Puget
Sound Consortium for Manufacturing Excellence
For
Students/PSCME/MTAG
Student Field Trip to Edmonds Community College
and Dillon Works March 28, 2003
| Fifteen
students from the African American Academy attended a one-day field trip
to Edmonds Community College and Dillon Works. At Edmonds Community College,
the students participated in two activities in the Material Science Laboratory.
The first activity was called, “What’s This?”. In this activity,
the four classifications of solid materials (e.g., metals, polymers, ceramics,
and composites) were explained. The second activity was called, “Glue-Goo”.
In this activity, students worked in teams to create four different putty
balls. The putty balls were then examined and judged on texture, consistency,
fluidity, and elasticity. In the afternoon, the students were taken on a tour of the Dillon Works custom manufacturing facility. Dillon Works designs and fabricates “almost anything.” They utilize metal, foam, plastic, fiberglass, wood, fabric or any combination of the above in their creations. Dillon Works makes a wide variety of products (e.g., costumes, sets, props, furniture, decorations, etc.) for a range of spaces such as casinos, retail stores, and trade show booths. Students were led on a tour of the lobby and conference room; design area; molding/sculpting, wood, and metal shops; and the fabrication, soft goods, and painting areas. Students were able to observe the production of several pieces, and were exposed to diverse employees including several women, a typically underrepresented group in manufacturing environments. |