Manufacturing Report 2025

MICHIGAN MANUFACTURING TECHNOLOGY CENTER – WEST

Key Insights

The Michigan Manufacturing Technology Center – West (MMTC-West) based at The Right Place, serves a 13-county region including: Allegan, Barry, Ionia, Kent, Lake, Mason, Mecosta, Montcalm, Muskegon, Newaygo, Oceana, Osceola, and Ottawa counties. MMTC-West provides customized consulting and training services for manufacturers across Greater Grand Rapids. These programs are tailored to assist manufacturers across the spectrum — small to large, furniture to aerospace to food processing and beyond — in key areas including technology adoption, workforce training, quality assurance, and other consulting services. With talent at the forefront of many manufacturers’ minds, MMTC-West provides workforce training to improve employee retention and attraction, and assist companies in applying for workforce training related grant opportunities such as the Going Pro Talent Fund. MMTC-West also holds monthly sessions of the Supervisor Leader User Group (SLUG), where participants learn practical tools to be a more effective supervisor in today’s fast-paced manufacturing environment.

MMTC-West Projects & Service Region

MMTC-West Projects

42

Skills Training

41 41

MASON

OSCEOLA

LAKE

Leadership

Opportunity Tech Assessments

MECOSTA

OCEANA

34

NEWAYGO

Quality Systems

MONTCALM

14 15

Match Making

MUSKEGON

KENT

Lean/ Six Sigma

OTTAWA

IONIA

200

8 4 1

Problem Solving Training

ALLEGAN

BARRY

Technology Installations

Project Management

MMTC-West projects (Dec. 2023-Jan. 2025)

Source: MMTC-West

16

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