Miyachi America Donates Laser Marker to WFW

Miyachi America Corporation (Monrovia, CA), a leading manufacturer of welding, marking, cutting and micro machining equipment and systems, recently donated an LMF2000 fiber laser marker along with related safety equipment to Workshops for Warriors (WFW), a non-profit organization that provides vocational training to returning, wounded, and disabled vet-erans of the U.S. Armed Services. Partnering in the donation is Technimark, Inc. (Cary, IL), one of Miyachi’s suppliers that donated a fume extractor for the equipment, and Directed Light, Inc. (San Jose, CA) which donated laser safety glasses.

WFW trains, certifies, and places veterans and wounded warriors into advanced manufactur-ing careers by providing them with instruction, nationally recognized portable credentials, work experience, and job placement. Training is provided at no cost to veterans.

Workshops for Warriors graduates have a 100 percent job placement rate, with all graduates receiving starting wages of at least double minimum wage. The organization receives no federal, state, or local government funding and is supported entirely by private donations and the support of compa-nies like Miyachi America.

WFW partners with leaders in American manufacturing to ensure its curriculum is always up-to-date with new technologies. Laser marking is now widely used for direct marking of part information to aid in tracking and traceability, from medical devices to automotive and aero-space parts.

“We train our veteran students in all of the techniques and on all of the equipment that Amer-ican manufacturers use, so that graduates of our program are job-site-ready. We’ve seen a tremendous increase in use of laser marking throughout manufacturing in the previous years, which is why we are so excited and appreciative of their donation. Our curriculum now incorporates laser marking and provides our veterans with yet another valuable skill that they will take with them into the advanced manufacturing workforce,” said Hernán Luis y Prado, the founder of WFW. The equipment donation has a Class 4 open configuration to ac-commodate marking very large or awkwardly-sized parts.

“We are truly honored to play a part in the mission of Workshops for Warriors, which is to rebuild America’s advanced manufacturing workforce, one veteran at a time,” said David Fawcett, the group chief executive officer/president of Miyachi America and Europe. “We applaud WFW and will continue to look for additional ways we can help the organization train the workforce so necessary for expanding advanced manufacturing in the U.S.”

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