NJMEP reveals Manufacturing Day 2024 finalists

New Jersey Manufacturing Extension Program's 2022 "Made in New Jersey" Manufacturing Day featured breakout sessions, exhibit booths, hands-on demonstrations, Made in New Jersey product displays from the state’s manufacturers – even the Robotic Showcase, where high school teams showed off their designs.

The New Jersey Manufacturing Extension Program's "Made in New Jersey" Manufacturing Day events feature breakout sessions, exhibit booths, hands-on demonstrations, Made in New Jersey product displays from the state’s manufacturers – even the Robotic Showcase, where high school teams showed off their designs. - MATTHEW FAZELPOOR/NJBIZ 2022 FILE PHOTO

Matthew Fazelpoor//September 17, 2024//

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The New Jersey Manufacturing Extension Program (NJMEP) announced award finalists Monday for the upcoming MADE in NJ Manufacturing Day 2024.

The annual event takes place Oct. 4, at iPlay America in Freehold. Manufacturing Day honors the manufacturers and leaders shaping the state’s manufacturing industry. The fete features networking, an exhibit hall, displays with Made in NJ products, speeches, breakout sessions, the always popular Robotics Showcase and Competition, and the awards.

In a Sept. 16 press release, the NJMEP noted the finalists represent a range of companies here in the great Garden State — from large aerospace businesses to small, family-owned manufacturers as well as innovators in life sciences and technology, and everything in between. The organization says all of the finalists have shown incredible dedication to excellence and innovation.

The MADE in NJ Manufacturing Day 2024 finalists are:

Manufacturer of the Year – Large:
- Safran Aerosystems Evacuation, Wall Township
- Puratos, Pennsauken
- Howmet Aerospace, Dover
- TRUMPF, Cranbury
Manufacturer of the Year – Medium:
- Berjè Inc., Carteret
- MAC Products, Kearny
- Rema Foods Inc., Englewood Cliffs

Manufacturer of the Year – Small:
- Brewster Washers, Fairfield
- Electro Product Management Inc., Fairfield
- FroDo Baking Co., East Rutherford
- F.W. Winter Inc. & Co., Camden
- Shovlin Mattress Factory, Fanwood

Life Science Leader Award:
- Molecular PharmaGroup, New Providence
- Berjè Inc., Carteret
- Utopia Plastix

Innovator of the Year:
- Krell Technologies, Neptune City
- Harold R Henrich Inc., Lakewood
- SICAM Corp., Hillsborough
- MyCaseBuilder, Paterson
- OPEX Corp., Moorestown

Rising Stars:
- Maria Fernandez – OFS Fitel, Franklin Township
- Cristina Antunes – GGI, Secaucus
- Susan Masciarelli – Web-Cote Industries, Hamburg
- Patty McDonald – Corim Industries, Brick Township
- Kelly Svihla – Safran Aerosystems Evacuation, Wall Township
- Monica St. Claire – US Offshore Inc., Burlington

More information on the upcoming event can be found here.

Stay tuned for an upcoming story in the Sept. 23 issue of NJBIZ featuring a preview of Manufacturing Day with NJMEP Chief Executive Officer Peter Connolly, and more.