Manufacturing Day 2015

OCT. 1ST 2015

Participating Schools and Industries

SJC – J.P BOWMAN/ APOTEX

ACS-TIGERCAT/COORSTEK

HT- TITAN TRAILERS/NORFOLK FRUIT GROWERS


Titan Trailers

Titan Trailers makes custom truck trailers for a variety of purposes and industries, including trailers to transport grain, steel, aggregate, asphalt, lumber and other products. Some trailers have a moving floor to make loading and unloading easier.

Website: http://www.titantrailers.com/

Norfolk Fruit Growers

Norfolk Fruit Growers doesn’t make apples, but they use advanced technology to store, sort and package apples in their world-class facility. 

Website: http://www.nfga.ca/

Tigercat

Tigercat  specializes in the design and manufacture of forest harvesting systems and specialized machines for severe duty off road applications. The company opened its new, state-of-the-art $12-million plant on Consolidated Drive in July. It sells its quality forestry machines worldwide.

Website: http://www.tigercat.com/

Coorstek

Coorstek is a multi-national company with plants around the world. Its Paris plant specializes in the manufacture of alumina-silicate ceramic molten metal filtration components for filtration of iron, aluminum, and steel castings at foundries worldwide.

Website: http://www.coorstek.com/

JP Bowman

J.P. Bowman uses advanced manufacturing techniques and technologies to produce complex metal stamping dies that produce automotive parts for car makers around the world. Technologies include Blue light 3D imaging and metal forming simulation software.

Website: http://www.jpbowmantool.com/

Apotex Pharmachem

Apotex Pharmachem is Canada’s largest generic prescription drug manufacturer. Its Brantford plant is a 50,000 square foot state-of-the-art manufacturing facility that employs a wide variety of occupations, from chemists to quality assurance inspectors.

Website: http://www.apotexpharmachem.com/manufacturing.html

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