Students go to work for Windsors largest Manufacturing Day [Video]

More than 1,000 students walked the floors at some of the region’s most prominent manufacturers as part of Windsor’s largest Manufacturing Day to date.

Focused on promoting jobs within the industry, students from Grade 7 into high school toured some of the 23 participating local employers.

“It’s great for students to get a hands-on experience about what the trades are and come into the facilities,” said Christina Fernandes, the Plant Manager of Anchor Danly, one of the participating manufacturers.

Throughout the day, about 200 students used the Anchor Danly facilities to experience CNC machining, welding, flame cutting, IT, and engineering departments.

” A lot of the students really loved getting their hands-on experience of what the trade is and what it’s like to do it,” Fernandes said.

“I think the message that we really wanted to convey to students, and especially high school students is that manufacturing is a good …