TELEVISION: Winner named on ‘The Voice’ live season finale B6 LOCAL 300 children receive new bikes for Christmas TUESDAY, DECEMBER 19, 2017 | Serving South Carolina since October 15, 1894 75 cents A3 Sumter Cemetery adorned ‘Mini-factory’ with wreaths to honor vets helps to train area students Grant-funded automated assembly system focuses on troubleshooting BY BRUCE MILLS a “mini-factory,” according
[email protected] to industrial officials. Bert Hancock, academic Central Carolina Technical program manager for Mecha- College’s newest industrial tronics at CCTC, illustrated training gadget will help stu- the new automated training dents in its advanced manu- system to local industry offi- facturing program, and local cials and other leaders recent- industry representatives are ly at the college’s Advanced tickled pink to have the equip- Manufacturing Technology ment in place. Training Center, 853 Broad St. In technical terms, the The college acquired the new contraption is a four- training equipment a few station, flexible, integrated months ago, and the “mini- manufacturing assembly factory” helps simulate a system. But in layman’s terms, you could just call it SEE CCTC, PAGE A7 MICAH GREEN / THE SUMTER ITEM CCTC’s new four-station manufacturing assembly system helps stu- dents learn the skill of troubleshooting with programmable machin- ery. The “mini-factory” is housed at the college’s Advanced Manufac- turing Technology Training Center, 853 Broad St. Fireside Fund helps homeowner get PHOTOS BY ADRIENNE SARVIS / THE SUMTER ITEM A wreath hangs from the fence at Sumter Cemetery after being placed by members of local Scout troops and Civil Air Patrol members on Saturday.