Amada Miyachi America Donates Laser to Workshop for Warriors
The new LMWS laser marking workstation will be used to train students how to mark metals, ceramics, and many plastics.
Posted: August 18, 2016
Amada Miyachi America Inc. (Monrovia, CA), a leading manufacturer of welding, marking, cutting and micro machining equipment and systems, recently donated an LMWS laser marking workstation to Workshops for Warriors (WFW), a nonprofit organization that provides vocational training to returning, wounded, and disabled veterans of the U.S. Armed Services. They have donated other equipment to the organization in the past and expressed their continued support for the mission of rebuilding America’s advanced manufacturing workforce, one veteran at a time.
WFW trains and certifies veterans, wounded warriors, and transitioning service members into advanced manufacturing careers by providing them with instruction, nationally recognized portable and stackable credentials, and work experience. Training is provided at no cost to veterans. The program has a 94 percent job placement rate and is proud to be the nation’s only nationally viable advanced manufacturing training pipeline.
WFW will incorporate this new laser marking workstation into its existing curriculum. Students will use it to learn how to mark metals, ceramics, and many plastics. Requiring only minimal workspace, the unit is perfect for teaching students skills needed for low volume production and research and development environments in the automotive, medical, aerospace, electronic components, and battery industries. They will also use the laser to engrave items for visitors and donors, and to demonstrate their programs at such industry events as the San Diego Maker Faire and FABTECH.
“We are very proud to play a part in their mission,” said David Fawcett, the president and chief executive officer of Amada Miyachi America and also a military veteran. “We will continue to look for additional ways we can help the organization train the workforce so necessary for expanding advanced manufacturing in the U.S.”
“I was fortunate to attend the training with the company representative who came and taught us how to use the laser,” added Ryan Palmer, a WFW student and a U.S. Navy Veteran. “I learned yet another skill I can take with me when I graduate. I think laser markers are only going to become more popular in our industry.”
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