Electronics Manufacturers Association

NEDME is on! Oct 18th. Tektronix Bldg 38. Ask us...

NEDME 2023 is back! Electronics Manufacturers from the NorthWest, come network and show your stuff! Over 60 booths and they will go fast once registration opens. Message or comment here and we will contact you.
https://www.nedme.com/

Networking Social
When: May 26, 2022 5-7pm
Where: Golden Valley Brewery (map)

Come enjoy appetizers, beer & wine and each other as we kick off our first networking social for 2022.

Raffle Prizes! Membership Specials!
Outdoor & Indoor space is available. Mingle and get acquainted with fellow EMA members again!
MORE INFO and RSVP HERE! https://www.emaoregon.org/event/wehavemissedyou-networking-social/

Food for thought: Does public policy help manufacturers become more sustainable? Here is a discussion from our members Sukol Venture Consulting and Meta Fab.

How Can Manufacturing Achieve Sustainability? A Policy & Resource Analysis By: Aimee Sukol, JD/MA/MS Ed. Communications & Policy Specialist Introduction As manufacturers, Meta Fab strives to understand how trends, policies, and assumptions impact our industry. As part of their team and a policy specialist, I explore manufacturing’s positioning in US economic and public p...

Best practices in our industry require a hard look at our work cultures and what we offer the labor force. Here is our member Meta Fab and Sukol Venture Consulting on manufacturers' challenges in hiring and workforce development:

It's Not A Skills Gap: Developing Culture | Meta Fab US manufacturers have identified a limited labor supply as a key challenge over the past decade. In response, local and state governments have developed...

During this tense time, the EMA continues to celebrate local manufacturers that keep our communities working and connected to the things we need. See our member Meta Fab's contribution on the use of aluminum in metal fabrication.



https://www.metafab.com/best-uses-for-aluminum-in-metal-fabrication/

"...it is very challenging to grasp, accept, achieve internal buy-in, and execute fundamental change in an industry with 125 years of American history."

Manufacturing & the Next Generation Workforce Manufacturing recruitment focuses on encouraging youth toward trade industries but fails to address generational differences between trade industries and young workers.

EMA is committed to being an inclusive environment that supports anyone who wants to join our trade. Food for thought that's definitely worth the read.

Manufacturing & the Next Generation Workforce Manufacturing recruitment focuses on encouraging youth toward trade industries but fails to address generational differences between trade industries and young workers.

See our members! Congrats Meta Fab on this excellent achievement!

Makers and Manufacturers of the Year 20 (Family-owned): Meta Fab, Inc.

Yay! Another great conversation piece for manufacturers which have tremendous influence over access to critical supplies especially during disasters from pandemics to hurricanes.

Proud and pleased to share my latest contribution to Meta Fab Inc blog on the impact of economic policy on manufacturing and employment.

https://bit.ly/2YEOQ9d