Commercial market

Members of the Great Lakes Chapter of Surface Mount Technology Association (SMTA) and the Chicago Public Schools-Education to Careers (CPS-ETC) program are planning to provide knowledge of electronic manufacturing into the classrooms of Chicago students. Working in conjunction with Chicago schools, the Great Lakes Chapter developed the Electronic Manufacturing Education Model program. This program at high school level provides collaboration, that can make schools and business communities more successful. The governmental organization is also planning to build a wireless mesh network, that can provide high speed wireless voice and data communication services to their employees, residents and visitors.