Inspiration

Like many industries, manufacturing has had to battle misrepresentation and stereotyping in public perception for a long time. Americans have consistently valued manufacturing as critical to the economy. But actually pursuing a career in it? That’s a whole different story.

This tension between valuing manufacturing in theory but not in personal application is what the Fabricators & Manufacturer’s Association, International wanted to address in 2012 when they created MFG DAY. According to their mission statement, “Manufacturing Day addresses common misconceptions about manufacturing by giving manufacturers an opportunity to open their doors and show, in a coordinated effort, what manufacturing...Read the full article