WHAT:
Twenty students from Detroit's Cass Technical High School will tour the Shinola manufacturing facility in Detroit's New Center, learn about their processes for assembling watches, leather goods and bicycles, and hear about their creation of 400 new manufacturing jobs. Students will also attend presentations on 21st-century manufacturing career opportunities from TechTown Detroit and General Electric Advanced Manufacturing. The event is part of US MFG DAY 2015 and is presented by Shinola, TechTown Detroit, Wayne State University and General Electric Advanced Manufacturing.

WHEN:
Friday, Oct. 2, 2015
9:30am - 11:30

WHERE:
Shinola Headquarters - Manufacturing Facility
485 W. Milwaukee Ave., Detroit, 48202

Speakers:
Peter Shin, events manager, Shinola
Camille Bryant, HR leader, GE Advanced Manufacturing
Paul Riser, managing director of tech-based entrepreneurship, TechTown Detroit

MORE INFO: 
US MFG DAY introduces students, parents, educators and the general public to the important role played by manufacturing in local communities and the nation. Last year, more than 1,500 manufacturing facilities, schools and professional societies participated in MFG DAY. By opening up shop floors across the country, MFG DAY showcases modern manufacturing for what it is: a vanguard technology-driven industry that offers secure, good-paying jobs and the satisfaction of making useful things while making money.