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The article presents a case study on the industrial technology program at Shiloh High School in Hume, Illinois. Mark Smith, an industrial technology and WoodLINKS teacher, with the help of design software packages and CNC machinery, is doing his best to work against the trend of vanishing vocational programs from high schools around the U.S. Microvellum donated $3 million worth of software to WoodLINKS schools, which Smith plans to integrate into his program at Shiloh. Smith has been able to acquire a variety of other tools and machines for the class as donations from a variety of companies as well.

The article reports that Mori Seiki USA Inc. in Chicago, Illinois has delivered its 5000th machine in the NL Series of CNC lathes. The machine offers high transmission efficiency and increases machining accuracy. Its milling motor is directly coupled to the milling tool to eliminated the transmission losses and inherent vibration found in lathes that use a series of gears and belts to provide milling capabilities.

The article states that Black Bros. Co., a designer/manufacturer of roll coating and laminating machinery, have donated a new, state-of-the-art Haas TM-1 CNC Vertical Machinery Center to the Mendota High School Industrial Arts Department in Mendota, Illinois. A lead man in Black Bros.' machining department will assist Mendota High School staff in the start-up, installation and training.