The flagship What’s So Cool About Manufacturing® contest for the Lehigh Valley in 2017 included entries by 31 teams from Lehigh, Northampton, Schuylkill, Carbon, Monroe, and Bucks counties. The contest was produced by the Manufacturers Resource Center (MRC) in Allentown, PA, and production support was provided by PBS39 Lehigh Valley in Bethlehem, PA.
Contest Awards
| Outstanding Overall Program | Wilson Area (Orbel Corporation) |
| Viewers Choice | Northampton Area (Dynalene) |
| Outstanding Creativity | Nitschmann (Piramal Critical Care) |
| Outstanding Editing | Nazareth Area (Victaulic Company) and Northampton Area (Dynalene) |
| Outstanding Cool | Orefield (Wacker Chemical Corporation) |
| Outstanding Team Spirit | Trexler (Atlas Machining & Welding) |
| Outstanding Videography | J.T. Lambert (Imperial Machine & Tool Company) |
| Outstanding Brand Placemet | Northeast (Follett Corporation) |
| Outstanding Marketing Plan | Pleasant Valley (United Envelope) |
| Outstanding Educational Value | Northern Lehigh (ProtoCAM) and Saucon Valley (C.F. Martin & Company) |
Contest Videos
Contest Manager
Karen Buck
Manufacturers Resource Center (MRC)
610.628.4626
