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The following is a Guest Post through our partnership with OMEP on our blog about precision sheet metal fabrication.<\/em><\/p>\n At OMEP we often hear these common misconceptions about the manufacturing industry:<\/p>\n Fact: Employment, shipments, and exports are on the rise across the country.<\/p>\n Fact: Manufacturing is actually an excellent option with workers earning 32% more in benefits per hour than employees in service industries.<\/p>\n Want to spread the word about the benefits of manufacturing careers and attract people to your company?\u00a0Join in on this year\u2019s manufacturing day.<\/span>\u00a0<\/a><\/strong>Learn how one student later went on to be employed by the business she toured on\u00a0our Podcast. ><\/a><\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n Fact: Projections actually show automation will create 133 million new jobs worldwide by 2022.<\/p>\n OMEP can help manufacturers of all sizes automate when and where it makes sense.\u00a0Learn More><\/a><\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n Learn how we helped a local manufacturer use IoT devices to improve processes ><\/a><\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n Truth: In manufacturing, sustainability equals profitability.<\/p>\n <\/p>\n OMEP is the Oregon Center for the\u00a0MEP\u00a0National Network<\/a><\/span><\/strong>, whose mission is to enhance the productivity and technological performance of U.S. manufacturing.\u00a0The Hollings MEP National Network<\/a><\/span><\/strong>\u00a0is a part of the\u00a0National Institutes of Standards and Technology (NIST),<\/span><\/strong>\u00a0<\/a>and they recently released the infographic pictured here to debunk these myths. Feel free to share by clicking the link to the right, or the graphic itself.\u00a0\u00a0View Manufacturing Myths Infographic<\/a><\/span><\/strong><\/p>\nManufacturing Myth 1:\u00a0US Manufacturing is in decline.<\/span><\/h2>\n
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Manufacturing Myth 2:\u00a0Manufacturing is a poor career choice.<\/span><\/h2>\n
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Manufacturing Myth 3:\u00a0Automation will eliminate jobs.<\/span><\/h2>\n
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Manufacturing Myth 4:\u00a0Manufacturing is harmful to the environment.<\/span><\/h2>\n
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Jasmine Agnor, OMEP\u2019s Senior Marketing and Events Manager, has more than eight years of experience supporting strategic marketing initiatives for both large and small businesses and organizations throughout the Pacific Northwest. Her background includes strategic communications, corporate branding, event planning and execution, campaign management, and print and web design. Before joining the OMEP team, Jasmine helped facilitate marketing and internal communications efforts for a seismic engineering firm as well as a safety consulting company.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"The following is a Guest Post through our partnership with OMEP on our blog about precision sheet metal fabrication. At OMEP we often hear these common misconceptions about the manufacturing industry: Manufacturing Myth 1:\u00a0US Manufacturing is in decline. Fact: Employment, shipments, and exports are on the rise across the country. Manufacturing Myth 2:\u00a0Manufacturing is a…