Learning Institute for Growth of High Technology (L.I.G.H.T.)

The Learning Institute for the Growth of High Technology (L.I.G.H.T.) is a 17,000 square foot manufacturing training center located on the main campus of Penn United Technologies in Western Pennsylvania. L.I.G.H.T.’s main mission is to assess, design, and develop manufacturing training programs to meet the needs of our customers, employees, and community. 

The institute has classrooms and labs equipped with state-of-the-art manufacturing machinery and equipment to provide customized manufacturing training for both internal and external students.

Customer Advanced Manufacturing Training

 L.I.G.H.T. offers manufacturing training to other businesses and industries through a roster of numerous hands-on manufacturing and metalworking courses using modern manufacturing equipment.  In cases where the standard program or course is not to your specification, we can customize your training.  We can train you at our L.I.G.H.T. facility or we can bring the training to your location. 

Advanced Manufacturing Courses

• Press Technology
• Jig Grinding
• Quality and Measurement
• Machining for Engineers
• Setting a Die in a Press
• Design for Manufacturing
• Maintain Progressive Stamping Dies 
• Surface Grinding
• Turning Applications
• Drilling Operations
• Manual Machining
• Grinding Parallel & Perpendicular Planes
• Milling Applications

“The Light Center, at Penn United Technologies, has truly been instrumental in our success as a tool shop at Westinghouse. Their instruction to Tool Makers on tools, tips, techniques and the like have measurably improved our shop productivity. Thank You!”