The major focus of industrial technology is to prepare individuals for technical and industrial management positions. Projections indicate that industrial technology graduates will be in high demand for many years. Industry needs qualified technical managers who can contribute to better product reliability, efficiency, and improved productivity. Examples of positions held by industrial technology graduates are assistant plant engineer, fleet service representative, manufacturing engineer, operations supervisor, production planning analyst, production scheduling coordinator, and quality control supervisor. Industrial and Technology Education Teachers.
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The need will become even greater as new curriculum programs emerge in industrial and technological education. This demand is attributed to emerging technologies and expanded applications for industrial and technological education. The Solutions Center Program is a hands-on program designed to answer research questions for business or industry and to expose students to the reality of professional practice. The program involves cooperative teams, comprised of three to five students, a faculty adviser, support staff, and a company liaison working on projects identified and funded by a business or industry. Some of the clinic projects which have been completed include the Hughes Aircraft Project, Grundfos Manufacturing Project, Duncan Enterprise Project, Raytheon Systems and Wawona Foods, Haeger Company, and Canandaigua Winery.