The Montana Manufacturing Council encourages all manufacturers in Montana to participate in Manufacturing Day 2015 – even if it’s not on October 2, National Manufacturing Day. Please plan an event at your shop and let us know about it. We’ll promote it to other manufacturers and the public at large. A Manufacturing Day webinar was held recently to help with planning.
A recording of that webinar is now available at: youtube.com/watch?v=nOjT4xTnUKA&feature=youtu.be. The national team plans to offer another webinar with information and tips for educators, as well as examples of what some manufacturers have done with their open house tours. Unfortunately, too many people view manufacturing as dark, outdated factories filled with line jobs, as opposed to the sleek, innovative, technology-driven sector that it is. We are changing this perception by inviting students, guidance counselors, parents and workers to open houses, public tours and career workshops that will be held at plants and factories across the country. This nationwide celebration of modern manufacturing is meant to inspire and welcome the next generation of manufacturers. With the first celebration in 2012, last year more than 400,000 people participated in Manufacturing Day events. These events were hosted by more than 1,600 manufacturing companies, and media coverage reached 30 million people. This year, we would like to see 2,250 events take place all across the country. Your participation in Manufacturing Day is important to the long-term health and success of the manufacturing industry, and we would like your company to be a part of this amazing grassroots movement. Please help us reach our goal by opening the doors to one of your facilities by signing up at www.MfgDay.com. On this website you can also find targeted resources for planning and promoting events. Participation is the key to making this effort successful. Please feel free to spread the message about Manufacturing Day through social media at #MFGDay15. We hope you will join us in this effort. Please inform us what event you are planning at your location! •