Manufacturing Day (MFG DAY)
Best Practices Summit & Expo
Friday, October 3, 2025, from 7:30 a.m. to 3 p.m.
Mohegan Pennsylvania in Wilkes-Barre
MFG DAY is back!
National Manufacturing Day, celebrated on the first Friday of October, has always been a great opportunity for NEPIRC to highlight the many benefits the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania gets to enjoy as a result of our state’s robust manufacturing sector. As a proud supporter of National Manufacturing Day, NEPIRC is excited to promote awareness of manufacturing, the available career opportunities and the advanced technologies that drive the industry. How do we achieve this, you ask? By hosting the state’s largest and most impactful summit and networking event – NEPIRC’s Manufacturing Day (MFG DAY) Best Practices Summit & Expo!
Be part of MFG DAY on Friday, October 3, 2025. Participants will have the opportunity to connect with hundreds of manufacturers and industry professionals for a day of collaboration and celebration. NEPIRC’s annual MFG DAY Best Practices Summit & Expo aims to empower manufacturers, change public perception about the industry, highlight its economic impact and introduce more people to available career opportunities.
What Does MFG DAY Entail?
MFG DAY offers attendees the opportunity to participate in educational breakout sessions; hear from nationally acclaimed speakers; meet and network with manufacturing and non-manufacturing decision makers, buyers and business owners; interact with PA-made products; see the great technological advancements in the industry; celebrate the many achievements of our manufacturing sector; and more.
Who Should Attend MFG DAY?
Manufacturing executives and decision makers; non-manufacturers who provide a service or product that benefits the manufacturing industry; economic development organizations; high school and college students; colleges/universities; manufacturing advocates and enthusiasts; government officials; technology, robotics and AI companies; Northeastern Pennsylvania champions; and anyone who would like to learn more about the manufacturing industry or is considering a manufacturing career.
Keynote Speaker Jake Hall
The Future of Manufacturing: Technology and Workforce
Viewed as one of the largest voices in the industry and awarded by LinkedIn as the Top Voice in Robotics, Automation and Manufacturing, Jacob (Jake) Hall is helping companies future-proof their business with technology and attracting the future workforce.
Jake Hall, known as the Manufacturing Millennial, is an advocate for manufacturing, automation and skilled trades by helping revolutionize the way people and companies present through social media. With over 100,000 followers and 150,000,000+ views on his content channels, Jake ignites conversations about the latest in manufacturing and automation to excite the current and future workforce about our industry.
Sponsorship Opportunities
Many sponsorship opportunities are available for MFG DAY 2025, and we’d love to have your company represented at this great annual event. Please click here to review the various sponsorship levels and all that’s included in each package. When you’re ready to lock in your sponsorship, please click the “Become A Sponsor” button below. Then, email the form, along with a PNG file of your company logo to Chelsey@NEPIRC.com.
Ticket Pricing for Attendees
Tickets are only $75 for manufacturers and $125 for non-manufacturers and include breakfast, admission to the Expo, lunch with keynote presentation and breakout sessions.
Once your ticket is purchased via our online ticketing website, you are good to go. You do not need to print out your online ticket for entry to the event. Tickets will be available for purchase at the door, but it is strongly recommended to register ahead of time.
MFG DAY FAQs
In 2024, more than 500 people walked through the doors at MFG DAY. If you’re a MFG DAY first timer, click here to browse the photo gallery from MFG DAY 2024 to get a better feel for the event.
In 2024, 112 companies supported MFG DAY, and 108 of them exhibited at the event.
MFG DAY is at Mohegan Pennsylvania! This is Wilkes-Barre’s local casino and convention center. The Arena is a completely different venue, so do not go there. This is the same venue the event has taken place at for the past three years. There will be signs when you arrive onto the property directing you to the event entrance.
Yes, Mohegan Pennsylvania has its own hotel on the property. It is in the same building as the convention center where MFG DAY will take place. Please email Chelsey@NEPIRC.com to learn more about the hotel room block available for Thursday, 10/2.
There are huge parking lots on the Mohegan Pennsylvania property. You will want to follow signs for Convention Center/Hotel when you arrive onto the property. These signs will direct you to the proper parking lot. There is no cost to park.
MFG DAY 2025 registration begins at 7:30 a.m. on Friday, October 3, and the event concludes at 3 p.m.
Still have questions? Contact Chelsey Coslett-Traver, NEPIRC’s Manager of Marketing & Stakeholder Engagement, at Chelsey@NEPIRC.com or 570.704.0018.
Presenting Sponsor
MEP APEX Accelerator Sponsor
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Student/Faculty Sponsor
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Robotics Sponsors
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