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Modern manufacturing inspires the next generation

By , Daily Memphian Updated: October 10, 2018 4:23 PM CT | Published: October 09, 2018 4:13 PM CT
<strong>Bolton High School senior Crishon Moore takes photos of an engine that Competition Cams helped build. Bolton High School joined other Shelby County Schools in celebrating Manufacturing Day by visiting an advanced manufacturing facility in Memphis.</strong> (Houston Cofield/Daily Memphian)

Bolton High School senior Crishon Moore takes photos of an engine that Competition Cams helped build. Bolton High School joined other Shelby County Schools in celebrating Manufacturing Day by visiting an advanced manufacturing facility in Memphis. (Houston Cofield/Daily Memphian)

Last Friday, a group of students from Bolton High School toured Competition Cams Inc., a Memphis-based manufacturer of performance camshafts and other valve train parts. At the beginning of the tour, feet were dragging and yawns were contagious, but as students moved through the production process and more machinery came into play, they began to ask questions.

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Bolton High School Competition Cams Inc. Ernest Strickland Greater Memphis Chamber Shelby County Schools
Michelle Corbet

Michelle Corbet

Michelle Corbet covers business for The Daily Memphian. Prior to, she was a reporter at the Memphis Business Journal. A native Memphian and University of Memphis graduate, Michelle covered business in Conway, Arkansas after college. Michelle got her start covering business as an intern at The Commercial Appeal.

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