Machine Technology

Phone: 803-821-3033

Degrees and Certifications:

Gray Bedenbaugh

I graduated from Midlands Technical College in 2000. My career started in 1999 at small job shop called Hanks Tech. Inc., where I worked part time while going to college. After graduating, I soon became a supervisor, and started a 10 year journey full of exciting new things. In 2010, I started my own landscaping business, built it into a full time job, and left Hanks Tech. Inc. After a couple of summers, I realized how much I missed the machining trade and started searching for something to fill that void. In 2012, I accepted the job of Machine Tool Technology Instructor at Lexington Technology Center.

I am currently working on my third year at LTC and loving every minute of it.

I am married to a lovely woman and together we have two boys. Both love to play sports and video games. In my spare time I love to hunt, fish, and play with my boys outdoors.

Courses
Completer Pathway- Machine Technology

Courses

Machine Technology 1- 623000CD

Grades 11, 10, 12 2 units

This course provides classroom instruction and lab experiences related to metalworking. It focuses on the operation of equipment such as the lathe, milling machine, grinders, drilling machines, precision measuring instruments and hand tools. Blueprint reading and math are important parts of the course. Students who register for this course should enjoy working with machines and making metal projects.

Please note that this course requires a final grade of 75 or higher or demonstration of mastery of industry skills to progress to Level II.

Machine Technology 2- Honors 623100HD

Grades 12, 11 2 units

Prerequisite: Machine Technology 1

Grade of 75 or higher in the prerequisite course or approved demonstration of industry skills.

This course includes advanced instruction machining metal. The course focuses on milling machines, boring and drilling, the use of surface grinders, vertical and horizontal boring and drilling machines, basic study of CNC equipment and basic programming, job seeking, public relations and manufacturing facilities. Students may be eligible to participate in cooperative work experiences or apprenticeships, which combine career and technology training with supervised work experience in business and industry. These school-to-career programs must have prior approval by the instructor and the district’s school-to-Career Coordinator.