Lamar State College Orange (LSCO) announced on Monday that Cloeren Incorporated ("Cloeren"), the world's leading supplier of molds for the plastic extrusion industry, has pledged to donate more than US$500,000 for the establishment of LSCO's new machinery, manufacturing and maintenance, or "mechanical and electrical integration".化", the program. The donation includes mechanical equipment worth 300,000 US dollars initially and 200,000 US dollars scholarships for the next four years to support regional students who wish to study this field.
As part of this cooperation, Cloeren will donate a manual knee milling machine, a CNC milling machine, a CNC lathe and other equipment, which will serve as the research foundation for the project. The company also invested resources such as steel, cutting tools, and cutting fluids used in classroom projects, as well as Cloeren employees to provide lectures and guidance to students in the program.
In addition, Cloeren is also committed to providing learning opportunities for LSCO students enrolled in the program through part-time paid internships. These students may also be considered for work in the company after graduation.
"Cloeren is proud to be able to make this educational investment in the Orange community. As a global mechatronics company, we believe that we need a well-educated workforce who is committed to promoting the development of this field. For Lamar State College Orange's time and money And training investment will further ensure that our region is ready to support the growing labor demand for mechatronics, and that LSCO will become a leader in cooperating with Cloeren to train future workers in this field.” Peter Ke, CEO of Cloeren Loren said.
In addition, a focus of the US$200,000 reserved for scholarships will be to encourage gender diversity in the field by training more women to enter male-dominated industries. "Some areas of the mechatronics field are mistakenly stereotyped as male jobs. I believe women can make significant contributions in this field, especially in the fields of CNC machining, programming and metrology," Cloeren said. "I believe that there are many talents in Southeast Texas who are untapped or lack opportunities. I think our partnership with LSCO is an investment in our local communities. These people may want to improve themselves and their careers; and support our country’s The ability to remain competitive in this increasingly global market," Cloeren said.
“At Lamar State University Orange, we are extremely excited and grateful for the generosity and foresight of Pete Cloren and Cloren employees. This investment will change the rules of the game on our campus and give us the ability to let us Of students are globally competitive in the latest mechatronics industry trends. With Mr. Cloeren’s vision, commitment and partnership, we hope that our “Mechatronics” program will become the nation’s future workforce education in this field Leader," Dr. Johnson said.
"I would like to thank Kristin Walker, the director of our Institute of Health, Labor and Technology, and Dr. Keith Jones, our associate dean of technology research, for initiating this partnership. For LSCO, Orange, and our country’s workforce, this is exciting One day," Dr. Johnson said.
The Mechatronics project will start accepting students in April 2022 and start in the fall of 2022. An information conference about the new project will be held on the campus on March 22, 2022. For more information about this project or for registration information, please contact our consulting team via email advising@lsco.edu at (409) 882-3340, or visit their office on the 3rd floor of the Ron Lewis Building.
Cloeren Incorporated is a family business headquartered in Orange, Texas. Cloeren is a global leader in the design and manufacture of extrusion dies for the production of food, medical and pharmaceutical packaging, personal care products and other consumer products. Cloeren operates facilities in Orange, Texas; Marshall, Texas; Oclair, Wisconsin; and Micheldorf, Austria; and service centers around the world. In addition, Cloeren has recently ventured into the aerospace industry and is supplying customized components with tight tolerances for space flight from its Orange, Texas facility.