The manufacturing program at Chautauqua Lake Central School represents a partnership with community volunteers from local industry, resulting in a unique hands-on learning experience. The STEM Lab has added manufacturing experiences, both as an extracurricular Manufacturers Club and as manufacturing components to the existing technology curriculum.

In-House Pathways

Students that participate in both pathways listed below can earn 30 college credits. In addition, they can obtain Certified Production Technician (CPT) certification.

STEM/Manufacturing

• MCT 1240 Engineering Drawing
• ENR 1560 Intro to Engineering
• Welding 1200 Safety & Cutting
• Welding 1360 Gas Metal Arc
• Welding 1360 Shielded Metal Arc

Project Lead the Way

• Intro to Engineering
• Digital Electronics
• Principals of Engineering
• Civil Engineering/Architecture
• Computer Integrated Manufacturing

Machines

• Haas VF3 Vertical Machining Center
• Haas ST-15 Turning Center
• Haas Virtual Controllers (2)
• Lincoln Precision TIG 225 TIG Welders 
• Miller Dynasty 210 TIG Welders (2)
• Miller 252 MIG Welders (4)
• BridgePort Vertical Knee Mills (3)
• Clausing-Colchester Manual Lathes (3)
• K.O. Lee Surface Grinder
• Rethink Robotics Industrial Robot
• Affinia H800 3-D Printers
• Koike IK12 Max 3 Portable Cutting & Welding Machine
• Lincoln Tomahawk 625 Plasma Cutting Machine
• Ellis 1800 Mitre Cut-Off Saw
• Wilton Drill Press
• Harris Oxy-Acetylene Torches

Partners

• Athenex
• Chautauqua Precision Machining, Inc.
• Cummins Inc.
• Fancher Chair Co. Inc.
• Jamestown Container Corporation
• Jamestown Plastics Inc.
• Lakeside Precision Inc.
• Manufacturing Association of the Southern Tier
• Rand Precision Machining
• Rand Machine Products
• Stuart Tool & Die, Inc.
• Weber Knapp Co.
• Welch’s 
• Workforce Development Institute

“In my view, there is no goal more important than investing in the education and opportunities of the next generation.This is an extraordinary hands-on opportunity to learn real-world manufacturing and technical skills.” - Senator Catharine Young

“They have their own advanced manufacturing program with two brand new CNC machines and they’re training these kids. The manufacturing that’s going on right now involves a lot of technical skills, it involves math, it involves programming.” - Chautauqua County Executive George Borrello

 “The Chautauqua Lake Central School Manufacturing Club is a program that has morphed from a strictly extracurricular club into a part of the curriculum.  The program takes place in a STEM (Science, Technology, Engineering and Mathematics) Lab inside the school which includes equipment like CNC machines, manual lathes, Bridgeport mills, and a 3-D printer and more.” - Congressman Tom Reed