NTMA Sponsored League Helps Students Learn Skills Needed for Careers in Manufacturing
Indiana will once again host mayhem in the ring when robot gladiators collide at the 2012 National Robotics League (NRL) Championships at the Circle Centre Mall in Indianapolis on May 5-6, 2012, the National Tooling and Machining Association (NTMA) announced today. NTMA created the NRL, a robot combat competition, to introduce a new generation of Americans to manufacturing. This is the second year in a row that the National Championships will be held in Indianapolis.
The following schools have currently qualified for the 2012 NRL Championships:
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Bloomsburg Area High School – Bloomsburg, PA |
Cambridge Springs High School – Cambridge Springs, PA |
Centerville High School – Centerville, OH |
Conneaut Lake High School – Conneaut Lake, PA |
Dunwoody College of Technology – Minneapolis, MN |
Milford High School – Milford, OH |
Mooresville High School - Mooresville, IN |
North St. Paul High School – Maplewood, MN |
Plum Senior High School – Plum, PA |
Prosser Career Education Center – New Albany, IN |
Slinger High School – Slinger, WI |
Somerset County Technology Center – Somerset, PA |
Springboro High School – Springboro, OH |
The Pennsylvania State University- University Park – University Park, PA |
University of South Florida – Tampa, FL |
Upper Valley Career Center – Piqua, OH |
Wright State University – Dayton, OH |
Wright State University – Lake Campus – Celina, OH |
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NTMA founded the NRL to help change misperceptions about manufacturing and attract a new generation of students to well-paying technical careers. The program partners teams of middle school, high school, and post-secondary school students with local NTMA manufacturers to work together to build robots designed to do battle. The result is not only a destruction-driven face-off of incredible machines, but also an opportunity to develop high-tech skills and cultivate the interest of a new generation of students who will determine the future of manufacturing
The National Championship matches will feature student teams who have competed in NRL-sanctioned competitions across the U.S. Clashes begin Saturday, May 5 with preliminary rounds followed by quarterfinals, semi-finals and final rounds that will take place through Sunday, May 6. Circle Centre Mall in located at 49 West Maryland St. in Indianapolis.
Media can register for the event by contacting Caitlin Andrews at 202-828-7637 or caitlin.andrews@bgllp.com.
For additional information, visit the NRL website at www.gonrl.org. For additional information on NTMA, visit www.ntma.org.
About NTMA: NTMA's over 1,300 member companies design and manufacture special tools, dies, jigs, fixtures, gages, special machines and precision-machined parts. Some firms specialize in experimental research and development work as well as rapid prototyping.Many NTMA members are privately owned small businesses, yet the industry generates sales in excess of $40 billion a year.NTMA's mission is to help members of the U.S. precision custom manufacturing industry achieve business success in a global economy through advocacy, advice, networking, information, programs and services.
Contacts:
for National Tooling and Machining Association (NTMA)
Caitlin
Andrews, 202-828-7637
caitlin.andrews@bgllp.com
