About the Foundation

Our Mission

To keep manufacturing in America vital, the industry needs a workforce that is increasing in numbers and prepared to keep pace with advances in technology. Nuts, Bolts & Thingamajigs has responded to the call with programs designed to fill the pipeline of skilled workers.

Manufacturing camps reach students at a young enough age when their career choices can be influenced, and their education can include the foundational training necessary to excel. NBT scholarships assist and support those post-secondary students who have already discovered manufacturing and want to pursue the advanced training needed for industry careers. From its beginning through today, the NBT Foundation has maintained a focus on developing the next generation of manufacturers.

Solving the Skills Gap

Studies predict the skilled labor shortage will worsen over the next decade. If nothing changes, 2 million manufacturing jobs will go unfilled.
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Nuts, Bolts & Thingamajigs Program Impact Study 2020

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Nuts, Bolts & Thingamajigs Annual Reports

2022 2021 2020

Foundation Leadership

Ed Youdell
CEO
Fabricators and Manufacturers Association
Ed Dernulc
Director, Foundation
Fabricators and Manufacturers Association

Foundation Board of Directors

Meet the leaders of NBT who are dedicated to advancing the mission: to advocate for the growth and sustainability of the North American metal processing, forming, and fabricating industries.

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For all press inquiries or to do a feature story on NBT, please contact us by email at foundation@fmanet.org or by phone at 888-394-4362.

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