It seems the excitement grows each year as manufacturing companies throw up the doors to their facilities and invite the potential future workforce inside on MFG Day.
Many companies have told me that having students tour their facilities and perhaps picture themselves working there goes a long way toward attracting them to the field.
Building a talent pipeline is essential given that the Manufacturing Institute (an arm of NAM and originator of the annual event) says the sector will need to fill 4.6 million jobs by 2028.
From this slideshow and other coverage throughout the month on Industry Week, it seems that companies are going all out to make their case to the next generation.
