Approximately 150 high school students and adult learners visited AWFS member company DBS (Drawer Box Specialties) in Orange, California on Thursday, November 4 for their MFG Day (Manufacturing Day) event. The students came from nearby high schools in the Anaheim Union High School District and from the Buena Park High School “Advanced Robotics and Mechatronics” […]
MFG Day is officially Friday, October 1, 2021. It is an important way to introduce students, educators, and the general public to your company and careers within the wood manufacturing industry. Please consider hosting an event during October for Manufacturing Month! It’s not yet too late to post an event, but time is running out! […]
MFG Day is around the corner; have you started planning your event? Officially held on October 1, 2021 (the first Friday in October, by presidential decree), MFG Day (short for “manufacturing”) is an important way to introduce students, educators, and the general public to your company and careers within the wood manufacturing industry. What is […]
by Adria Salvatore, AWFS Education In October, 2020, AWFS and the Society of Wood Manufacturing (AWFS’ Southern California chapter), produced a video showcasing a local wood manufacturing company. The purpose of the video was to introduce students and job seekers to common roles and career pathways and see what a real and current wood facility […]
The Association of Woodworking & Furnishings Suppliers® (AWFS®), and it’s Southern California industry-education chapter Society of Wood Manufacturing (SWM) have produced a video showcasing the various roles and processes involved in professional woodworking. The nearly six-minute video, the purpose of which is to introduce students to career pathways in the wood industry, features the team […]
Society of Wood Manufacturing, a chapter of the Association and Woodworking and Furnishings Suppliers (AWFS), will host three live virtual Q&A sessions on Friday, October 2, 2020, at 9:00 a.m. PT, 1:00 p.m. PT, and 2:00 p.m. PT featuring wood industry professionals to discuss careers in the wood manufacturing industry. This event is part of […]
