MEP at The PIE Center

Congrats to our first students to complete NC3 Greenlee certifications in Basic Electrical Install, Hand Bending, Conductor fishing and Conductor Pulling! As our seniors finish their final week these 5 are completing the first ever pre-apprenticeship program here at PIE sponsored by Massey Electric. Congratulations guys! PIE Innovation Center Bradley County Schools Think CTE Bradley County Schools

Pulling vacuums and pulling wire. PIE Innovation Center Bradley County Schools Think CTE Bradley County Schools

As we finish up most of our plumbing students got to learn about sweating copper tubing! PIE Innovation Center Think CTE Bradley County Schools Bradley County Schools

MEP students designed then got to install PVC DWV systems and PEX B supply to mock up bathrooms! Electrial systems spent the week running EMT conduit to pull wire while learning about different conduit fishing tools and methods. PIE Innovation Center Bradley County Schools Think CTE Bradley County Schools

3 point saddles 🤌 from our Electrial systems class. These students crushed it last week at bending and overhead install. They then got to do a multi circuit pull and outlet install! PIE Innovation Center Bradley County Schools Think CTE Bradley County Schools Happy Easter to all!

It was a quick week here at PIE, Tuesday was ACT day and we got to host all freshmen in the county and tell them about some of the tools we use. We got to sneak in a little more plumbing work this week too! PIE Innovation Center Bradley County Schools Think CTE Bradley County Schools PCHS Career Ready CATS

We had an awesome start to our plumbing section this week. Students learned about solvent welds for PVC and crimp ring connections for PEX. Toilets and showers coming soon!! Bradley County Schools PIE Innovation Center Think CTE Bradley County Schools

Happy end of spring break. We pretty well wrapped up electrical before the break and will begin to move into plumbing an HVAC to finish up the year for these awesome students! PIE Innovation Center Think CTE Bradley County Schools Bradley County Schools

Electrial systems students got to work on some motor controls, push buttons, and contactors. PIE Innovation Center Bradley County Schools Think CTE Bradley County Schools

MEP has spent the week working on construction drawings and scaling them out in real life using tape to make the floor plan come alive. Electrical systems students are hard at work installing conduit on a rack to pull multiple circuits in a conduit. PIE Innovation Center Bradley County Schools Think CTE Bradley County Schools

MEP systems got to host Hopewell elementary and show them some wiring basics. They also have been busy working on 3 way switches and learning how to install a commercial MC circuit. Electrical systems is busy practicing bending and installing of emt over head and on walls. It’s been a great week! PIE Innovation Center Bradley County Schools Think CTE Bradley County Schools