The 2026 Northwest Ohio What’s So Cool About Manufacturing® contest is produced by the Northwest Ohio Manufacturing Alliance (NOMA), a program of the Toledo Regional Chamber of Commerce. The contest is sponsored by CIFT.
Contest Teams
| Eastwood Middle School | Kalmbach Feeds, Inc. |
| Otsego Middle School | SmartSolve Industries |
| Toledo Technology of Engineering Team #1 | Projects Designed & Built Inc. |
| Toledo Technology of Engineering Team #2 | Hirzel Canning Co. |
| TPS Chase STEMM Academy | Nysus Solutions |
| TPS Marshall STEMM Academy | Riker Products |
| TPS McKinley STEMM Academy | Marsha’s Buckeyes |
| TPS Hawkins STEAM Academy | Turkeyfoot Creek |
Sponsors
The What’s So Cool About Manufacturing® contests are supported regionally by their sponsors and partners.







