https://youtube.com/shorts/a07jpGBKFvQ On April 24, 2025, the Technology & Manufacturing Association (TMA) proudly celebrated the graduation of 32 students from its esteemed Related Theory program. The
Standing in the doorway of the Technology & Manufacturing Association’s (TMA) Training Center in 2025, one can’t help but be in awe of how 21st-century manufacturing is evolving, and contemplate how much different a manufacturing training center must have looked in 1945.
The Association is delighted to announce that TMA students pursuing training in mold making and tool & die making will soon be provided first-hand exposure to EDM Wire and EDM Sinker skills, thanks to a joint donation of two EDM machines from the Mitsubishi Corporation and MC Machinery.
In a survey of high school and college-age people by software company Jobber last year, 75% said they would be interested in vocational schools offering paid, on-the-job training.
In 2019, the TMA Education Foundation granted Crete-Monee High School in Chicago’s south suburbs $20,860.00 to purchase a surface grinder. The next year, TMA’s Education Foundation gave the school’s program another $45,000 for two Bridgeports.
SCHAUMBURG, IL – Not since the Cold War has the United States Navy seen such a significant demand for building new submarines
April 25th, the Technology & Manufacturing Association (TMA) celebrated another class of industry students completing three years of studying related theory and honing their mechanical skills in tool & die making, CNC programming and mold making. All three are highly in-demand expertises in US manufacturing.
The TMA Related Theory Apprentice Training Program has been assisting member companies in training their apprentices for over 75 years. It is one of the largest, most recognized precision metalworking apprenticeship programs in the United States.
DES PLAINES – High school instructors that teach skills used in machining and manufacturing are a unique brand. Even though their specialty is indeed special, the skills they teach are crucial to the USA’s welfare – in so many different ways.
SCHAUMBURG – When the staff of our 99-year-old trade association is congratulated and thanked by the TMA members we serve, we are humbled and encouraged.
We’re delighted to share these thoughtful comments with our members, our association prospects and the public as a whole.
