Above: Assembly Plant Manager Rick Grossi (left) illustrates how to identify parts from prints to build a roll feed.

October 11, 2016 - COE Press Equipment hosted 40 students from Utica Community Schools’ Stevenson High School, Sterling Heights, Mich., on Manufacturing Day, Oct. 7, providing them insight into the types of careers available in manufacturing. The tour began with an overview of COE’s business, presented by COO Linda Rosati. The students were then split into smaller groups that rotated through informative sessions from the sales, engineering, machining and assembly departments.

Machining Plant Manager Don Stephens (right) introduces students to the basics of machining.

“Over the next decade, nearly 3.5 million manufacturing jobs will need to be filled yet the interest in a manufacturing career has waned”, said Rosati, “We wanted these students to see the diversity of jobs available in this field and help open their eyes to the myriad career opportunities available through small manufacturers such as COE.”

All of the students who participated in the event were from the school’s Machine Shop and Engineering Design classes. At the end of the tour, students received a specially-printed COE t-shirt and a welcome for the school to return next year.