Rocky Mount, NC - Nash Community College's Metal Workers Club traveled to Nevada and California last week for their annual tour of machining and welding facilities. They visited the Carroll Shelby Ford GT 500 manufacturing facility where they learned how race teams utilize machinists and welders during the production of specialized cars. Other stops included a visit to Hoover Dam and the machining repair shop and Jay Leno's Big Dog Garage. At Leno's garage, they saw his private collection of approximately 200 vehicles fueled by electricity, gas and steam along with his machine shop which included a Fadal machine like the one NCC students use. "Our students were excited to see the various machining and welding facilities including high profile shops utilizing the same equipment we train them on in our lab at Nash Community College. The trip shows our students a variety of settings they will be qualified to work in," NCC Computer Integrated Machining Instructor George Shook said. The Nash Community College Metal Workers Club is an organization seeking to promote skills, technology and knowledge for students in the Computer Integrated Machining, Welding, and Industrial Systems Technology programs.  

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