Mission: The Mission of the MTCE is to assist in the development of a future workforce by raising student awareness of the companies and opportunities in the local manufacturing and trades industries and the corresponding educational pathways.
The MTCE is brought to you in partnership by:
Wednesday, October 21st & Thursday, October 22nd, 2026
The mission of the MTCE is to assist in the development of a future workforce by raising student awareness of the companies and opportunities in the local manufacturing and trades industries and the corresponding educational pathways.
October 21 - 8:30AM - 12:00PM
Washington County Fair Park
3000 County Hwy PV
West Bend, WI
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The Expo is run by The Chamber Serving Northern Waukesha County and the Germantown Area Chamber of Commerce.
Join us Wednesday, October 21st & Thursday, October 22nd for the 2026 Manufacturing & Trade Career Expo!
Check out what our partners and schools have to say about the MTCE!
MANUFACTURING & TRADE PARTNERS
The MTCE audience is comprised primarily of diverse high school and middle school students from all over the Southeastern Wisconsin region, as well as parents and educators.
We ask that all exhibitors provide a hands-on experience to help engage students in learning about your business and products. If an interactive display doesn’t work, consider an experience that helps students connect with your brand. Injecting fun into your display with a quick, fun game or hands on experience provides students positive cognitive association resulting in an increased likelihood to choose manufacturing or trades when choosing a future career path.
MIDDLE & HIGH SCHOOL STUDENTS
It's FREE for schools to attend the MTCE - just let us know you're coming! If you are interested, follow the link below and register under 'School Field Trip Registration'.*
October 21, 2026 - 8:30AM - 12:00 PM
October 22, 2026 - 8:30AM - 12:00 PM
Link will be made available in August 2026*
2026 MTCE Sponsors
Presented by
Presenting Sponsor
Nicolet Plastics
Nuts & Bolts Sponsor
Harley-Davidson Motor Company
Hard Hat Sponsor
Cardinal Heating, Cooling, Plumbing & Electric
Dielectric Manufacturing
GenMet
2026 Committed Vendors (to date)
Cardinal Heating, Cooling, Plumbing & Electric
Complete Recycling Services
Dielectric Manufacturing
Dynamic Tool
Felins, Inc
Flamingo Marine
Genmet
Gruber Tool & Die, Inc
Harken
Harley-Davidson Motor Company
MCR Services
Nicolet Plastics
RAM Tool
Strohwig Industries
Sysco
Waukesha Metal Products
Willer Tool
Wisconsin Steel & Tube
Zuern Building Products, Inc
2025 Schools
ASSATA High School
Brown Deer High School
Carmen Schools of Science & Technology
Cross Trainers Academy
Cudahy High School
Dodgeville High School
Germantown High School
Germantown HS Beyond 18 Program
GPS Education - Menomonee Falls
GPS Education - Washington County
Hartford Union High School
Hustisford High School
Kettle Moraine Lutheran High School
Kewaskum High School
Kewaskum Middle School
KM Community Connections Program
Living Word Lutheran High School
Milwaukee Lutheran High School
North Ozaukee High School
Pewaukee High School
Pewaukee Transition School
Rocket Academy
Saint Joan Antida High School
Sussex Hamilton HS
Templeton Middle School
Tenor High School
Waterloo High School
Wauwatosa East High School
West Bend High Schools
Wisconsin Hills Middle School
Wisconsin Virtual Learning
Scholarships:
To date, over $80,000 has been raised! Each year, a portion of the proceeds from the MTCE are dedicated to funding education scholarships. These funds, along with corporate MTCE scholarship contributions, are distributed to graduating seniors from each of the chamber partnership school districts. One goal of the MTCE is that high school scholarship recipients return after their education to one of our local manufacturing partners to begin their careers.
Please contact the Germantown Area Chamber of Commerce at 262-255-1812 or The Chamber Serving Northern Waukesha County at 262-251-2430 for more information.
