Today Bobby Conley, former student from the very first graduating class of this program volunteered his time to work with Ms. Gurgel on a really cool project she is developing with Carol Rodriguez at the @Festo_US office in Eatontown NJ.

Heading to IMTS. Jake and Teo will be competing at the @FestoDidacticHQ booth. Good luck boys!

First day of IMTS summary. We are so proud of Jake and Teodulo. @FestoDidacticHQ

Day 2 of the competition IMTS was a success. Mechatronics, industry 3.0 part of the competition is complete. On to the 4.CORE part of the competition. Good luck Teo and Jake. @FestoDidacticHQ

Not only does Ms. Gurgel’s program have a new name but it also has a newly renovated space! It’s bright and wide open! A round of applause to the maintenance team, Ms.Gurgel and Ms. Labas!! Dr. Charles R. Ford @MCVSD_tf MCVSD Applied Mechanical Engineering Tom Evancho CareerTechNJ

Final day of the @FestoDidacticHQ competition at IMTS. We are so proud of our students.

Thank you @FestoDidacticHQ for the opportunity provided to our students. Our students to not only were able to experience attending the IMTS show but also participate in a challenge and get to work on @FestoDidacticHQ Cyber Physical system. What an amazing experience.

Ms. Gurgel led the Carol Rodriguez Mechatronics Competition at the student summit IMTS. It was an amazing 4 days with all the apprentices and our students competing. Congratulations to all.

Level I students have completed their safety unit and are moving onto learning how to use precision measuring instruments and reading blueprints.

Happy Manufacturing Day!!!

Level II students started working on NC3 Fundamentals of DC Electricity Certification today.

Level I started working on their pneumatically operated pinball machines, an fun introduction to pneumatics project before starting their NC3 Fundamentals of Pneumatic Certification.

Pneumatically Operated Pinball Machines complete!

How are we educating our students about how manufacturing jobs have evolved? How are we debunking the misconceptions?! @MCVSD_tf Megan Labas @festo_global @MCVSDSLE MCVSD Applied Mechanical Engineering Dr. Charles R. Ford Let's close the Perception Gap While Closing the Skills Gap!!!!!

Our program just received a donation of two Dremel 3D printer to expand Additive Manufacturing to our curriculum.

LeveI I students working on their Final Pneumatic Project where they get to use what they learned and add creativity to design and build a circuit of their own choice using pneumatics. This team decided to make a Pneumatically Operated Skee Ball Game.

Level II’s DIY Soda Machine Final DC Electricity Project. Students not only built the soda machine frame, but also designed the electrical circuit and soldered the components together to have a functional soda machine. Awesome job!

AME level 1 students are jumping into mechanical design and 3D printing! Dr. Charles R. Ford @MCVSD_tf Megan Labas CareerTechNJ @festo_global

Level II is working on their @NC3partners Intro to Mechatronics Certification. Great job Eamon!

Congratulations to our students for competing at the state SkillsUSA Competition for Mechatronics and Robotics Urban Search and Rescue. We are so proud of you Teodulo, Jake, Halil and Mason.