Celebrate MFG DAY Oct. 4

Manufacturing Day (MFG DAY) is an annual event that occurs on the first Friday of October, MFG DAY is an occasion during which U.S. manufacturers open their doors to demonstrate the potential of modern manufacturing and to foster interest in manufacturing careers.

 

This year, MFG DAY falls on Friday, Oct. 4, 2013. Events occur at various manufacturing facilities and educational institutions around the country. Events in everyone’s local community can be found on the MFG DAY website’s “Attend an Event” page. Already, 599 MFG DAY events are planned, so plan to attend a MFG DAY event near you.

 

MFG DAY events are meant for anyone who is curious about modern manufacturing and who would like to know more about what happens in modern-day manufacturing facilities. This includes students, parents, educators, media, civic leaders, and local communities in general.

 

Modern manufacturing environments are commonly thought of as dark, dangerous factories designed for low-skilled workers. MFG DAY addresses this misperception by giving all manufacturers an opportunity to open their doors and show, in a coordinated effort, what manufacturing really is now:

MFG DAY is a celebration of what 12 million people around the United States experience every day—pride at working in manufacturing.

 

Get involved. Share your pride by contributing stories, photos, and videos that show how much manufacturing means to you. These testimonies will be added to the MFG DAY website and shared with the growing MFG DAY community.