Long Beach City College has announced an opportunity for 20 high school students to participate in a free Summer Manufacturing Camp from July 15 – 19 at LBCC’s Pacific Coast Campus.

Nuts, Bolts & Thingamajigs (NBT) is a non-profit foundation that offers scholarships for manufacturing students and grants for STEM educators. This year, NBT awarded a grant to LBCC to provide a summer manufacturing camp experience that will introduce young people to careers in manufacturing and engineering.

Camp attendees will learn hands-on and create projects start to finish using tools including SolidWorks/Fusion 360 for designing, a CNC Punch for metal forming, 3-D printer, Lincoln Electric Vertex Welding Simulators and CNC Plasma Cutters for welding, and a laser engraver. The end result will be an individual award designed and made entirely by the participant, utilizing what they learned throughout the week.

The camp hours are 8:00 am to 2:00 pm It is free of charge and lunch will be provided daily.

Students between the ages 14 – 18 who live in Long Beach, Lakewood, Signal Hill, and Avalon are eligible for this camp. Space is limited. You must enroll in the Nuts, Bolts & Thingamajigs Summer Manufacturing Camp at LBCC by applying at https://tinyurl.com/LBCCNutsBolts2019 by June 24.

Sample activities include:

• Using SolidWorks, design & nesting of a toolbox
• Export design to CNC Punch & Brake
• Punch out toolbox patterns on CNC Punch
• Download a CAD model to a 3D printer
• Introduction to welding using Lincoln Electric Vertex Welding Simulators
• Tour local manufacturing facility
• Weld a model airplane with stand
• Use robotic welders in a simple project
• Use a laser engraver to add a name to an award template

For more information, contact Tim Shoemaker.