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2017 PLTW EOC CIM Final Exam

It’s that time of year again! I am now receiving at least 20 requests per week that sound something like this: ” Can you give/share/sell me your final exam questions, resources, study guides?”. The short answer is NO. District policy prevents me from sharing any assessment resources...

CIM-A-Palooza 2017

Written by Chris&Jim CIM.

Welcome to Cazenovia High School for CAP 2017. Thirty CIM teachers from across this great state getting together to share their expertise and their passion in Computer Integrated Manufacturing. The goal of CIM-A-Palooza is to walk away with a better understanding of what kind of high-tech...

Robots Taking Over? Your Job is Safe….

Written by Chris&Jim CIM.

So, you’re worried about robots taking over the world??? Maybe not yet. But according to this article on Link’d In, you may not have to worry about them taking your job! According to Shelly Palmer, CEO at the Palmer Group, These are the jobs that robots won’t be able to take. You can read the...

The First Jobs Robots Will Take Over

Written by Chris&Jim CIM.

So, you’re worried about robots taking over the world??? Maybe not yet. But according to this article on Link’d In, you may have to worry about them taking your job! According to Shelly Palmer, CEO at the Palmer Group, These are the first five jobs to go. You can read the full article...

How Do I Handshake Between Two VEX Cortexes?

Written by Chris&Jim CIM.

Question: I have two machines connected to 2 VEX Cortexes and I want to make them talk to one another using inputs and outputs. How do I do this? Answer: This is called handshaking, and you will need two computers running RobotC Software, and 2 VEX cortex’s to do this. Below is a worksheet...

How do I Handshake Between a VEX Cortex and a Lynxmotion Robot Arm?

Written by Chris&Jim CIM.

Question: I have a lynxmotion robot, and I want to make it talk to a machine connected to a VEX Cortex using inputs and outputs. How do I do this? Answer: This is called handshaking, and you will need at least one computer, Flowarm and RobotC Software, a Lynx arm with SSC32 controller, and a VEX cortex...

How do I Handshake Lynx Robot to Lynx Robot

Written by Chris&Jim CIM.

Question: I have two lynxmotion robots, and I want to make them talk to one another via inputs and outputs. How do I do this? Answer: You will need two robot arms using SSC32U controllers, a few 4N25 optical isolators a few resistors, FlowArm software and some wires and a breadboard and you are ready...

CIM Material Processes

Written by Chris&Jim CIM.

Your students really need to know how things are made in industry, so below are some resources to help you get started with the learning process. My students became an “expert” in one particular field, picked a topic, and made a brochure about a specific manufacturing process....

Injection Molding

Written by Chris&Jim CIM.

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