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FMA, Harper College Partner to Construct New Metal Fabrication Lab



An artist's rendering shows the 6,000 sq. ft. FMA Metal Fabrication Lab.

The Fabricators & Manufacturers Association (FMA) has partnered with Harper College (Palatine, IL) for the construction of a new $1.5 million facility designed to create critically needed skilled workers for area manufacturers and related businesses. The new 6,000 sq. ft. FMA Metal Fabrication Lab, funded in part by a $500,000 grant from the FMA, will double the size of Harper's current manufacturing lab. The lab is expected to open Fall 2015.

The new facility will support Harper's Advanced Manufacturing Program, which trains students for high tech manufacturing careers in mechatronics/automation, precision machining, metal fabrication and supply chain management/logistics. The program offers industry-endorsed skills certificates and paid internships with 75 local manufacturers. The program was the recipient of a $13 million federal grant to expand its best practices statewide.

The expanded facility will train up to 600 students annually and will house state of the art equipment such as lasers, turrets, press brakes and robotic welders. Some of the equipment will be donated by FMA members.

According to research from Deloitte and The Manufacturing Institute, the U.S. faces a shortage of nearly 2 million manufacturing workers over the next decade.

"Two years ago the chairman of the FMA Board of Directors challenged us to develop a new way for the association to create a workforce solution for our industry that would have a positive impact for a large number of member companies," said Ed Youdell, FMA President and CEO. "Establishing a stand-alone FMA University would have been cost prohibitive. Through discussions with Harper College, we found that partnering with an established program would be both cost-efficient and give us a speed-to-market advantage."

The $500,000 FMA grant has a unique structure: $400,000 will be released over the next five years and will be contingent on enrollment benchmarks and $100,000 will go to manufacturing students who qualify for the Harper Promise Scholarship. The Promise Scholarship guarantees area students up to two free years of tuition if they get solid grades, have good attendance, do not repeat classes and perform community service during all four years in high school.

"It is a unique approach," said Youdell. "The college has to grow the program in order to take full advantage of the grant and the timed disbursements will keep the association actively engaged in the process."

"We appreciate our partnership with the FMA in helping us train workers for good paying and family sustaining jobs in manufacturing," said Harper College President Dr. Ken Ender. "None of us can solve the shortage of skilled workers in isolation. By working together, we can ensure that our local manufacturers have the highly trained workforce they need to compete in a 21st century global economy."

For more information contact:

Harper College

1200 West Algonquin Road

Palatine, IL 60067

847-925-6707

www.harpercollege.edu

Fabricators & Manufacturers Association

833 Featherstone Road

Rockford, IL 61107

815-227-8286

www.fmanet.org

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