CNC Based Metal Fabrication - International Specialised Skills ...

3. The International ContextProgram ContentInitially to gain an idea as to what was being taught in countries otherthan Australia, My itinerary was in place to visit 3 Technical Colleges inAmerica.There were also two different training courses run on PressbrakeOperation, one by FMA (Fabricator & Manufacturers of America) and oneby AMADA, one of the larger and more well respected machiningmanufacturers for fabrication around the world.Next on my itinerary was Belgium in order to visit the company LVD.Although I had very little knowledge of LVD, they were well renowned fortheir dedication to training, quality and innovation for the fabricationtrades, especially sheetmetal.From LVD in Belgium, Germany was the next destination for the largestmachine show in the world – EMO.There was also the opportunity through contacts with ACRA Machineryin Dandenong Victoria, to visit Turkey for some training on Pressbrakeswith the DELEM Controller, which is amoungst the more common controlunit used around the world for CNC and NC controlled pressbrakemachines. Unfortunately due to time and money restraints and thecancellation of one of the training courses, the original trip schedule wasreduced by several days. The cancellation by AMADA of its PressbrakeTraining course was disappointing. Also, Fullerton College, who arelocated very near by the AMADA Training Centre and another point ofinterest, contacted me only a few days before departure to tell me thatthere would not be anyone available on campus to see me around myexpected visit date. So there was a late change of plans and I did not getto visit that area of L.A. However I did visit the Colleges that are listedbelow.jc 22-May-2006 Q:\APT\ProgCo\EED\D WILSON\ISS Report.doc13