M
Power Partners Celebrates
Manufacturing Day
anufacturing Day, MFG DAY, is na onally
recognized on the first Friday of October each
year. MFG Day addresses common mispercep ons
about manufacturing by giving manufacturers an
opportunity to open their doors and show, in a coordinated
effort, what manufacturing is — and what it isn’t. By working
together during and a er MFG DAY, manufacturers will begin to
address the skilled labor shortage they face, connect with future
genera ons, take charge of the public image of manufacturing,
and ensure the ongoing prosperity of the whole industry. The
effort is co‐produced by the Fabricators & Manufacturers
Associa on, Interna onal (FMA), the Na onal Associa on of
Manufacturers (NAM), The Manufacturing Ins tute, the Na onal
Ins tute of Standards and Technology's (NIST), Hollings
Manufacturing Extension Partnership (MEP), and Industrial
Strength Marke ng.
"Manufacturing Day provides
a focused point in me each
year when all manufacturers
in America can collaborate to
bring a en on to this crucial
sector of the economy and
celebrate
their
accomplishments,"
said
Jennifer McNelly, president of
The Manufacturing Ins tute.
"This
celebra on
of
manufacturing is a chance for
all of the great manufacturers
who 'Make it in America' to
show their value to their
communi es," said Roger
Kilmer,
director,
In just three years, Na onal Manufacturing Day has achieved Manufacturing
Extension
more than 1,600 manufacturing plant tours and events with an Partnership (MEP).
es mated 100,000+ a ending. "Manufacturing Day is a great
opportunity to shi Americans' percep on that it is not our Power Partners invited the community to visit their facility for a
grandfather's manufacturing anymore and to showcase the plant tour on MFG Day and learn about a wide variety of career
tremendous career opportuni es manufacturing has to offer," opportuni es available in manufacturing. Power Partners
said NAM President and CEO Jay Timmons. "This day is an manufacturers pole‐mounted and submersible distribu on
engaging way to a ract young people and get them excited about transformers. They are a leading manufacturer of overhead
pursuing a career in a technology‐driven, innova ve environment distribu on transformers in North America, Central America,
that will also provide a good‐paying job. We encourage all Mexico, the Caribbean and other markets.
manufacturers and manufacturing associa ons to get involved
and share what we already know—manufacturing makes us More than 8.5 million transformers have been produced at the
Power Partners' plant in Athens, Georgia. Power Partners'
strong."
products include single‐phase and three‐phase pole‐type
"Manufacturing Day is a great opportunity to celebrate work and transformers at 34.5 kV and below,