A career in manufacturing isn’t for everyone.
It’s not for those who only build spreadsheets
or chase ideas that never leave the screen.
It’s for the ones who make things real.
It’s for the ones who see possibility in raw material,
and purpose in precision.
The ones who understand that craftsmanship and code
are two sides of the same titanium coin.
The ones who hear music in the pulse of machines,
and pride in the hum of progress.
The ones who don’t wait for the future—
they weld it, machine it, fabricate it.
The ones who know the difference between a job and a calling.
We are the thinkers who build with our hands,
and the doers who design with our minds.
Because what we create isn’t just a product—
it’s proof.
Proof of our collective mastery.
Proof of what happens
when skills unite and drive meets purpose.
Proof of our power when We Build Together.
Manufacturing faces what is being called a Fourth Industrial Revolution, which will transform the way employees work in a fast-paced, skills-shifting environment where technology changes in a matter of months rather than years. While technological advances may eliminate some jobs, it will create far more positions. The manufacturing industry increasingly finds itself unable to fill those positions with qualified candidates. [Learn More]
Project MFG has emerged as a collaborative effort with communities, educators and industry leaders to elevate the next generation of highly skilled trade professionals. Together, we promote the prestige of manufacturing, accelerate the manufacturing trade workforce training and education pipeline and collectively level up the broader manufacturing industrial base.
“Project MFG evolved from local events into a national showcase addressing the skilled labor shortage, and emphasizing manufacturing’s importance to economic and national security.”