The Chicago Daily Herald reports on the “Manufacture Your Future” exhibit being held at the Gail Borden Public Library in Elgin, Illinois. Students “met local manufacturing leaders” and also were able “to tour local manufacturing facilities.” Junior Caroline Beavan said, “I really liked (the exhibit) because you get a feel for all the different jobs, whether it’s working on the floor or in management.”
It’s important for high schoolers to realize the breadth of manufacturing career opportunities, said Bill Hoffer, CEO of Hoffer Plastics in South Elgin.
“Our main challenge with youth today is electronics. They are so into that that manufacturing work can seem sort of dull,” Hoffer said. “But there’s a lot of applications of technology in manufacturing.”