When I was a kid I always remember going on field trips. One in particular really comes to mind.  We went to this plant where they made all kinds of metal parts. The plant was huge and noisy with hundreds of employees. They gave us lessons about metal shearing machines, automatic lathes, and all these big names that fell under the umbrella of “machine tools.”

They even had a video to conclude the tour about the history of metal forming.  Afterwards they took questions, and I have to admit I had a lot of questions for the tour guides. I had grown to really wonder what it would be like to work there.

The kicker was at the end when they gave us a brochure about a possible future as a technician specializing in multi spindle machines, screw machines and automatic lathes. I took the brochure home and for the next several months I couldn’t stop talking about that trip. I took several classes in Junior High and High School and always remembered my first trip to the plant.

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