11/21/2025
Well deserved recognition and huge congratulations to Ben and the entire group of students who worked on this project! We are so grateful for the opportunities provided by Hazen and the entire faculty at North Country Career Center for students and the community. Well done! 💙🏆💙
NCCC students in the Engineering & Digital Fabrication program and instructor Hazen Converse were recognized on Wednesday, November 19 by the Vermont Chamber of Commerce for their creativity, innovation and production in 'The Coolest Thing made in Vermont by CTE students' contest . Mr. Converse and his students, working with Built by Newport, designed and built an automatic air blow-off system for their CNC machines. Students programmed an electronic valve to open every 15 seconds to burst air through a manifold which cleared shavings from under the CNC machine, automating a process that had previously been done manually. The students worked through this design process relying on teamwork, creativity, and a lot of revision and troubleshooting.
NCCC was one of five schools honored and on hand to accept the award was student Ben Warren. Congratulations and job well done!
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