WILLIAMSPORT, Pa. — Soitaab, a leader in the metal cutting industry, is partnering with Pennsylvania College of Technology to place a Plasma NOVA multiprocess fabrication machine in the college’s expanded welding lab facility.
The unit can complete complex operations for plasma and oxyfuel cutting, drilling, tapping, bevel cutting, pipe cutting, marking and automatic material handling and is designed to cut ferrous, stainless steel and aluminum materials in medium to high thicknesses.
Libellula is donating 25 permanent software licenses to accompany the Plasma NOVA. Both companies will be recognized on the Metal Wall of Honor in the expanded lab, located in the Lycoming Engines Metal Trades Center at Penn College.
“We are grateful to Soitaab and Libellula for their partnership and generosity,” said Loni N. Kline, vice president for institutional advancement. “The addition of this new equipment and software will go a long way to enhancing the curriculum as we prepare our students for industry.”
“The Plasma NOVA and related software represent a great benefit to our students, who can acquire skills on equipment comparable to what they will encounter in the workforce,” said David R. Cotner, dean of industrial, computing and engineering technologies. “We are grateful to Soitaab and Libellula for this partnership, which allows us to offer leading-edge technology in our high-demand welding programs.”
Dave Maxham, vice president of sales and marketing at Soitaab, said, “It’s so important for Soitaab to continue looking forward to work with and help prepare the next generation of fabrication engineers and welders. We are delighted to partner with the Pennsylvania College of Technology to provide the learning tools to accomplish that mission.”
“Soitaab’s Plasma NOVA represents the future direction of fabrication technology,” Maxham added, “with all-in-one fabrication processing, seamlessly combined by advanced CNC controls and software. Students at Penn College will immediately be able to transfer the skills they build mastering these systems into today’s demanding manufacturing industries.”
For more information about Soitaab’s state-of-the-art fabrication technology, visit www.SoitaabUSA.com.
The welding expansion at Penn College, made possible in part by a $2 million grant provided by the U.S. Department of Commerce’s Economic Development Administration, increases the size of welding-related instructional space by approximately 35,000 square feet.
Penn College offers a bachelor’s degree in welding and fabrication engineering technology, an associate degree in welding technology, an associate degree in metal fabrication technology, and a certificate in welding.
Information about those and other majors offered by Penn College’s School of Industrial, Computing & Engineering Technologies is available by calling 570-327-4520 or visiting www.pct.edu/icet.
For more about Penn College, a special mission affiliate of Penn State and a national leader in applied technology education, visit www.pct.edu, email admissions@pct.edu or call 800-367-9222.