Cal Poly Pomona Receives New SMTCL Machine
May 1, 2015
SMTCL-Americas has donated a new SMTCL VMC850E to California State Polytechnic University of Pomona's engineering department. This Vertical Machining Center (VMC) will allow the engineering department to give a more hands-on experience to students. The Formula SAE and BAJA SAE teams will also greatly benefit from the new machine. Currently the team uses the SMTCL Brio for making parts and wheels for their vehicles. With the new VMC, students will have a better chance of spending more time working on the machines. "What is great about the VMC850E is that it comes with everything: coolant thru the spindle, spindle chiller, chip conveyer, 10,000 RPM and even an oil skimmer," said Professor Clifford Stover.
"Along with a new learning experience, students will also be able to cut costs and save time before competitions for Formula SAE begin. Cost is one of the judging factors in Formula SAE, and it is up to the team of students to ensure that they stay within budget," said Stover. Before receiving the Brio machine, the team had to send out all designs to an outside source. This not only affected the cost of the car, but also infringed on time that the students could have been using to practice. "It is not just a race, it is the largest engineering design competition in the world and having the correct tools to get us there is one of the biggest factors to our success," said Steve Saffron, Design Lead.
SMTCL has been working with Cal Poly Pomona for over five years. Jamie Gonzalez is the SMTCL distributor who first contacted the schools engineering department. "It is important for young future engineers, technicians and machinists to all have the proper training on CNC machines," said Gonzalez. "With experience on the Brio and now with the VMC850E, we are happy to give the students what they need to be successful in this field."
For more information contact:
SMTCL Americas
17038 E. Gale Avenue
City of Industry, CA 91745
626-667-1192
info@smtcl-americas.com
www.smtcl-americas.com
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