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Topics to explore on this page:
- Manufacturers: Host an Open House on Manufacturing Day
- Visitors: Find a Manufacturing Event Near You
- Welcome to Manufacturing Day
- Manufacturing Day in the News
Welcome to Manufacturing Day!
Manufacturing Day highlights the importance of manufacturing to the nation‟s economy and draw attention to the many rewarding high-skill jobs available in manufacturing fields.
Through open houses, public tours, career workshops and other events held at participating facilities on Oct. 5, we hope to introduce as many people as possible to the important role played by manufacturing both in local communities and for the nation. The grassroots events will also introduce manufacturers to business improvement resources and services delivered through the U.S. Department of Commerce‟s Hollings Manufacturing Extension Partnership (MEP) a network of more than 400 affiliated centers across the country.
"Now is our chance to do something collectively to make a difference for this industry. High schools, colleges, local chambers of commerce, unions, trade associations, government entities, and manufacturers can work together to propel U.S. manufacturing to the next level." said Roger Kilmer, Director of Manufacturing Extension Partnership "Through individual open houses and plant tours that will take place in cities and towns across the nation, we can show the public what manufacturing really looks like. We can do something to teach young people about interesting, challenging, well-paying jobs they could train for in manufacturing.”
With the gap growing each year between the skills students learn in school and those they will need on the job, it is increasingly difficult for manufacturers to find and hire qualified employees. By promoting Manufacturing Day, manufacturing associations and other organizations led by MEP centers and the FMA said they want to remove some of the myths surrounding manufacturing. For example, manufacturing is a solid, long-term career choice for qualified candidates—including the young people who will form the workforce of tomorrow, and it is a vital part of our economy.
“Manufacturing Day will be the "coming out party‟ for U.S. manufacturers all across the nation,” said Ed Youdell, president and CEO of the FMA. “October 5th is dedicated to celebrating the great work and innovation of the 12 million men and women who make the United States the world‟s largest manufacturing economy.”
To learn more about Manufacturing Day, log on to www.mfgday.com or call 888-394-4362. Organizations that wish to become involved as official sponsors of this program should call 888-394- 4362 or email info@mfgday.com.
Find a Manufacturing Day Event Near You
Register to attend manufacturing open houses in your area. Click on the map to see a list of all open houses around the U.S.
Manufacturing Day in the News
Manufacturing Day: Event designed to introduce people to modern manufacturing facilities and market manufacturing as a profitable career path.
Recently, a group of public and private organizations announced the launch of Manufacturing Day for October 5, 2012 to highlight the importance of manufacturing to the nation's economy and draw attention to the many rewarding high-skill jobs available in manufacturing fields.Read More
Manufacturing Day Gaining Momentum: More than 150 Manufacturers Participating
More than 150 companies and educational facilities have already registered their participation at www.mfgday.com, but new participants are encouraged to pledge their support either through their own program, or by participating in a local public outreach effort. The sponsors also invite additional associations and organizations supporting the manufacturing industry to join the program....Read More
Mark Your Calendar: October 5 is Manufacturing Day
Against the backdrop of a U.S. manufacturing sector that lost 15,000 jobs in the month of August, the organizers of Manufacturing Day, scheduled for October 5, have quite a challenge on their hands. On that day of days, they must get a young generation excited about an industry that might best be described as schizophrenic: On the one hand, manufacturing is the proud vanguard of a (slowly) improving economy; on the other, it's an industry that looks emaciated compared with the behemoth it once was...Read More
First national Manufacturing Day includes local events
The day, produced by the Fabricators & Manufacturers Association, National Institute of Standards and Technology and National Association of Manufacturers, highlights the job opportunities available in the manufacturing field... Read More
Manufacturers: This is Your Day
In the spirit of less talk, more results, Manufacturing Day has been launched and is being championed by dozens of organizations. It will be celebrated on October 5th with plant tours and open houses at as many manufacturers as possible across the country. Why do we need a national day dedicated to manufacturing? Read more
Manufacturing Day Slated for October 5, 2012
ROCKFORD, Ill., June 26, 2012 - To highlight the importance of manufacturing to the nation's economy and draw attention to the many rewarding high-skill jobs available in manufacturing fields, a group of public and private organizations announced today the launch of Manufacturing Day for Oct. 5, 2012...Read more
The effort is sponsored by the Fabricators & Manufacturers Association, International (FMA), the U.S. Commerce Department's Hollings Manufacturing Extension Partnership (MEP), Wisconsin MEP (WMEP) and Illinois Manufacturing Extension Center (IMEC). MEP is part of DOC's National Institute of Standards and Technology.
