Black Bros. Co. participated in the second annual Discover Manufacturing Career Expo in conjunction with the North Central Regional Betterment Coalition and Illinois Valley Community College. The purpose of the event was to engage approximately 300 high school students in a variety of manufacturing career experiences and create a link between student curriculum and future careers.

We hosted a group of high school students at our facility on October 22 for a plant tour. We provided insight on the various jobs throughout our company along with on-site demonstrations of our large equipment. After the students toured our facility they went to IVCC to visit with a variety of manufacturers in different classrooms, listen to selected keynote speakers, and have lunch before returning to their schools. Black Bros. Co. was one of the eight manufacturers on-site at IVCC. We discussed our company and answered students' questions about college and career readiness.

Black Bros. Co. was founded in Lanark, Scotland and is now in its fifth generation of family ownership; our company has evolved into a world-class designer and manufacturer of roll coating and laminating machinery. Black Bros. associates have delivered over 25,000 machines to our valued customers, which has earned us an international reputation for innovative engineering, quality manufacturing and dedicated support.