St. Cloud’s adoption of cutting-edge manufacturing including machine-to-machine, machine-to- operator, automation, additive and subtractive technologies fuel it’s precision manufacturing sector. With 14.7% of all employment in manufacturing, innovation is driven by close to 30,000 production, construction, and installation workers.
Key access to educational programs in machining and pipeline building starting at the high school level, provide St. Cloud manufacturers with the talent they need grow and succeed.
Leading Precision Manufacturing Employers - St. Cloud MSA
C4 Welding - Consumer Services
DeZurik - Metal Valve & Pipe Fitting Manufacturing
Essilor of America - Optical Lens Manufacturing
New Flyer of America - Heavy Duty Bus Manufacturing
Northern Metal Products - Fabricated Wire Manufacturing
Park Industries - Stone and Metal Fabrication Machinery Manufacturing
Talon Innovations - Semiconductor & Other Electronic Component Manufacturing
Tru Stone Technologies - Nonmetallic Mineral Product Manufacturing
Woodcraft Industries - Wood Cabinets/Millworking
Talent Access
St. Cloud is one of Minnesota’s fastest growing metropolitan areas. We have the talent and resources businesses need to innovate, expand, and thrive in a rapidly changing technology economy.
Access to talent and training is critical to your business. St. Cloud Technical & Community College and St. Cloud State University offer technician programs in manufacturing and engineering, electrical engineering, material science, statistical process control, FANUC robotics, and more.
Business Leader Highlight
Park Industries, a local stone cutting manufacturer, participated in the innovative SCSU Huskies Invent program, which is a 48-hour “problem-to-prototype” event that brings real world challenges from local companies to a cross functional team of students for a weekend of innovation in ISELF. Students provided an innovation solution to Park Industries and the program is gaining popularity.