Advanced manufacturing is considered the high-tech career of the future. Through our association with the Arizona Regional Advanced Manufacturing Professional Upgrade Project, Eastern Arizona College provides state-of-the-art training for the next generation of advanced manufacturing workers. AZ RAMP UP is a collaborative effort involving Eastern Arizona College, Central Arizona College, Estrella Mountain Community College Southwest Skill Center, and Gateway Community College Maricopa Skill Center. In our programs, students focus on design and engineering by engaging in hands-on experience at our well-equipped fab lab. Come visit campus to learn more about our associate degree and certificates in advance manufacturing. We’re here to help you find the right program to achieve your career goals.
EAC’s fab lab is your technical prototyping platform for learning and innovation: a place to play, to create, to learn, to mentor, and to invent! Here, you explore advanced machining concepts working on lathes, mills, CNC machines, 3D scanners and printers, robotic plasma cutters, and engraving and cutting lasers. You’ll build skill in parts and project production, manufacturing operations, computer aided manufacturing using parametric solid modeling software, and team-oriented design concepts — sharing ideas to improve products and reverse engineering of products. Come take a tour!
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This course will help students develop an understanding and appreciation of the machine
tool industry and the processes which produce metal projects. Focuses on using mills,
lathes, and hand tooling to fabricate various products from a variety of metals using
precise measurements and holding precise tolerances.
Successful completers of this course will qualify to work in the Fab Lab with supervision.
This course introduces participants to concepts and tools used in a Fab Lab environment.
Students learn proper safety procedures, machine setup, and operation of key Fab Lab
equipment. Participants will work collectively to keep the lab safe, organized, and
clean.