advanced materials & manufacturing
The Advanced Materials and Manufacturing industry in the Dayton Region delivers far more than just high tech products. The unique and compelling nature of our industry allows us to quickly transform innovations into processes and products. We employ cutting-edge technology and tools; sophisticated processes that shorten design and production time and reduce your cost. Manufacturing is a growth industry in the Dayton Region. In fact, from 2003-2005, the industry accounted for over $700 million in new business expansions and was responsible for 40% of all investments by new companies attracted to the Region.
The Dayton Region's Advanced Materials and Manufacturing Cluster, is globally competitive for your business, consider this compelling information:
We get the industry
- 4th largest tooling and machining cluster in the USA, behind Los Angeles, Chicago and Cleveland. Our industry is both deep and diverse, with multi-source opportunities in brazing, robotics, plastics - even supply chain and logistics
We get workforce
- There are over 90,000 skilled manufacturing workers and technicians in our market. Our manufacturing workforce is one of the largest and most diverse in the USA. To keep the workforce refreshed and trained, Sinclair Community college in Downtown Dayton boasts education opportunities in both STEM disciplines and specifically in the tooling and machining industry.
We get world class advanced materials research
- The Dayton Region is home to several of the world's top materials research institutions: University of Dayton Research Institute is ranked #2 in the USA The Ohio State University materials research is ranked #3 (1 hour drive); Air Force Research Labs Materials Directorate executes over $500 million per year of materials research, much of which is accomplished by small innovative businesses and Universities in the Dayton Region and Ohio.
For a listing of businesses in advanced materials & manufacturing click here.