Penn Manor High School has received a $21,154 state grant to purchase a plasma cutting table to be used by students in agricultural mechanics and welding classes.
Penn Manor received the grant through the Ag Youth Grant Program of the Pennsylvania Department of Agriculture, which distributed $500,000 statewide for agriculture-related projects and equipment. The school district noted that it was the only grant recipient in Lancaster County.
Penn Manor plans to provide matching funds to purchase a Torchmate CNC Plasma Table to provide students with advanced skills used in the welding industry. The equipment will enable students to use a CAD program to design projects, create blueprints and program the plasma table to cut out intricate shapes and replacement parts for projects from metal.
The new equipment will be installed in the STEM wing in the agriculture shop of Penn Manor High School, which is currently under construction. The renovated building is scheduled to open in the fall.
Students would begin using the plasma table in Agricultural Mechanics, Welding I and Welding II classes in the 2021-22 school year. Approximately 150 students enroll in those classes each year. The equipment also could be used by agricultural education students completing their supervised agricultural experiences as part of the curriculum.
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