Robins Industrial classes toured Vizient Manufacturing Solutions  in Bettendorf on August 15th.  Vizient Robotics manufactures robotic work cells for major manufacturing companies around the world.  It is a very modern facility that does all phases of the work cell creation from design to fabrication to programming and installation.  They also provide maintenance and repair services to their customers.  This is a great example of an amazing high tech company right here is the Quad Cities.  Hamilton Tech is proud to partner with them on locating employees with a high level of technical training.  To see examples of the work cells they create go to http://www.vizient.com .  Thank you Vizient, for the fantastic tour opportunity.

On September 7, 2011 a group of students from Tim Edens morning electronics class along with Larry Bradley, visited the VLBA radio telescope near North Liberty.  The students were able to see the control systems that capture the information received by the radio telescope.  As you can see in several of the photos taken on that day, they were able to climb up on the dish itself for an impressive view of the sheer size of the dish (82 feet in diameter) and the surrounding Coralville reservoir and country side.

The Very Long Baseline Array (VLBA) comprises ten radio telescopes spanning 5,351 miles. It’s the world’s largest, sharpest dedicated telescope array. With an eye this sharp, you could be in Los Angeles and clearly read a street sign in New York City!

Astronomers use the continent-sized VLBA to zoom in on objects that shine brightly in radio waves, long-wavelength light that’s well below infrared on the spectrum. They observe blazars, quasars, black holes, and dying stars. They plot pulsars, exoplanets, and masers, and track spacecraft, asteroids, and planets.  More information is available at http://www.nrao.edu.

On August 24, 2011 Bob and Craig took their morning classes on a tour of the John Deere Harvester Plant. About 40 students and Instructors toured the factory. The tour started with a presentation in the auditorium which presented a brief history of the John Deere Company and a look at the company today. They boarded a tram and want into the factory proper. The tour lasted about an hour and a half and allowed the students to see the harvester’s production from start to finish. The students were able see the raw material coming in the door through the assembly process of laser cutting parts, welding robots assembling those parts, to the extensive robotic painting process. The tour then proceeds to the final assembly including the start up of the huge machines. The students were very impressed with this state of the art factory here in the Quad Cities that make the big green harvesters that are shipped all over the country and the world. For more information about the John Deere Company visit www.deere.com , and for information about Hamilton Tech visit www.hamiltontechcollege.edu

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Interactive Open House – July 21, 2011

We want to thank everyone for attending Discover Hamilton Tech, our interactive Open House. There were many words of appreciation for the information and interactive displays that were available for our guests. We also want to thank all of our “Student Ambassadors” for their help with information about the displays and College. For more information about Hamilton Tech visit us at www.hamiltontechcollege.edu.

Modern Woodman Park, July 15, 2011

Hot dog, brats, hamburgers, popcorn, soda – all made Family Night at the Ball Park a great evening. Add to that an 8th inning 5 run rally that had the River Bandits snatch the win for the Dayton Dragons 6 to 4! Thanks to the College for providing such a great family event. For more information about the College visit www.hamiltontechcollege.edu.

Kim Vegter received her Certified Professional Coder – Instructor(CPC-I) credentials on July 12th. These credentials allow Kim to represent the credentialing body, The American Academy of Professional Coders, AAPC, as an instructor. The credentials enable Kim to teach continuing education courses and prep courses, as well as specific curriculum designed by the AAPC. In order to complete this certification, Kim successfully completed a 5-week online course that included an exam at the end of each section, as well as give a 15 minute presentation that was critiqued by her peers. Congratulations Kim!!

From The Leak – Edition 31, August 2011