Lincoln Tech and NASA Continue Manufacturing Partnership
May 05 2021 - 08:15AM
Lincoln Educational Services Corporation (NASDAQ: LINC), marking 75
years in 2021 as a national leader in specialized technical
training, announces students at its Mahwah, NJ campus are once
again taking part in a unique collaborative program with NASA.
Students in the Advanced Manufacturing with Robotics career
training program are using computerized manufacturing equipment to
build hardware components for the International Space Station
(ISS).
NASA HUNCH – High School Students United with NASA to Create
Hardware – offers exciting real-world experience to students, while
helping NASA replenish critical supplies needed on the ISS. NASA
provides materials and oversees production, and Lincoln Tech
instructors will deliver the hands-on curriculum to high school
graduates now training for manufacturing careers. Lincoln Tech was
first selected as a HUNCH partner school in 2016. At the time,
students and instructors used Computer Numerical Control (CNC)
Manufacturing equipment provided by Haas Automation to produce
studs, nuts and butterfly bolts used in the assembly of NASA
storage lockers on board the ISS.
“This is an amazing opportunity for our students and for our
school,” says Scott Shaw, Lincoln Tech’s President and CEO. “Our
students’ work will once again find its way into space, and to the
International Space Station. The HUNCH partnership gives them
incredible insight into one career path they might be able to
follow because of the training program they’ve chosen. We’re
honored to continue this unique, impactful opportunity with
NASA.”
On board the International Space Station, crew members need
stabilizing supports known as IVA handrails in order to position
and restrain themselves in the zero-gravity environment. These
devices are also used as anchor points for hardware and tools, and
are frequently replaced due to normal wear and tear. Lincoln Tech’s
students are producing these handrails for delivery to the ISS
later this year.
In addition to working hands-on to manufacture the specified
parts, students in the HUNCH program also learn how to document
their work according to NASA specifications. During their
participation, students are considered to be official NASA HUNCH
contractors.
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About Lincoln Educational Services Corporation
Lincoln Educational Services Corporation is a leading provider
of diversified career-oriented post-secondary education. Lincoln
offers recent high school graduates and working adults
career-oriented programs in five principal areas of study:
automotive technology, health sciences, skilled trades, business
and information technology, and hospitality services. Lincoln has
provided the workforce with skilled technicians since its inception
in 1946.
Lincoln currently operates 22 campuses in 14 states under four
brands: Lincoln Technical Institute, Lincoln College of Technology
and Euphoria Institute of Beauty Arts and Sciences. Lincoln
also operates Lincoln Culinary Institutes in both Maryland and
Connecticut.
For more information, go to lincolntech.edu.
Peter Tahinos
Lincoln Educational Services
973-766-9656
PTahinos@lincolntech.edu
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