Fastener News Desk & Fastener Industry Coalition Encourage members to Participate in Manufacturing Day 2016
What is Manufacturing Day?
Manufacturing Day℠ is a celebration of modern manufacturing meant to inspire the next generation of manufacturers. Although Manufacturing Day officially occurs on the first Friday in October—this year is Oct 7, 2016—any day can be a Manufacturing Day.
Companies and community organizations should plan their events on the date that works best for them and their community. Any day of the year can be Manufacturing Day. All events should be registered on this site no matter what date they are scheduled. Only registered event hosts have access to all of the free event planning and execution resources created by the national co-producers.
Host an event to join the MFG DAY movement!
Students are the workforce of the future. This is your opportunity to provide advice about the kinds of careers that your company offers, the type of training and educational coursework you seek when hiring employees. There is no better time to offer comments about opportunities available to dedicated workers with a professional attitude. If there are specific kinds of training or skills that you need and find it hard to hire for, let them know.
Your event can be of any size or shape. The MFG Day event planning resources will help you design an event that fits.
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Manufacturing Day 2016 is October 7th!
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Did you know that when it comes to planning a Manufacturing Day event, registration is the easy part? As long as you have your information on hand, all you have to do is fill in the blanks! Once you register as a site user, there are three steps.
Fastener Industry MFG Day Participants
1 Industrial Way (Hudson Fasteners)
MFG Day Proclamation presented by Mayor John A. McNally | Networking & Refreshments
9:00 – 10:00 am (Youngstown Business Incubator)
MAGNET Presents Additive Manufacturing Insights at America Makes
10:15-11:30 am (America Makes)
Keynote Speaker Jay Williams U.S. Assistant Secretary of Commerce for Economic Development | Exhibitors: Manufacturers, Local 3D Printing Companies| YSU STEM College | Life Size Presidential Bobble head’s Regional Chamber of Commerce
12:00-2:00 pm (M Gallery )
Tour & Pecha Kucha™ Youngstown | Wrap-up with Congressman Ryan, Mayor John McNally, Local manufacturers, Students and Academia
This National Manufacturing Day, America Makes in collaboration with Hudson Fasteners and the Youngstown Manufacturing Community is opening it’s doors and hosting an “Opening Doors, Opening Minds” Pecha Kucha**, inviting local manufacturers, leaders, entrepreneurs, teachers and students to tell the story of manufacturing in their own words. Story ideas can include sharing the experiences of your career, cool technologies (like 3D Printing!) that you use in making something, products that make an impact, etc.
2:30 – 5:00 pm (America Makes)
*Subject to change
AFI Industries, Inc.
Facility Tour / Job Fair / Presentation
October 7, 2016 8:30am – 5:30pm
AFI has been in business for 40 years providing fastener solutions to all major industries like Automotive, Military, Aerospace, Lawn and Garden and more. We will be show casing our 110,000 sq. facility and the process of manufacturing cold-headed fasteners. For more information or to register contact us at sales@afiindustries.com or call 630-871-7815. *No open toed-shoes, hearing and eye protection will be provided. AFI has introduced a paid apprentice program over the last few years and looking for mechanically inclined individuals to work in the manufacturing plant and learn the trade. We are also looking for individuals interested in sales and other depts.
Rockford Fastener, Inc.
AMG Bolting Solutions
Presentation
October 7, 2016 9:00pm
This year AMG Bolting Solutions is inviting last years 350+ online participants, as well as, any students, company owners, or MRO professionals who seek to learn more about manufacturing efficiency, productivity, cost-controls, and tool safety.
Fastenal
Facility Tour / Manufacturing Expo / Presentation
October 6, 2016 10:00am – 2:00pm
Save the date!!! On October 6, 2016 from 10am-2pm, Fastenal will be hosting an event for National Manufacturing Day at their manufacturing center located at 3939 W. 56th Street, Indianapolis, IN 46254. More details to come!!!
Irvine Valley College/Brighton Best International
Facility Tour / Presentation
October 7, 2016 9:00am
Merry Kim –Project Director, CTE of Irvine Valley College in conjunction with Brighton Best International & Doing What Matters program is hosting a Teachers Externship to all of Orange County teachers including High School, College, University and Middle School level. Learn about Fasteners! How they are made, how they are tested. On hand demo’s, presentations and talking to each department head about their job functions, so you can bring on-hand work experience in the Industrial world to the classroom. Contact Merry Kim at mkim209@ivc.edu for more information.
Buckeye Fasteners Company
Facility Tour
October 7, 2016
Invitation-Only Event
Buckeye Fasteners Company is hosting Max Hayes Technical School, a technical school located in Cleveland, OH, for a tour. Participants in the tour will learn about every department at Buckeye and its function, from engineering, to production, and everything in between. The purpose of the tour is to expose the next generation of manufacturers as to the vast opportunities that exist in the field. The students will learn about every department at Buckeye and its function, from engineering, to production, and everything in between.
Earnest Machine
Facility Tour / Presentation
October 7, 2016 4:00pm
Invitation-Only Event
Earnest Machine is hosting an Open House for Manufacturing Day.
Students are able to tour the facility from 2-4. Customers and friends of Earnest are invited to join us from 4:00-8:00 for facility tour, food, drinks and a cornhole tournament.
For more information or to register, please contact Elise Bastian at erb@earnestmachine.com or call 440-895-8400 ext 114.
A Raymond Tinnerman Event
Facility Tour / Presentation
October 7, 2016
Invitation-Only Event
The week prior to Manufacturing Day, representatives from A Raymond Tinnerman will be visiting local 8th grade career classes to talk about careers in manufacturing. We will also have tours of our manufacturing facilities on October 7 for students from Logansport High School’s Century Career Center. We will a have a table at the Ivy Tech open house on October 7 in the afternoon. On October 8, our Industrial Engineer, Cathy Fawcett, will participate as a Women in Industry Panel Member for an event being held at Ivy Tech.
Valley Forge & Bolt
Facility Tour / Job Fair / Presentation
October 7, 2016 9:30am – 3:30pm
4410 W Jefferson St
Phoenix, AZ 85043
Take some time to visit a forging shop that has existed for over 40 years and specializes in, not just fastener manufacturing, but fastener innovation and load indicating technology. A technology that is certainly revolutionizing bolted joints. We pride ourselves on 100% Traceability within our manufacturing shop and will show you in detail just what goes into making a reliable and quality performance fastener.
TWO SESSIONS: 9:30am and 1:30pm (approximately a 2 hour tour)
On this facility tour all participants will have the opportunity to explore and get an in depth view of our advanced ERP System, large hot-headed FORGING, HEAT TREAT, ROLL THREADING, CNC MACHINING, ASSEMBLY and ENGINEERING (Auto CAD and design). You will also have the opportunity for a full product showcase of our patented load indicating technology, fasteners that show visually how tight they are. We are the only manufacturer of fasteners of this kind, worldwide.
Opportunities for internships and manufacturing positions available.
These are the fastener companies currently participating in MFG Day 16:
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Are you in the fastener industry and hosting an MFG Day event? After you submit your event to MFG Day, send it to us so we can feature it on our map, specifically tailored to the fastener industry.
Free Event Resources: Rock MFG DAY Kit
Use the “What will you Discover?” teaser, looping videos and countdown clock videos to get your audience excited to attend your event!
Captivate your audience with cinematic films that bring technology and manufacturing careers to life, a customizable slideshow presentation and Interactive Perception activity.
Host engaging discussions on career opportunities in manufacturing and use the hands-on 3D printing and CNC machining projects to show technology in action.
With the Post Event Survey and Parent Resources, you can send students and attendees home with tools to receive feedback from your event and inspire parents.
MFG DAY Growth Skyrockets!
Over four years the growth of MFG DAY has been phenomenal: From 240 events hosting 7,500 visitors in 2012 to 2,600 events and 400,000+ guests in 2015.
2016’s Goal = 3,000 events. This goal can only be met if every event that takes place is registered on the official list at mfgday.com. Whether you simply invite the friends and family members of your employees or the entire community, your event should be on the calendar. Please take the 5-7 minutes required to put your event on the map. As of this date there are already 399 events listed.
Join them in celebrating manufacturing!
MFG DAY PROCLAMATIONS
Proclamations are a great way to get elected officials to recognize and honor manufacturing and Manufacturing DaySM celebrations. Anyone can ask for a proclamation – a manufacturer, a member of the Chamber of Commerce or economic development team from a region, or someone who is serving as an area organizer of MFG DAY events. It’s as simple as picking up the phone and calling the office of your mayor, county board chairman, or congressional representative.
WHAT SHOULD THE PROCLAMATION SAY?
The biggest question we hear at MFG DAY is “what should the proclamation say”? A government office will usually have plenty of general information available about manufacturing in their city, county, or state that they can include in the proclamation. If you are requesting a proclamation and are asked for ideas about what can be written, a great place to go for ideas is the Proclamations page of mfgday.com. There you can look through a large number of already posted proclamations from this year and last year. You’ll come away with lots of good ideas. Once you have obtained a proclamation, be sure to scan it and post it on the proclamations page of mfgday.com for others to see.
MANUFACTURING FACTS & INFOGRAPHICS
From the MFG Day Blog
- CHARTING THE CHANGE IN OPINIONS
- SHARE MANUFACTURING DAY THROUGH SOCIAL MEDIA
- INSPIRING THE MAKERS OF TOMORROW WITH HANDS ON EXPERIENCE
Manufacturing Day began with one very important goal; to bring the modern manufacturing industry into the mainstream.
The 5th annual celebration of modern manufacturing is already growing at a healthy pace, with four months left to plan and prepare.
One of the main goals of Manufacturing Day has always been to get young people motivated to learn more about modern manufacturing.
MFG Day Q&A
Q: When is MFG Day 2016?
A: MFG Day 2016 is Oct. 7, 2016.
Q: Who can participate?
A: Everyone! Whether you’re a manufacturer, distributor or in some way associated with manufacturing, you can host an event and participate.
Q: Why participate in MFG Day?
A:
MFG Day is a great opportunity to…
- Tell your company’s story
- Dispel outdated myths about manufacturing
- Inspire a new generation of manufacturers
- Connect with potential customers in your community
- Learn about manufacturing extension partnerships that can improve your efficiencies and workforce skills and boost your profits
- Visit other manufacturers to initiate business relationships and learn what is being made in your community
Fastener News Desk has proudly been an Endorser of MFG Day Since 2013
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