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Ezabarin Moore: Changing Careers Changed Her Life
At 47 years old, signing up for computer training at the Council for Economic Opportunities in Greater Cleveland launched a new manufacturing career.
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M-7 Technologies: Transforming a Family Foundry into a Digital Pioneer
In 1985, Michael Garvey got a phone call — come home to Youngstown, Ohio and bring the family business out of insolvency.
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GOJO: Using Technology to Solve Pandemic-Sized Problems
Despite stress, fear, and unprecedented safety protocols, GOJO increased PURELL™ production by 300% in 2020.
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Automation & 3D Printing: Saving Lives and Making a New Future
In just two days, more than 2,000 Ohio manufacturers joined the Ohio Manufacturing Alliance to Fight COVID-19 and make PPE.
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Bettcher Industries & Exsurco Medical: Leapfrogging from Meat to Medical
In 2008, a cold call to Bettcher Industries spawned a new company — and an invention that’s saving lives.
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Lumitex and MuReva: Light Years Ahead with Innovation and Intrapreneurship
Vedang Kothari went from intern to CEO by taking a cancer invention to a CEO who believed in him and a company that incubates innovation.
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Kinetico:
Relentlessly Innovating and Rethinking Water
Kinetico is a global company with hundreds of millions in estimated annual revenue making innovative water treatment products.
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Jergens and Jack Schron: Leading with Education, Integrity, and Inclusivity
Jack Schron Jr., President & CEO of Jergens Inc., is positive Northeast Ohio has what it takes to be the smart manufacturing capital of the United States.
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Pierre’s Ice Cream Company: Community-First Leadership
Pierre’s Ice Cream Company has grown from a small shop to a company with 36 million scoops of ice cream in its freezer, all in the heart of Cleveland.
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Lincoln Electric: Welding a Better World with the Golden Rule
Lincoln Electric was founded in Cleveland in 1895 with $200, an invention, and a dream to manufacture an innovative electric motor.
Blueprint Vision: Northeast Ohio has everything it needs to lead the world in smart manufacturing. We just have to do what we do best: Make It Better. Together.
Talent: A prison, a high school, and a city bus. Three people from three very different places show exactly how we can attract new talent to manufacturing.
Transformation: Find out how one company tripled production with Industry 4.0 technology and others are unlocking new markets and new futures.
Innovation: How a chance phone call and an intern-turned-CEO led to the invention of two lifesaving medical devices in Northeast Ohio.
Leadership: When Ohio manufacturers made 50 million pieces of protective equipment during the pandemic, we showed that we have what it takes to lead the world.
Taking Pride in Locally Made, Globally Shared Engineering | Toby Thomas and Jeff Coy of Kinetico
A Path Out of Poverty through Manufacturing Training | Early College, Early Career Program
A Tech-Enabled Pandemic Pivot | BJ Kowalski of ROE Dental Laboratory
3 Priorities for NEO Manufacturers | Ethan Karp of MAGNET
Industry 4.0 Advantage | Stephanie Onderko of GOJO, MAKERS OF PURELL™
Changing Careers Can Change Your Life | Ezabarin Moore of Presrite
Innovation From a Phone Call | Sara Ann MacKinlay of Exsurco
From Federal Prison to Fresh Start | Eddie Taylor of Elsons International
The Momentum of Manufacturing | Andrew Jackson of Elsons International
Together, We Can Make It Better in Northeast Ohio
Vedang Kothari on Northeast Ohio Manufacturing Entrepreneurs and Academia
Manufacturing Careers for a More Diverse Workforce | Autumn Russell of MAGNET
Innovation + Manufacturing + Healthcare | Vedang Kothari of MuReva Phototherapy
Make It Better: A Blueprint for Manufacturing in Northeast Ohio
Cleveland’s Roots as an Innovation Hub | Baiju Shah of Greater Cleveland Partnership
A Family Manufacturing Business Continuing to Create Value | Mike Garvey of M-7 Technologies
What Northeast Ohio Needs to Move Manufacturing Forward | Peter Broer of Lumitex
Advancing Our Manufacturing Community | Ethan Karp of MAGNET
The Importance of Community | Ryan Augsburger of the Ohio Manufacturers’ Association
Pivoting to PPE With Automation | Carla Macklin of Buckeye Masks
How Talent and Infrastructure Power Innovation | Toby Thomas of Kinetico
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Hundreds of manufacturing CEOs, business and community leaders, educators, and workers are committed to the bold vision of the Blueprint. Meet some of them, and learn how manufacturing can change lives.
The Make It Better movement was ignited by MAGNET: The Manufacturing Advocacy and Growth Network, as part of our work to grow the manufacturing industry in Northeast Ohio and bring prosperity to our region. We’re a non-profit on a mission to help companies transform to make the future better. Follow MAGNET on Twitter and LinkedIn.