The Greenville Tech Foundation recently received a $100,000 grant from the Truist Foundation.
The grant will fund a new pipe rack simulator for the new Center for Welding and Automation Excellence at Greenville Technical College. The 44,000-square-foot facility will expand the college’s capacity for training students for careers in welding and advanced manufacturing.
The new simulator will allow students to receive hands-on training with the structural systems used in industrial facilities such as manufacturing plants and power generation sites. Students will learn how to read blueprints, fit and install pipes and weld in various positions while using this simulator…