Hypertherm Associates Extends Application Deadline for Spark Something Great Grant Program
Tenth year of program now donates to 12 North American schools.
Hypertherm Associates, a U.S.-based manufacturer of industrial cutting products and software, is extending the application deadline for its Spark Something Great educational grant program. In its tenth year, the program will provide 12 North American schools with a Powermax45 XP air plasma system and in-person training from a Hypertherm product expert.
The Spark Something Great grant program supports the next generation of welders and metal fabricators by making the newest generation of plasma cutting equipment and standardized instruction available to schools. To date, the company has awarded systems to 100 schools. The application deadline has been extended to June 3, and grant decisions will now be communicated by July 15. More information, including application instructions, is available on the Hypertherm website.
“The current skills gap and labor shortage have increased demand on North American vocational schools,” said Stephen Bruner, who manages Hypertherm Associates’ educational program. “An influx of new students coupled with teacher shortages mean you have fewer instructors teaching more students without a corresponding increase in equipment. We’ve encountered numerous programs in which dozens and sometimes hundreds of students are sharing a single system.
"Our program hopes to help those schools by providing a versatile system instructors can use to teach handheld and mechanized cutting, as well as applications such as gouging, flush cutting and marking.”
In addition to the grant program, Hypertherm Associates will continue to make all 10 hours of its AWS SENSE approved Plasma Cutting Technology: Theory and Practice curriculum available for free download to teachers. The curriculum covers the plasma cutting process, common industrial uses for plasma systems, the differences between various cutting methods, safety procedures, as well as proper setup and operation. Electronic versions of each lesson, a facilitator’s guide, a student workbook and supporting reference material are all available on the Hypertherm website.
About Hypertherm Associates
Hypertherm Associates is a U.S. based manufacturer of industrial cutting products and software. Its products, including Hypertherm plasma and OMAX waterjet systems, are used by companies around the world to build ships, airplanes, and railcars; construct steel buildings, fabricate heavy equipment, erect wind turbines, and more.
In addition to cutting systems, the company creates CNCs and software trusted for performance and reliability that result in increased productivity and profitability for hundreds of thousands of businesses. Founded in 1968, Hypertherm Associates is a 100 percent Associate-owned company, employing approximately 2,000 Associates, with operations and partner representation worldwide.
Learn more at www.HyperthermAssociates.com.
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