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ops that come as a part of their education, allowing them to build projects with our teams,” Scot says.“ We often have high school students come and visit from tech schools. From there, some choose to work with us for two or three afternoons a week and it counts as class credit. We conduct tours with sixth, seventh, and eighth graders to expose them to the industry. A few times a year, we’ ll do a guest lecture or panel discussion in the classroom, where our engineers will go and mentor students that way. We believe it is imperative that we continue to foster the next generation of bright minds into the world of advanced manufacturing, and this is one way we know we can make a direct impact.”
Despite the onslaught of macroeconomic challenges that have swept the US manufacturing industry in recent years, Scot is optimistic for the future. As automation continues to boom, Mission is well-positioned for another prosperous year, leading at the forefront of innovation, expanding its solutions to even greater horizons.
“ Market conditions are a hot topic at the moment, and I’ ve come to the conclusion over the last few months that they’ re not so abnormal. We haven’ t had‘ normal’ for over five years since the Covid pandemic began- then it was shipping delays, tariffs, inflation, port closures, and everything in between. These are tough and trying times, but turmoil creates opportunities, and automation can be a good way to harness it,” Scot reveals.“ Business drivers may have changed, but there are still lots of reasons to invest in manufacturing. Many companies are reshoring their businesses or becoming more vertically integrated, which creates a greater demand for automation.
“ We’ ll continue to invest in new technologies and partnerships,” Scot affirms, looking forward to the future.“ Our growth will be driven by purposely finding new customers in different market segments. One of our priorities is to continue building
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