Manufacturing event at Eastern States Exposition in West Springfield
WEST SPRINGFIELD, Mass. (WWLP) – The first day of a manufacturing event at the Eastern States Exposition began on Tuesday.
The Manufacturing Technology Series EAST, formerly EASTEC, is back starting Tuesday at the Eastern States Exposition, taking over four buildings on the grounds. Over 500 exhibitors are sharing their companies and the work they do, some traveling from across the country and world, but others right here in western Massachusetts and New England.
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Anything from precision manufacturing with robots to environmental efficiency to tooling and software for computer engineering. Group director of the Manufacturing Technology Series of Events, David Morton told 22News that this event is a snapshot of the marketplace at this moment and shows the health of the industry.
'This is our platform that we provide to represent the best of manufacturing technology to help spur technology adoption of manufacturing and encourage the talent development for the use of manufacturing technology, so we are about building workforce,' Morton said.
There is also a program with SME called BrightMinds, which brings high school students to learn and network with industry leaders. 22News was told that students from throughout western Massachusetts were on a treasure hunt throughout the four buildings and those who complete the hunt win a 3D printer.
SME and the Manufacturing Technology Series are helping to further the workforce, and the event continues until Thursday.
WWLP-22News, an NBC affiliate, began broadcasting in March 1953 to provide local news, network, syndicated, and local programming to western Massachusetts. Watch the 22News Digital Edition weekdays at 4 p.m. on WWLP.com.
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