His predecessor, Paul Warndorf, will assume the role of vice president of strategic planning and remain active in supporting the manufacturing technology department.

About 75 percent of manufacturers reported actually experiencing revenue growth in 2014, up from 65 percent in 2013.

About 91.2 percent of respondents were either somewhat or very positive in their own company’s outlook.

CCAT will offer technical support to small and mid-sized manufacturers through the Manufacturing Technical Assistance Program funded by the state legislature.

The figure was up 4.6 percent from August’s total and up 7.7 percent from September 2013.

With a year-to-date total of $3,738.72 million, 2014 is up 5.2 percent compared with 2013.

As part of this effort, Mike Grzybowski, OSG Regional Manager, delivered more than $30,000 worth of tooling to the Manufacturing and Machining of the Business and Technology Division of the College of DuPage.