“I was asked to help students to create a Robobot the first year, only six weeks prior to the first competition. I had two very dedicated students who worked tirelessly with the assistance of multiple manufacturing partners. They came up with a spinner that taught them about design, engineering and perseverance. They were hooked and […]
2017 AWT Golf Outing Join AWT members for a fun golf outing! Our fourth outing is scheduled for Monday, August 28th 2017. Sign up here for email updates! Sign Up for Email Updates
2017 New Teacher’s Welcome Day AWT is pleased to welcome teachers to our member companies! The Lake County Ohio Port & Economic Development Authority organizes this event with help from AWT, the Lake County Educational Service Center, the Lake County Chambers of Commerce, and Lake Metroparks. This event acquaints teachers with the manufacturing sector and […]
2017 RoboBots Battle Spectators welcome at the annual RoboBots Battle! The event takes place at the Lakeland gym – follow the signs, and the sound of crunching metal.
2017 ThinkMFG Career Expo Since 2012, the Lake County Chambers of Commerce and AWT have Worked Together to host the annual Lake County “Think Manufacturing Career Expo.” Recognizing the great need of our county manufacturers to find new qualified employees and recognizing the economic impact of the manufacturing industry in Lake County, we created this […]
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Manufacturing by the Numbers (3rd Q 2016), from Team NEO TeamNEO, the network regional partner of JobsOhio, released its quarterly economic indicators for Northeast Ohio in September 2016. Here’s a sample of their numbers: “Manufacturing makes up 26% of traded sectors.” “Manufacturing makes up 20% of the region’s GRP.” Part of why we do our […]
Making Stuff Mike Rowe’s campaign called I Make America How Everyday Things Are Made: The Product Realization Network at Stanford University Theedgefactor.com The Edge Factor highlights the excitement of modern advanced manufacturing technology. This video-rich site displays real life manufacturing and metalworking challenges, spotlighting the technology that overcomes those challenges. Manufacturingiscool.com This award winning, interactive […]
AWT is pleased, proud and honored that the Lake County Board of Commissioners have resolved that October is Manufacturing Month in Lake County. Manufacturing Month is a national initiative, and the resolution by Lake County to officially adopt this helps “encourage the active engagement of our communities, educational institutions and manufacturers to continue to work […]
The Alliance for Working Together (AWT) Foundation’s mission to promote the development of rewarding careers in manufacturing and impact Ohio’s manufacturing community continues to advance as they partner with Edge Factor to support 51 public and private middle and high schools in Lake and Geauga counties with eduFACTOR’s inspiring media and interactive resources. “We are […]