1. NICC Cresco Center
PLTW Lab

2. NICC Cresco Center PLTW Instructors
Chris Lentz
PLTW-Computer Integrated Manufacturing (CIM)
PLTW-Engineering Design/Development (EDD)
Justin Denner
PLTW-Intro to Engineering Design (IED)
Karen Steffen
PLTW-Principles of Engineering (PE)
Todd Knobloch
PLTW-Computer Science Principles (CSP)

3. What Does PLTW Mean?
Project Lead The Way (PLTW) is the nation’s leading provider of science, technology, engineering, and math (STEM) programs

4. NICC Cresco Center PLTW Lab Space
The PLTW Lab has it’s own printer for easy access to documents that are being printed

5. NICC Cresco Center PLTW Lab Space
A few of the workstations available in the PLTW Lab
We have a total of 16 workstations available in the PLTW Lab

6. NICC Creso Center PLTW Lab Space
A few more of the workstations available in the PLTW Lab
The workstatins can be made into standard desks if students are not needing to use their computers at the moment

7. NICC Cresco Center PLTW Lab Space
One of the four whiteboard tables with buoys

8. NICC Cresco Center PLTW Lab Space
Here are our 3D printers
The two white 3D printers are called ROBO 3D R1. These two printers are similar to other 3D printers that print with ABS (Acrylonitrile Butadiene Styrene) and PLA (Polylactic Acid or Polylactide) filaments that are melted and laid/printed in successive layers of material, under computer control.
The orange colored 3D printer is called the Form 1+. It uses SLA (Stereolithography Apparatus) technology, and prints with a laser that hardens the liquid photopolymer resin. (So we get a solid from the liquid)

9. NICC Cresco Center PLTW Lab Space
Our smart board Aquos TV
The instructor can choose different options of sharing hteir screen with the class

10. NICC Cresco Center PLTW Lab Space
A Bench Mill 6000

11. NICC Cresco Center PLTW Lab Student Projects
One of the projects the PLTW students completed last year that our current class will be working on

12. NICC Cresco Center PLTW Lab Space
Overview of the PLTW Lab from walking in the door

13. NICC Cresco Center PLTW Lab Space
Overview of the PLTW Lab from the back of the classroom

14. Thank you for attending our Open House!
Jessica, Hallie, Josey & Duane