings are held every other Thursday at 12:00 PM, in room 150 (or the atrium if 150 is in use).  Feel free to bring in lunch.

Upcoming MTC Meetings: 

March 7th

March 21st.

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Club trip to Rapid Machining (Nashua, NH) Feb 21, 2013

Group pic, welcome freshmen and returnees alike!

No photography was permitted inside the facility, but Rapid Machining is primarily a prototyping company, and their website is here:

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Waltham, Mass. Feb 16, 2013 [3/3]

The NCC Machine-Tool Club, at the museum:

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Waltham, Mass. Feb 16, 2013 [2/3]

Some exhibits in the Charles River Museum of Industry:

Thread-cutting machine.

Belt-driven lathe, once owned by the Eastman-Kodak company.

Linotype Machine.

A pocket watch, with the face and clock-hands removed to show the inner gearing.

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Waltham, Mass. Feb 16, 2013 [1/3]

Highlights from the model engineering show...

Model of an aircraft engine (above).

One of the more complex model engines on display (above) and it's creator (below).

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MTC meeting this Thursday

Machine-tool Club meetings will be held every other Thursday at 12:00 PM, in room 145.  Feel free to bring in lunch.

The first meeting of the year will be held on February 7, 2013, hope to see you there, free pizza will be provided.

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First Senior Project:

  Jerry Howell's Mini Sterling Engine Fan

So it begins...