October 1, 2025 — Friday, October 3 is Manufacturing Day across the country, but IACMI and our partners are celebrating all month long.
Each year, Manufacturing Day (MFG Day) is held on the first Friday in October to show future workers, parents, and those with an interest in making things what modern manufacturing is all about. The fourth industrial revolution is rapidly changing our world. New advanced manufacturing technologies bring about whole new careers, requiring a skilled workforce interested in pursuing them. From technicians to bioengineers, to data analysts, robotics specialists, and all of the operations in between, there is a place for everyone in manufacturing!
Find events near you; hover over text to find links for more information:
- 10/1-4: Minnesota Tour of Manufacturing— St. Cloud State University is making tours available of the programs in the College of Science and Engineering
- 10/2: IACMI’s Education & Workforce Director Andy Pokelwaldt will speak at the Future Force Capabilities conference in Fort Worth, Texas, giving future defense workforce solutions, 9:00am
- 10/3: IACMI’s CEO Chad Duty will speak at the East Tennessee Economic Council (ETEC) in Oak Ridge, Tenn, to highlight advances in advanced manufacturing, 7:30am
- 10/3: Pellissippi State Community College will host the Manufacturing Symposium at their Blount County campus in Knoxville, Tenn, 7:30-9:00am
- 10/3: METAL sandcasting with Maryville High School and the University of Tennessee at Innovation South in Knoxville, Tenn, 9:00am
- 10/3: ACE workforce team will exhibit at the Manufacturing Day event at Southwestern Illinois College (SWIC), 8-2
- 10/3: METAL partner Tennessee Tech will host a Foundry Open House, where you can select from 100s of patterns, and the foundry staff will cast it for you! 9-10am
- 10/3: WVA Manufacturing, LLC (Ferraglobe), apprenticeship signing event with Marshall Advanced Manufacturing Center’s national apprenticeship program, 12-2
- 10/8: Penn State Behrend, which is both an ACE & METAL partner, will be participating in Erie’s Manufacturing Day, bringing together manufacturers, educators and over 2,000 students, 8-1
- 10/16: Purdue University and Dassault Systemes team up to offer CATIA Day at the Composites Manufacturing & Simulation Center (CMSC), exploring the latest in virtual twin, MODSIM, and systems engineering, 8:00am-6:30pm
- 10/17: ACE & METAL will exhibit at Manufacturing Day sponsored by MSC at UNC Charlotte, 9-1
- Throughout October: events within the Manufacturing USA network
