Platte County Students Participate in 2018 National Manufacturing Day

Park Hill and Platte County R-3 students participated in National Manufacturing Day activities. Manufacturing Day is a celebration of modern manufacturing meant to inspire the next generation of manufacturers and takes place on the first Friday in October. Manufacturing Day addresses common misperceptions about manufacturing by allowing companies to open their doors and show what manufacturing is. Approximately 140 students had the opportunity to tour 5 local advance manufacturing companies: Multivac, Haldex, Martinrea, US Farathane, and Marlen International.

Students toured the facility floors and saw equipment being manufactured first hand. They visited the different departments to learn about career opportunities available in the industry and education required for different positions. All five company tours were a success and the companies reported they enjoyed hosting the students and look forward to future opportunities to engage with education partners.

Multivac is a leading provider worldwide of packaging solutions for food, medical, and pharmaceutical products, as well as industrial and consumer goods.

Haldex develops and manufactures brake systems for heavy trucks, trailers, and buses. The product offering covers all primary components and subsystems included in complete air brake systems.

Martinrea is a leader in the production of quality steel and aluminum metal parts, assemblies and modules and fluid management systems focused primarily on the automotive sector.