Okuma to Host Manufacturing Day Event for High School Students
Students will learn about CNC manufacturing and various career paths and opportunities in the industry.
CHARLOTTE, N.C. (September 26, 2019) Okuma America Corporation, a world leader in CNC machine tool manufacturing, is opening its doors to local high school students for a Manufacturing Day event highlighting “The Digital Age of Manufacturing”. The event is being held on Friday, October 4, from 9:00 a.m. - 3:00 p.m. at the Okuma America headquarters in Charlotte, North Carolina. The event is being held in conjunction with the annual Manufacturing Day celebration sponsored by the National Association of Manufacturing and the Manufacturing Institute to educate and inspire the next generation of manufacturers.
Students will learn about CNC machining and the latest technologies used in the metal cutting industry in addition to various career paths and opportunities. They’ll also tour Okuma’s corporate headquarters for the Western Hemisphere and see robotic and live machine tool demonstrations, service and shipping operations, 3D printing, as well as engage with an interactive robot and learn how software engineering plays a vital role in the manufacturing process.
“Okuma has been hosting Manufacturing Day events for many years now as a way to highlight modern manufacturing operations and the many desirable career paths within the manufacturing industry. We need to keep pushing this agenda, and we will,” said Jim King, Okuma President and COO. “I’m more optimistic than ever that there’s a large pool of promising talent looking to move into a stable career environment that offers significant growth opportunities. We look forward to showing this next group of students that they can create a great life for themselves in manufacturing.”
