Automatic Feed Co. establishes manufacturing science learning center

Automatic Feed Co., a designer and manufacturer of coil handling and press feeding automation systems, has announced the establishment of the Northwest Ohio Learning Center for Manufacturing Sciences, located within the company’s headquarters in Napoleon, Ohio. The facility serves as the technology learning center for a new alliance formed among Automatic Feed, Northwest State Community College, and Napoleon-area schools to promote manufacturing in the area.

Automatic Feed combined several offices into one large classroom with a Smart Board and overhead projection system. Curriculum for the program is a combination of classroom and hands-on training and includes introduction to engineering technologies, print reading, manufacturing processes, and industrial computing. Some instruction may also be provided in administrative functions such as human resources and accounting.

High school students seeking college credit from a two-year college will attend up to two hours each day. Classes are offered Monday through Thursday, with a lab day every Friday. Students will receive credit toward graduation, as well as 11 to 12 community college credits.