Flipping a gauge cluster print onto his work surface recently, Dan Morales, of Butler, prepares to attach a white backing to the sheet. Morales has worked at Butler Technologies Inc., in Butler, for three years. Cary Shaffer/Butler Eagle

Two manufacturers in Butler County used National Manufacturing Day on Friday, Oct. 7, to show off.

Butler Technologies and Penn United opened their doors and invited the public to see their new technologies and facilities.

“It's a national event, and this is our first time participating for an open-house style event like this,” said Courtney Houtz, Butler Technologies marketing specialist. “It's meant to dispel the stigma around manufacturing. It's really not a dirty, gross environment."

Butler County is home to more manufacturers than any other county in Pennsylvania, with an average salary of $46,000 according to the Tri-County Manufacturing Consortium.

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