
The 2023 Manufacturing Day Open House was hosted by Toyota Material Handling T+Rex facility at 6125 Inwood Drive in Columbus.
Cummins, Enkei, Forvia, Service My Restaurants and Toyotal Material Handling partnered with local schools to give visitors of all ages a glimpse into manufacturing career fields through activities, conversations with experts and more.
For more information, visit mfgdaycolumbusin.com.
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Marcos Rodriguez, clockwise from left, Esai Rodriguez and Starla Rodriguez learn about Columbus Propeller from Tracy Munn during the Manufacturing Day open house held at Toyota Material Handling T + Rx Facility, Columbus, Ind., Thursday, October 5, 2023.
A 3d Printer from the Columbus Propeller 3d lab at their booth during the Manufacturing Day open house held at Toyota Material Handling T + Rx Facility, Columbus, Ind., Thursday, October 5, 2023.
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The Cummins engine made out of Legos on display during the Manufacturing Day open house held at Toyota Material Handling T + Rx Facility, Columbus, Ind., Thursday, October 5, 2023.
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Francisco Torres, clockwise from left, Arun Menon, Andy Rojas, Juan D Visbal, Gaurang Vinayak, and Norma Ramirez with Lego kits at the Cummins booth, during the Manufacturing Day open house held at Toyota Material Handling T + Rx Facility, Columbus, Ind., Thursday, October 5, 2023.
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Joe Scrougham, Cummins, holds a Lego engine made from the kits available during the Manufacturing Day open house held at Toyota Material Handling T + Rx Facility, Columbus, Ind., Thursday, October 5, 2023.
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Caleb Baker demonstrates the Virtual Welder at the Toyota booth during the Manufacturing Day open house held at Toyota Material Handling T + Rx Facility, Columbus, Ind., Thursday, October 5, 2023.
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Michael S.C. Kelley, assistant chair and welding instructor for Ivy Tech Community College, at left, shows Esai Rodriguez how to use the arc welding simulator during the Manufacturing Day open house held at Toyota Material Handling T + Rx Facility, Columbus, Ind., Thursday, October 5, 2023.
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Hilary Yang, at left and Lydia Yang, watch as Alicia Yang is shown how to control the robot by Mona Jalal at the Toyota booth during the Manufacturing Day open house held at Toyota Material Handling T + Rx Facility, Columbus, Ind., Thursday, October 5, 2023.
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Eric Sharp and Owen Sharp look at the gears in the unit they assembled with Legos at the Cummins booth during the Manufacturing Day open house held at Toyota Material Handling T + Rx Facility, Columbus, Ind., Thursday, October 5, 2023.
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Brooks Grow learns to use virtual reality goggles for the help of Daniel Johnson at the Forvia, formerly Faurecia, booth during the Manufacturing Day open house held at Toyota Material Handling T + Rx Facility, Columbus, Ind., Thursday, October 5, 2023.
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Ayden Rouse holds his hand over the opening during a demonstration of Forvia, formerly Faurecia, Resonance Free Pipe during the Manufacturing Day open house held at Toyota Material Handling T + Rx Facility, Columbus, Ind., Thursday, October 5, 2023.
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Glenn Robbins, field supervisor for Service My Restaurants, gives a demonstration of the controls and displays during the Manufacturing Day open house held at Toyota Material Handling T + Rx Facility, Columbus, Ind., Thursday, October 5, 2023.
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The companies and colleges are set-up in the gym, ready to give visitors of all ages a glimpse into manufacturing career fields through activities, conversations with experts and more during the Manufacturing Day open house held at Toyota Material Handling T + Rx Facility, Columbus, Ind., Thursday, October 5, 2023.
Carla Clark | For The Republic
The companies and colleges are set-up in the gym, ready to give visitors of all ages a glimpse into manufacturing career fields through activities, conversations with experts and more during the Manufacturing Day open house held at Toyota Material Handling T + Rx Facility, Columbus, Ind., Thursday, October 5, 2023.
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Don Chuy Mexican Food Truck during the Manufacturing Day open house held at Toyota Material Handling T + Rx Facility, Columbus, Ind., Thursday, October 5, 2023.
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The Party Chef food truck during the Manufacturing Day open house held at Toyota Material Handling T + Rx Facility, Columbus, Ind., Thursday, October 5, 2023.
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Audrey Roberts and Rocky Myers hold Enkei OEM wheels during the Manufacturing Day open house held at Toyota Material Handling T + Rx Facility, Columbus, Ind., Thursday, October 5, 2023.
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Joe Scrougham , at right, talks about the Cummins Apprenticeship Programs, during the Manufacturing Day open house held at Toyota Material Handling T + Rx Facility, Columbus, Ind., Thursday, October 5, 2023.
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Abimbola Eyitoyo, at left, holds the fan that is running on the circuit board she assembled as Harshvardhan Jadhav looks on during the Manufacturing Day open house held at Toyota Material Handling T + Rx Facility, Columbus, Ind., Thursday, October 5, 2023.
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An assembly station that is designed based on the Assembly Competition Station that will be used during the competition in Japan being demonstrated in the Toyota booth during the Manufacturing Day open house held at Toyota Material Handling T + Rx Facility, Columbus, Ind., Thursday, October 5, 2023.




