How Automation Accelerates Reshoring—Part 1
COVID-19 has accelerated deglobalization in manufacturing, but that shift was already underway before the pandemic. Between 1990 and 2016,...
AME Issues Plan to Increase US Manufacturing Jobs
Since the end of the Great Recession, U.S. manufacturing jobs increased steadily, from 11.5 million in December 2009 to 12.9 million in November...
Aligning Interests of Domestic Manufacturers and Consumers
For decades, Americans worried about our manufacturing sector. People believed U.S.-made goods were too expensive or poorly made. They believed...
Creative Thinking Spurs Improvement in Lean Manufacturing
Creative thinking led to the development of this carousel system to help workers pick parts in a kitting application.
"Creative" and “lean.” Do...
Reshoring Trend at Record Levels—What's Next?
For the first time in decades, more manufacturing jobs are returning to the United States than are going offshore. The reshoring trend is at...
Orbital Riveter Makes Michigan Manufacturer Leaner
This past January, DeWys Manufacturing purchased a model B-310 orbital riveter to create hinge joints in furniture, medical equipment and other...
Reshoring Adds 171,000 U.S. Jobs in 2017
KILDEER, IL—Last year, combined reshoring and foreign direct investment (FDI) announcements surged, adding more than 171,000 jobs to the U.S....
Made in USA: Turning Preference Into Purchases (Part 1).
ColumnsMoser on Manufacturing
Studies show that Americans prefer U.S.-made products, and that this preference can help bring manufacturing back...



