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We’re just wrapping up our third annual Proud to Manufacture in Michigan Conference, co-located this year with the Society of Manufacturing Engineers’ (SME’s) Big M Event at Cobo Hall.  It was exciting to be part of the outpouring of support for Michigan’s manufacturers...

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Another successful Proud to Manufacture in Michigan Conference is behind us and we’re already anticipating the next time we can get together and celebrate manufacturing. Before we get too caught up in future events, we wanted to take a moment to thank this year’s wonderfu...

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O: 734.451.4228 C: 269.779.4554 jschutter@the-center.org Jeff is a Business Solutions Manager for Michigan Manufacturing Technology Center (MMTC), serving manufacturers in Southwest Michigan. He has over 35 years of experience in engineering design, large OEM account...

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Ingrid Tighe is the President of the Michigan Manufacturing Technology Center (MMTC). Joining the team at the beginning of 2023, Ingrid serves as the official representative of the MEP National Network in Michigan. She is responsible for MMTC's statewide network of five offic...

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Webinars, Interviews & Video Tutorials   Linkedin live: Advanced Manufacturing & Additive Manufacturing Industry 4.0 is transforming U.S. manufacturing, allowing manufacturers to design, model, and validate products in a virtual world. Advanced and Additive Manufacturin...

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MAKE EMPLOYEES YOUR TOP PRIORITY Poor leadership is the number one reason workers leave an organization. With a growing skills gap hindering manufacturers’ growth and productivity, combined with an older generation rapidly retiring, it is now more important than ever to pr...

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  BY: RUSS MASON With its aging demographic, the U.S. manufacturing sector will have more than three million jobs available by 2025. According to Forbes , millennials are projected to make up 50% of the U.S. workforce by 2020. However, nearly two million of these p...

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