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CNC WEST October/November 2019 www.CNC-West.com 63 Industry News pearance in NorthAmerica. Featuring graphical user interface enhancements, an optional second monitor and op- eration panel enhancements to support other new SMOOTHTECHNOLOGY solutions, including SMOOTH Ai Spindle, Solid MAZATROL and Ai Thermal Shield, The SmoothAi CNC will also incorporate new products like SMOOTH CAM Ai, MAZATROL TWINS and SMOOTH Project Man- ager. A core component of the Mazak iSMART Factory™ concept, the SmartBox enables the complete digi- tal integration of Mazak’s advanced manufacturing cells and systems. Makerspace Training, Collaboration and Hiring (MaTCH) Pilot Competi- tion Winners The U.S. Small Business Admin- istration Acting Administrator Chris Pilkerton announced the winners of the Makerspace Training, Collaboration and Hiring (MaTCH) Pilot Competi- tion. The SBA awarded $1 million in prize money to competition winners. Vocademy, located in Riverside Coun- ty in a designated Opportunity Zone, with a mission to provide advanced manufacturing and maker skills, was awarded $100,000. Vocademy combines attributes of makerspaces and traditional trade schools by giving participants access to makerspace evenings, seven-days- a-week, where they can practice what they are learning and gain critical experience. As an SBA MaTCH award recipient, Vocademy will use its prize money to scale current suc- cessful programs that serve the needs of manufacturing companies looking for employees and underserved par- ticipants who seek training and a high paying job. “Our goal at Vocademy is to help people find meaningful work by pro- viding fundamental hands on skills training and to effectively solve the advanced manufacturing skills gap” said Gene Sherman, founder and CEO, Vocademy. Also winning a grant was Work- shops for Warriors (San Diego, CA) who were awarded $150,000. Work- C M Y CM MY CY CMY K CNC West-OCT_NOV 2019-CGTechVC90-PRINT.pdf 1 9/26/2019 2:21:34 PM