Dave Randels took the top prize recently at the WorldSkills UK CNC Milling competition, held at Yale College, Wrexham.
His route to the top included victory at our SkillsCompetition Wales regional event, before beating his UK-wide competitors at this final.
Dave’s success may take him to the next WorldSkills International competition when it comes to London in 2011. His tutor at Yale College, Paul Green, should have some worthwhile tips to give him as he has been out in WorldSkills Calgary participating as a technical observer!
Wales secured two other medals via Yale College, with Paul Howard taking the silver, and Harry Morgan taking the bronze, in CNC turning. These students too will have their eyes on WorldSkills London 2011.
For those of you who don’t know, CNC milling and turning requires individuals to use computer numerical control (CNC) machines to cut and shape metal into components used in manufacturing. Operators control the automated tools digitally using numerical codes, and they need to understand the manufacturing process in order to programme the machines accurately.
As our supporting picture shows, whilst the skills required are highly technical, the result is quite a work of art!
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