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
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