Manufacturing is a driver of New Jersey’s innovation economy and has been for over 200 years. From the machines that drove the industrial revolution to the world’s first transistor, to advanced aerospace components and lifesaving medical devices, New Jersey manufactures the products that drive innovation and improve lives.
In 2020, the manufacturing sector employed more than 236,000 New Jerseyans and contributed ~$56 billion to our economy.
We consider most of the companies in this sector to be advanced manufacturers. Advanced manufacturing refers to a systems-based approach to maximizing efficiency and precision in manufacturing, using technology such as sensors, automation, and wireless communications. Basically, it’s not about what you are making; it’s about how you are making it.
Advanced manufacturing companies are critical to the future of New Jersey’s economy. They create high-value added, high-wage jobs that leverage New Jersey’s unique assets to create innovative products. Thats why advanced manufacturing is one of the focus sectors identified in Governor Murphy’s Economic Development Planand why the NJEDA is investing in the initiatives necessary to support sector growth.
See below for more information on New Jersey’s Advanced Manufacturing Sector, the programs and resources NJEDA has for manufacturing firms, and exciting sector developments that are happening here.
NJEDA and partner organizations have developed three pilot programs to help address the key challenges facing the Advanced Manufacturing sector.
Coordinate social media to highlight
MEP resource guide
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Fund staff to research and add new
information to resource guide
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Develop process for maintaining and adding new information on consistent basis
Curate videos highlighting why manufacturing is exciting and share with students
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Create pathways document to show how to enter into a manufacturing career
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Take students on field trips to
manufacturing facilities
Highlight recent work by LWD and NJMEP in increasing apprenticeship opportunities within manufacturing sector
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Convene stakeholders in an industry consortium to highlight best practices related to growing apprenticeship opportunities
We are a state of innovators.
From the incandescent light bulb to ground- breaking
cancer research, New Jersey has been and remains,
a place where human ingenuity flourishes.
— Phil Murphy | Governor of New Jersey
The New Jersey Economic Development Authority (NJEDA) today announced it will begin accepting pre-qualification applications for the New Jersey Manufacturing Voucher Program (MVP) on Thursday, December 15 at 10:00 a.m.
Read More >TRENTON, N.J. (October 26, 2022) – The New Jersey Economic Development Authority (NJEDA) has issued a Request for Information (RFI) seeking information and ideas as it considers establishing a pilot program to attract clean energy manufacturers to New Jersey. The program would help New Jersey capitalize on the manufacturing resurgence taking place nationwide. The RFI […]
Read More >EATONTOWN – Governor Phil Murphy today announced the creation of a pilot program that will provide New Jersey manufacturers grants for the purchase of equipment they need to improve their operations.
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