Issue link: https://nebusinessmedia.uberflip.com/i/1052339
wbjournal.com | Fact Book 2018 | Worcester Business Journal 39 I N D U S T R I E S M a n u f a c t u r i n g 2007 2008 2016 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 0 10,000 20,000 30,000 40,000 50,000 *Preliminary data 2017* 41,268 35,317 Worcester County manufacturing employment 0 10,000 20,000 30,000 40,000 $50,000 $60,000 $70,000 $80,000 2007 2008 2016 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 National Worcester County 2017* $63,076 $53,489 $76,938 $66,835 *Preliminary data Source: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, Quarterly Census of Employment and Wages Average annual manufacturing salaries 2007 2008 2016 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 0 10,000 20,000 30,000 40,000 *Preliminary data 2017* 41,268 35,317 9M 12M 15M 2007 2008 2016 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 13,833,022 12,406,401 2017* *Preliminary data Source: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, Quarterly Census of Employment and Wages National manufacturing employment proprietary internally developed soft- ware tools as well as with our manufac- turing execution and factory automa- tion solution provided by Aegis. This production line management software integration delivers paper- less, quality, traceability and process verification through a real-time user- configurable interface," Chris Coghlin said. As for impending trends like virtual and augmented reality, Chris Coghlin says his team continues to become educated on the benefits of emerging technologies as they grow more cost effective and efficient. It is imperative the adoption of VR and AR will complement and advance existing manufacturing and engineering strate- gies at Coghlin Cos. "We are currently assessing available Chris Coghlin, president & CEO, Coghlin Cos. tools in these categories to bring greater efficiencies and work instruc- tion tools to our manufacturing floor, as well as integrating aspects of augmented reality into product development and engineering proposals in the future. This will enable clients to have a better per- spective of development out- comes as it relates to look and feel much earlier in the prod- uct development cycle," he said. Investing in the Future As manufacturing continues to evolve at breakneck speed, Central Mass. workers require new skills not traditionally associated with the industry in the past. In many respects, Central Continued on Next Page Cogmedix in Worcester, a subsidiary of Coghlin Cos., performs contract manufacturing for medical devices.