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"if we have to get on highly customized and specialized ful with our bigger customers over im't Mioreverybody,’ hesaid. daily impressive as was the flow and [303404309 we can hop in the car and tranfmmasandomtdmors. the years.“ said Gray. “They've “There's careers in manufacturing theabilltytoseehowmemde» gettowhereotierctistorrienm “Somedthepansweusedtomake put moreoltheireggs‘m our basket andwe'vehadpeoplewhospantheir mentsofaiobcometoyther. ortheyoanoomehele' just disappeared,” said Tom Bresele, to the extent that we're so busy right entire Mum. Gray said he knows that there is a They've earned a reputation (of _ president of E Craftsmen, who has now we’re hiring and trying to keep up “And panic can work their way up big focus on the tech sector and kids the WM that entries in their been with the company for 33 years with demand," in nmrficturlng" are being pushed to get trained and name and the mam [I'M ”Iheywntoverseasatthattime' They presently employ about 40 Thistsnota Miranda» aodimatizedtodiatftmrre. andcanresptmdwlthmoteqflltythan “We adapted and changed our people in production and another 15 turing facility where people are doing But advanced manufacturing like WWW focus and our model and wewent look people in adminstration and sales. pleceworlt and a lob that doesn't keep the work being done at E Craftsmen Bresele said they were getting the ing for new customers what I like to Gray said the message is getting lost them stimulated. also has the ability to engage youth. quality assurance of lSO ratings long can newcheese." that there are still [pod jobs to be had Btesele and Gray gave a tour ofthe as long as employees come on board before they were populu and did the if you've ever flown in a Boeing 737, in the manufacturing sector. and they shop floor and showed a setup that willing to learn and are committed to sameforthe aviation indmtry. their transformers are in every one of have employees on their production wmewtxlrmsin the pimand thework 'We're an engineering and proto- lhnse planes, And they're not cheap, skirthat have heenwith them for more has them take owneiflilp oldie quality 'lhere's also been a renewed push m cmnpairy,' said Gray. marge each costingSll,0(l)apop. thanwyears, productstheypmdtme. to promote hardware startups in the we're custom build. we prototype “We've been very surress ~People need to workandschool lbeumhiaceflerdbllitywaaeept» regionwlththerecentexpamirmofdie aboutlwnewpartsayear.' an“. 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