Authoring this book are four instructors who have incorporated NIMS credentials into their respective machining programs and been active supporters of NIMS efforts over the years. Those instructors are:
-Peter J. Hoffman of Berks Career & Technology Center West (Leesport, PA) -Eric S. Hopewell of Berks Career & Technology Center West (Leesport, PA) -Brian Janes of Bowling Green Technical College (Bowling Green, KY) -Kent M. Sharp, Jr. of Radford High School (Radford, VA)
Based on the contributions of these four machining instructors, the initial version of the textbook will be divided into eight basic sections that go hand in hand with the eleven credentials available in NIMS Machining Level I. Each section will contain "units" that will include "Learning Objectives, Key Terms, Safety Checks, End of Chapter Summaries, and End of Chapter Review Questions." The eight sections are:
Introduction to Machining Measurement, Materials & Safety Job Planning, Benchwork & Layout Turning Drill Press Milling Grinding Computer Numerical Control (CNC)
To ensure this textbook is on target, complete with fully functional lessons, and as effective as it can be, it is currently being class-tested by instructors across the United States who are not only veterans of teaching but also of the NIMS Credentialing Program. Those participating instructors are:
-Edward Drapatin of Kaynor Technical High School
(Waterbury, CT) -Robert Williams of Manatee Technical Institute
(Bradenton, FL) -Jim Granahan of Monroe Career & Technical
Institute (Bartonsville, PA) -Frank Knorr of Columbia-Montour Area Vocational Technical School (Bloomsburg, PA) -John Battista of Prosser Career Academy (Chicago, IL) -Gene Holder of Weaver Academy (Greensboro, NC) -Jeffrey Hines of College of Lake County (Grayslake, IL)