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Recently hired machine builders Claudia Maddox, left, and Yesenia Alicea get close to the equipment while installing electronics in an automated machine during an innovative training course developed by Central Carolina Community College and Conveyor Tech.

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Conveyor Tech machine builder Tyson Chavis begins his job at CCCC's Howard-James Innovation Center, where new employees learn to build automated machines in a two-week, 80-hour training class before starting work on the production floor.

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Instructor Mike Kidd, center, assesses the work of Conveyor Tech machine builders Tyson Chavis, left, and Tracy Minnick during a training session for new employees. The two-week class was developed specifically for the local company as part of an innovative training partnership between Conveyor Tech and Central Carolina Community College.