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Manufacturing
is Hot
—Spread the Word
Manufacturing not only offers terrific opportunities for rewarding careers, but it’s cool. That’s the message heard loud and clear around the United States on Manufacturing Day 2013.
BY BRAD F. KUVIN
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The Grafton, WI fabrication facility of Waukesha Metal Products hosted a tour for 80 eighth-grade students and their chaperones.
Numerous metalforming and fabricating companies across the country opened their doors to their local communities on Friday, October 4, 2013, as part of the second annual Manufacturing Day festivities. Included were several Precision Metalforming Association member companies. PMA and its sister association Women in Manufacturing are among several industry-leading organizations sponsoring this national day, designed to promote careers in manufacturing to students and others.
Companies joining the Manufacturing Day celebration designed plant tours and informational sessions to address common misperceptions about manufacturing. They presented what manufacturing is—and what it is not. The goal is for manu- facturers to connect with future generations, take charge of the public image of manufacturing, and ensure the ongoing prosperity of the entire industry.
Raise Awareness
“Manufacturing Day is important for PMA member companies because it allows them to raise awareness in their communities about 21st century manu-
