Hundreds of students gathered at Vermeer Corporation for National Manufacturing Day on Friday. Students from Pella and Knoxville visited Vermeer to explore STEM careers and see the impact the corporation has on a global scale in advanced manufacturing. Teri Vos with Vermeer says she believe this evemt was a fun and beneficial educational opportunity for area students.Knoxville sixth-grader Kieren Nichols says he learned a lot about new technologies and some of the fair away places that Vermeer does business with. Jefferson Intermediate sixth-grader Kate Mueller says the visit helped see more of the opportunities available in the scientific fields.National Manufacturing Day started in 2012 to minimize the disconnect between the public’s general perception versus reality of advanced manufacturing.