FMA Celebrates MFG DAY

By Staff Report | October 3, 2017

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The hard work of planning and scheduling is over, now all that’s left is to have a great time getting tomorrow’s manufacturing workforce excited today!

October has become Manufacturing Month in many states and celebrations continue through year-end, but the official date for MFG DAY 2017 is Friday, Oct. 6 with over 2,500 events currently showcased on the calendar. 43 companies that are members of the Fabricators & Manufacturers Association (FMA) will open their doors to their community and students. Some FMA member event highlights include:

Storage and Processors in Houston will host 288 students (Grades 8, 11 and 12) with 25 teachers, deans, and administration staff from the Southwest Schools Middle/High School for an industry tour. The Port of Houston staff will also be on-site with an information table and discussion about careers in Maritime Operations.

Lakeshore Technical College in Cleveland, Wis. is hosting a welding career night with meet-and-greets with welding professionals, welding program information, welding demonstrations, and the chance to win a welding scholarship.

Wilmington Grill in Wilmington, N.C. is hosting an open house with plant tours, grilling/product demonstrations, and fun activities. In addition, Cape Fear Community College will be on hand to discuss their manufacturing programs.

Waukesha Metal Products will once again open its doors to students, educators, elected officials, and community members to provide a firsthand look at the inner workings of local metal manufacturing in honor of manufacturing day. The company will host facility tours and presentations at both locations: Stamping and Tooling in Sussex, Wis., and Fabrication and Assembly in Grafton, Wis. The firm will highlight the importance of manufacturing to the nation’s economy and feature the many highly skilled jobs available in the manufacturing industry. Company representatives will be available to answer questions.

Check out all these FMA member MFG DAY events happening across the U.S.:

Chippewa Valley Technical College – Eau Claire, Wis.	Clark Metal Products Company – Blairsville, Pa.
Coe Press Equipment – Sterling Heights, Mich.	College of the Canyons – Santa Clarita, Calif.
Crown Equipment – New Bremen, Ohio	DeWys Manufacturing – Marne, Mich.
Freedman Seating Company – Chicago	Genesis Systems Group – Davenport, Iowa
Henry Ford Community College – Dearborn, Mich.	IRMCO – Evanston, Ill.
KeyedIn Solutions – Minneapolis	KeyedIn Solutions – Santa Clara, Calif.
Kinze Manufacturing – Williamsburg, Iowa	Lakeshore Technical College – Cleveland, Wis.
Mate Precision Tooling – Anoka, Minn.	MetalTech Products Inc – Lebanon, Mo.
Middletown Tube Works – Middletown, Ohio	Miller Welding & Machine Company – Brookville, Pa.
Northeast Alabama Community College – Rainsville, Al.	Ogden Weber Technical College – Ogden, Utah
Olympic Steel – Bettendorf, Iowa	Plymouth Tube Company – Winamac, Ind.
Production Tube Cutting, Inc. – Dayton, Ohio	Refab MetalFab – Grand Haven, Mich.
Rockett, Inc – Flowood, Miss.	Rockford Toolcraft Inc. – Rockford, Ill.
Shape Corp – Grand Haven, Mich.	Special Products & Mfg Inc. – Rockwall, Texas
St. Charles Community College – Cottleville, Mo.	Staub Manufacturing Solutions – Dayton, Ohio
Storage & Processors – Houston	Superior Joining Technologies Inc. – Machesney Park, Ill.
The Bradbury Co. – Moundridge, Kan.	The Dupps Company – Germantown, Ohio
Triangle Metals – Rockford, Ill.	TRUMPF, Inc. – Farmington, Conn.
Voss Clark – Jeffersonville, Ind.	Waukesha Metal Products – Sussex, Wis.
Waukesha Metal Products – Grafton, Wis.	Wilmington Grill – Wilmington, N.C.
Wilson Tool International – St. Paul, Minn.	Workshops for Warriors – San Diego
Xtuple – Norfolk, Va.	Cooper Standard – Novi, Mich.

Don’t see your event? Be sure to add it to the MFG DAY official event calendar.

FMA knows there are hundreds and hundreds of great events out there, so please be active in sharing pictures and videos from your event on social media using the hashtags #MFGday17 and #FMAmember for all to enjoy.

The staff at FMA hopes you have a great experience hosting an event and looks forward to hearing about your guests having fun and learning about the rewarding opportunities a career in manufacturing can provide!

You can submit a success story on the Manufacturing Day website and post a gallery of photos from your event by logging in to your Host Dashboard. The Manufacturing Day Facebook and Twitter pages will be sharing stories all year.

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