Maac Helps Educate The Next Generation

MAAC Machinery is working with the SPE Thermoforming Division putting together matching grants and educational discounts for all College and Educational organizations that teach the thermoforming process or are looking to further expand educational courses to include the thermoforming process.

With the funds raised by the SPE Thermoforming Division, the SPE continually promotes and supports a matching grant to Universities of up to $10,000. In addition MAAC Machinery and several of its suppliers have added to this matching grant by also offering an educational discount of up to $12,000. With the grants and discounts, Universities have the ability to purchase brand new thermoforming machines with a value of $32,000 at a cost to them of only $10,000.

As the SPE is a non-profit organization, MAAC is also able to offer this with the help of some of their suppliers. Several Universities such as Illinois State, Millersville University, University of Alabama, UMASS and many others are taking full advantage of this educational offering. Some are getting rid of older machinery, replacing it with the latest features available like touch screen PLC’s, ceramic ovens and infrared pyrometers. Other Universities are adding courses offering related to strictly thermoforming.

Paul Alongi, CEO of MAAC Machinery said, “By providing the latest technology to today’s students, we feel this will only help further the growth of our industry. It is programs like this that make our industry so great.”

For more information, contact Michael Alongi, MAAC Machinery Corporation, 590 Tower Blvd., Carol Stream, IL 60188, 800-588- MAAC / 630-665-1700, Fax: 630-665-7799, E-mail: sales@ maacmachinery.com, Web: www. maacmachinery.com.