Events for Interns

Grow Your Network. Develop Your Skills.

Connecticut’s Manufacturing Internship Program hosts in-person events to help students grow on a professionally and personally, including a statewide career fair, kickoff orientation, lunch & learns, company tours and end of summer party.

2024 Internship Program Orientation Kickoff
Jun
5

2024 Internship Program Orientation Kickoff

College interns working at Connecticut manufacturing companies this summer are invited to join us at the kickoff event at TRUMPF’s North America headquarters in Farmington, Connecticut. Hear from Chief Manufacturing Officer Paul Lavoie.

Agenda

8:30 am - Arrival and registration

9:00 am - Welcome remarks from TRUMPF, Tour and Demos

10:00 am - Live and Remote Presentation

Keynote from Karen Hinds, CEO of Workplace Success Group

Panel of former interns sharing best practices for success

Internship Program Event Overview

Closing remarks from Paul Lavoie, CT Manufacturing Officer

12:00 pm - Lunch and networking

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Manufacturing Engineering Technology Career Fair
Apr
11

Manufacturing Engineering Technology Career Fair

College students, recent graduates and job seekers: meet representatives from Connecticut’s leading manufacturing and technology companies— of all sizes and from across the state. Buses are provided to and from many college campuses.

Location

Quinnipiac University M&T Bank Arena, 305 Sherman Ave, Hamden, Connecticut.

Participating Employers Include:

Acme Monaco Corporation

allnex

Bausch+Stroebel Machine Company, Inc

Carey Manufacturing

Connecticut Center for Advanced Technology

General Dynamics Electric Boat

Hesco

Holo-Krome

Kaman

Microboard

Mirion Technologies

O&G Industries, Inc

Omniseal Solutions

PCX Aerosystems LLC

PTA Plastics

RBC Heims Bearings

Reno Machine Company, Inc

SENSORWORX

Straton Industries

The Lee Company

TRIUMPH Group

TRUMPF Inc

Ulbrich Stainless Steel & Special Metals, Inc

Valley Tool and Manufacturing LLV

Weatherford

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End of Summer Social
Aug
1

End of Summer Social

Let’s get together, have some BBQ, and celebrate! We’ll be outside on the patio or indoors (depending on the weather) at Bear's Smokehouse BBQ, 470 James Street, New Haven, Connecticut. Free parking on site, easy off Route 91.

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CT Manufacturing Internship - PTA Plastics & Microboard Tours
Jul
12

CT Manufacturing Internship - PTA Plastics & Microboard Tours

Visit PTA Plastics, 148 Christian Street, Oxford, and Microboard, 36 Cogwheel Lane, Seymour, Connecticut. PTA Plastics and Microboard are about a 5 minutes apart. Space is limited, please RSVP by July 10.

 

About PTA Plastics

PTA Plastics is an employee-owned plastic injection molding company founded in 1953 with the vision to bridge the gap between product design and production. With deep mold making competencies and a cohesive, tight team of employee-owners, we focus on the medical industry, defense industry, and safety & security. Our services include design and engineering, in-house mold making, injection molding, value-added services, process validation, and specialty molding.

About Microboard

Microboard is an electronics manufacturing services provider delivering circuit card assembly, system integration and test services.

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CT Manufacturing Internship - Westminster Tool Tour
Jun
27

CT Manufacturing Internship - Westminster Tool Tour

Visit Westminster Tool, 5 East Parkway, Plainfield, Connecticut. Space is limited, please RSVP by June 23.

 

About Westminster Tool

Westminster Tool Inc. specializes in building complex injection molds for the production of particularly challenging plastic parts. In addition to serving the packaging and defense industries, we excel in the medical device industry where quality is top priority.

Our renowned employee-centric culture focuses on collaborative emotional intelligence, unlimited educational and skill development opportunities, and self-driven career advancement.

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CT Manufacturing Internship - HORST Engineering Tour
Jun
21

CT Manufacturing Internship - HORST Engineering Tour

Visit Horst Engineering in East Hartford on Wednesday, June 21, from 1:30 – 3 pm.  Hear from President and CEO Scott Livingston and Horst interns, and take a tour of their aerospace manufacturing facility.  RSVP by June 16, space limited.

 

About Horst

For more than 75 years, HORST Engineering® has manufactured components and tooling for mission critical systems. With relentless precision and quality, we continuously improve and learn new ways to propel aerospace and other high technology industries upward. We help people fly safely.

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Internship Program Orientation Kickoff
Jun
5

Internship Program Orientation Kickoff

College interns working at Connecticut manufacturing companies this summer are invited to the orientation kickoff event at Trumpf’s North America headquarters in Farmington, Connecticut.

Agenda:

  • 8:30 am
    Doors open

  • 9 - 11:30 am
    Opening remarks, Paul Lavoie, Connecticut’s Chief Manufacturing Officer, DECD
    Keynote from Karen Hinds CEO of Workplace Success Group
    Panel of former interns sharing best practices for success

  • 11:30 am - 12:30 pm     
    Trumpf tour and demonstration

  • 12:30 -1:15 pm         
    Lunch and networking (optional)

Registration is required.

Employers, enroll in Connecticut’s Manufacturing Internship Program and your interns will receive invitations to all summer professional development and networking events, and company tours.

The first 70 interns registered can attend the event in person at Trumpf. Once we reach capacity, an overflow satellite viewing location will be set up at Goodwin University’s East Hartford Advanced Manufacturing Center.

 

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