CTG Asia Begins Work/Education Program with Chongqing University and the University of Cincinnati

Cleaning Technologies Group (CTG) is proud to announce that it has started a cooperative education program (co-op program) at its CTG Asia division with the Joint Co-op Institute (JCI) – a partnership between the University of Cincinnati and Chongqing University.  The JCI students are all Chinese nationals who are studying a UC engineering curriculum being taught entirely in English by both UC and CQU professors. This program enables students to gain practical experience to complement their university education and better prepare them to transition into the workforce.  CTG Asia recently hired Zhao Bi Han who goes by the English name Ivy.  Ivy is a freshman at JCI in Chongqing studying in the Mechanical Engineering Program.  Her desire to design machines made CTG Asia an ideal place to start her Co-op career.  Another factor in her decision is the location of CTG headquarters in Cincinnati, Ohio, USA.  Ivy will finish the last years of her studies at the University of Cincinnati and is expected to receive degrees from both universities.

Cleaning Technologies Group has utilized the co-op programs at local universities for decades.  Barney Bosse, CEO of CTG participated in the University of Cincinnati Co-op Program in the 1990’s and is a mechanical engineering graduate of the university.  “Co-op students are a great source of future employees at CTG and, while teaching the students about the various aspects of an engineering business, the company has the benefit of new hires being instantly productive after graduation.” 

The CTG engineering co-op program exposes the students to several different areas:  the technical center where processes are developed and validated, the engineering department where the machines are designed and modeled in Solidworks, and finally to estimating and sales where the application principles are taught while also learning about price development.  CTG Asia will mirror this approach to maximize the student growth and potential.

Bosse continues, “We are excited about this opportunity to work with Chongqing University and continue our long relationship with the University of Cincinnati in providing students work experience that will enable them to start successful careers.”

For more information about Cleaning Technologies Group, please visit: http://www.ctgclean.com.

For more information about the University of Cincinnati / Chongqing University Joint Co-op Institute, please visit:  http://ceas.uc.edu/jci, https://uc.edu/news/NR.aspx?id=18474

Cleaning Technologies Group, LLC is a world leader in providing innovative cleaning and waste minimization technologies to precision and industrial manufacturing markets.  CTG is comprised of Ransohoff located in Cincinnati, Ohio, Blackstone~NEY Ultrasonics located in Jamestown, New York, and CTG Asia located in Suzhou, China. The Group is the premier provider of high technology, environmentally friendly parts-cleaning and waste-minimization equipment and services to the global marketplace. CTG LLC is a wholly owned subsidiary of NM Group Global, LLC.  

NM Group Global LLC is a holding company for a growing group of manufacturing firms with a global reach for sourcing and marketing. Founded in 2002 with the purchase of National Machinery LLC, the original holding company, and world leader in the development and manufacture of cold forming machines, process technology, and aftermarket services. National Machinery, founded in 1874, is headquartered in Tiffin, Ohio with service centers and sales offices throughout the world.

Contact Information:

For Cleaning Technologies Group, LLC:

Dave Melton

4933 Provident Drive

Cincinnati, OH  45246

(800) 248-9274

(513) 870-1787

dmelton@ctgclean.com

Visit website at

www.ctgclean.com

For NM Group Global, LLC:

Bill Van Camp

161 Greenfield Street

Tiffin, OH 44883-2471

(419) 443-2224

wevancamp@nationalmachinery.com

Visit website at

www.nationalmachinery.com

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