Sep 27

Sep 27 Creating More Student-Run Businesses in Schools

Machining, Machinist, Manufacturing, Soft Skills, Technical Education

Cardinal Manufacturing in the Eleva-Strum School District in Wisconsin is a student-run manufacturing business that has repair services, welding services, woodworking services, machining services, design services, and 3D printing services.

Sep 23

Sep 23 Cardinal Manufacturing Teacher Workshop Event

Matthew Schowalter, CMfgT

Machining, Machinist, Soft Skills, Technical Education

Would you like to learn how to create a student run business in your school district? Come join Cardinal Manufacturing instructors, students, industry partners, and school administration as they host a Cardinal Manufacturing, Starting and Growing Your Student Run Business Workshop.

Mar 12

Mar 12 Cardinal Manufacturing Overview

Matthew Schowalter, CMfgT

CNC Machining, CNC Programming, Machining, Machinist, Machinist Interview, Manufacturing, Manufacturing Engineer, Soft Skills, Technical Education

Cardinal Manufacturing is a student-run business in the Eleva-Strum High School. In a student-run business the students are responsible for all aspects of the business. It is a custom job shop that makes machined parts for community members and people throughout the country. Check out this video on the program.

Jul 24

Jul 24 Red Raider Manufacturing

Matthew Schowalter, CMfgT

CNC Machining, Collaboration, Machining, Machinist, Manufacturing, Technical Education

The Red Raider Manufacturing program in the Sheboygan Area School District had 1,090 students in the 2021-22 school year. Its mission is to give all SASD students access to the most up-to-date, relevant and exciting learning experience to succeed. The vision of the program is education and industry partnering to turn a manufacturing/technical career into an aspiration. The students in the program are high achieving, proud of what they do, and career ready.

Jun 26

Jun 26 A Guide to Student-Run Business

Matthew Schowalter, CMfgT

CNC Machining, CNC Programming, Machining, Machinist, Manufacturing, Soft Skills, Technical Education

Here is a great video about Cardinal Manufacturing which is a student-run business in the Eleva-Strum High School. It’s a manufacturing program in the technical education department where the students are responsible for all aspects of the business.

Dec 13

Dec 13 The Eleva-Strum Technical Education Program

Matthew Schowalter, CMfgT

CNC Machining, Machining, Machinist, Soft Skills, Technical Education

I recently had an opportunity to visit the technical education department at the Eleva-Strum high school. While I was in the shop, there was an eighth-grade class working on manual milling projects, sheet metal projects, welding projects, and brazing projects. These projects that they were making teach the students the fundamental principles of manufacturing. With this class, the students spend six days in each subject area, then they switch to another project. They learn the basics like how to read a tape measure, and how to use a dial caliper.

Nov 18

Nov 18 Remodeling A Student-Run Manufacturing Facility

Matthew Schowalter, CMfgT

Apprenticeship, CNC Machining, CNC Programming, Machining, Manufacturing, Manufacturing Engineer, Manufacturing Engineers, Soft Skills, Technical Education

Cardinal Manufacturing is a student-run manufacturing program in the Eleva-Strum high school. They recently finished a 10-month remodeling project in the machine shop and classroom. It was a complete remodel which included the ceiling and walls being repainted. They chose a red and white color scheme for the rooms, halls, and manufacturing equipment.

Mar 7

Mar 7 A Classroom Making Parts for a Miniature Steam Engine

Matthew Schowalter, CMfgT

CNC Machining, CNC Programming, Engineer, Machining, Machinist, Manufacturing, Technical Education

A ¼ scale locomotive named the Beef River Flyer operated in Strum Wisconsin from the mid 1960’s to the mid 1970’s. The eight-horsepower locomotive could pull up to 22 tons on a level track. It had four cars, with a maximum of 30 people riding in the cars. It was an attraction that drew in hundreds of riders per year.