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Registration opens for Oct. 2 WV Makes Festival
The countdown officially has begun and so has registration. The Marshall Advanced Manufacturing Center (MAMC) invites artists, entrepreneurs, hobbyists, innovators, inventors, students and other creative types from across the Mountain State – and beyond – to showcase...

Learn the systematic process for programming automated machinery
Industry professionals, students and automation enthusiasts can register for hands-on training designed to demystify modern manufacturing systems. The Control Ladder Logic course, presented by Marshall Advanced Manufacturing Center (MAMC), will take place Aug. 3 from...

Thomas joins MAMC’s Apprenticeship Works team as technical trainer
A long-time West Virginia education professional has joined the Marshall Advanced Manufacturing Center’s (MAMC) growing Apprenticeship Works team as technical trainer. In her new role, Dr. Ann Thomas of Beckley provides train-the-trainer services nationwide for...

Supply Chain event forges new manufacturing connections, leads to new contracts
The 2026 Metal Tech Supply Chain Expo brought manufacturers, suppliers and support organizations together May 19 in Huntington, creating new business connections to shorten – and strengthen – local manufacturing supply chains. Hosted by Marshall Advanced Manufacturing...

MAMC Machinist Technology/CNC grad making his mark at Cyclops
Devin Null of Hurricane didn’t take long to prove himself after joining Cyclops Industries in South Charleston. When Null first arrived there for his position as a CNC machinist, the company’s computer-numerical-control mill was out of service. Rather than wait for...

Love of antique cars prompts aficionado to explore hands-on machining
Sybil Meikle’s passion for antique automobiles runs deep. She recalls watching her father – an avid collector of classic cars, work on his beloved 1910 Stanley Steamer Model 60. She’d be there by his side, then a girl of 8 or 9, full of wonder and admiration....

MAMC to offer free metrology courses in Huntington, South Charleston
Marshall Advanced Manufacturing Center (MAMC) is expanding free manufacturing training opportunities through America’s Cutting Edge (ACE) with a series of one-day metrology courses. Metrology is the science of measurement and its application. In manufacturing,...

Toyota WV selects new MAMC students for internship program
Most college students hope to secure jobs in their chosen fields after graduation. Three incoming students in the Systems Maintenance, Automation & Robotics Technology (SMART) Program offered by Marshall Advanced Manufacturing Center (MAMC) and Mountwest Community...

MAMC honors more than 40 degree and certificate earners
More than 40 Marshall Advanced Manufacturing Center (MAMC) students earned two-year associate degrees or one-year certificate degrees this month, including 11 students who are the first to graduate from MAMC’s newest career skills program – SMART (Systems Maintenance,...

Metal Tech sponsors to provide industry insights during B2B event
The May 19 Tri-State Metal Tech Supply Chain Expo in Huntington, presented by the Marshall Advanced Manufacturing Center (MAMC) and Advantage Valley, is made possible with the generous support of industry partners who will share information about their operations and...

