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Miyachi America donates laser marker to Workshops for Warriors

Miyachi America Corp., a manufacturer of welding, marking, cutting, and micromachining equipment and systems based in Monrovia, Calif., has donated an LMF2000 fiber laser marker along with related safety equipment to Workshops for Warriors (WFW), a nonprofit organization that provides vocational training to returning, wounded, and disabled veterans of the U.S. Armed Services.

Partnering in the donation is Technimark, one of Miyachi’s suppliers, which donated a fume extractor for the equipment, and Directed Light Inc., which donated laser safety glasses.

WFW trains, certifies, and places veterans and wounded warriors into advanced manufacturing careers by providing them with instruction, nationally recognized portable credentials, work experience, and job placement. Training is provided at no cost to veterans. WFW graduates have a 100 percent job placement rate, with all graduates receiving starting wages of at least double minimum wage. WFW receives no federal, state, or local government funding and is supported entirely by private donations and the support of companies.

“We train our veteran students in all of the techniques and on all of the equipment that American manufacturers use, so that graduates of our program are job-site-ready. We’ve seen a tremendous increase in the use of laser marking throughout manufacturing in the previous years, which is why we are so excited and appreciative of Miyachi’s donation. WFW’s curriculum now incorporates the laser marking and provides our veterans with yet another valuable skill that they will take with them into the advanced manufacturing workforce,” said Hernán Luis y Prado, founder of WFW.

To learn more about Workshops for Warriors or to make a donation that will support its free training for veterans, visit www.workshopsforwarriors.org.