Nordson EFD Continues to Invest in STEM Education with Support for PrepareRI
Nordson Experts Foster Youth Readiness for Local Manufacturing/Engineering Careers
Nordson EFD, in a strategic collaboration with PrepareRI, provides real world STEM experience to high school students interested in manufacturing careers.
Two female students were compatibly matched with Nordson EFD to experience a real-world shop floor environment in their desired career. The process included a formal interview with resumes and in-person interviews with PrepareRI. During the internship, each student was mentored by a Nordson EFD professional who had prepared an on-boarding plan and 6-week project benchmarks tailored to student鈥檚 field of interest. Each intern received job assignments to support the day-to-day operations at the
鈥淧repareRI provides excellent preparation courses for first-time mentors in the program. The on-boarding program sets your expectations for potential outcomes and help you to build a practical learning agenda for the individual intern,鈥� states Dan Tolman, Molding Supervisor, Nordson EFD. 鈥淭his has been a very positive experience for me personally, as I got a first-hand look at how a student evolves during the process - expanding their skills and interests, making personal connections with experts, all while gaining confidence in their capabilities. These valuable learning experiences were not available to me when I was a student. Internships can be game-changing for young people exploring technical career paths and considering costly educational investments.鈥�
Nordson EFD partners with Fortune 500 companies and start-ups to solve the many challenges in assembly production with engineered dispensing technology. The company has provided unwavering support for local career pathway programs and has hired a steady pipeline of STEM-ready employees.
About Nordson EFD
Nordson EFD designs and manufactures for benchtop assembly processes and automated assembly lines. By enabling manufacturers to accurately and consistently apply the same amount of assembly fluid to every part, EFD helps customers improve process control and throughput. In addition to producing high-quality fluid packaging syringe and cartridge systems, the company is also a leading formulator of specialty solder pastes for dispensing and printing applications. Nordson EFD is at the forefront of introducing Industry 4.0 efficiencies to the micro-dispensing marketplace, adding a new level of control and connectivity to its micro-dispensing solutions. Serving a wide variety of industries for more than 60 years, Nordson EFD has offices, application laboratories and technical support staff in 30 countries worldwide. To learn more, visit and follow us at .
About Nordson Corporation
Nordson engineers, manufactures, and markets differentiated products and systems used for dispensing and processing adhesives, coatings, polymers, sealants and biomaterials; and for managing fluids, testing and inspecting for quality, treating surfaces and curing. These products are supported with extensive application expertise and direct global sales and service. We serve a wide variety of consumer non-durable, consumer durable and technology end markets including packaging, nonwovens, electronics, medical, appliances, energy, transportation, building and construction, and general product assembly and finishing. Founded in 1954 and headquartered in
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