2023 Manufacturing Report

MICHIGAN MANUFACTURING TECHNOLOGY CENTER – WEST The Michigan Manufacturing Technology Center – West (MMTC-West), based at The Right Place, offers personalized consulting services for manufacturers across Greater Grand Rapids and beyond. MMTC-West serves a 13-county region including: Kent, Allegan, Barry, Ionia, Lake, Mason, Mecosta, Montcalm, Muskegon, Newaygo, Oceana, Osceola, and Ottawa counties.

MMTC-West Projects Around the Region

MMTC-West Projects Breakdown

51 19 8 7 10

Industry 4.0 Assessments

MASON

LAKE

OSCEOLA

MECOSTA

OCEANA

Going Pro Projects

NEWAYGO

127 MMTC-West projects (Nov 2022 to Nov 2023)

MONTCALM

MUSKEGON

Supervisor Leader User Groups (SLUG)

KENT

OTTAWA

IONIA

ALLEGAN

BARRY

Quality Audits

1

5

10 15

20 25

30 35 40 45

Geometric Dimensioning & Tolerancing (GD&T)

Number of Projects

Source: MMTC-West Data from November 2022 to November 2023

MMTC-WEST PROJECTS 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 attraction and retention at the forefront of many manufacturers’ minds, MMTC-West provides customized workforce training plans aimed at improving employee retention, attraction, and even applying for grant opportunities such as the Going Pro Talent Fund. MMTC-West also holds monthly sessions of the Supervisor Leader User Group (SLUG), which provides participants with practical tools to be a more effective supervisor in today’s fast-paced manufacturing environment.

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