Representatives of the Southern States Millwrights and Southeastern Carpenters, along with state and local officials, broke ground May 24 on a $5 million, 25,000-square-foot training center near Nashville. The training center will be built on 4 acres located on Veterans Memorial Parkway, which connects to highly visible U.S. Hwy. 41 in La Vergne, Tennessee. The SSMRC provided a $300,000 grant to help purchase the property and is donating approximately $300,000 worth of training equipment.
Training equipment will include:
- A computer room to do NANTeL training for nuclear power plants;
- Two robot stations (will provide prerequisite training for the UBC mechatronics course); and
- A conveyor prop for training on floor conveyor and power and free monorail systems used in many manufacturing processes such as automotive and food and beverage.
Click here to access a photo gallery that will document the entire building process. Current photos include those of the recent groundbreaking ceremony. Watch a live video feed of the site here.