U.S. manufacturing contributes $2.25 trillion to the economy each year, provides more than 12 million careers with average salary and benefits above $80,000/year and is a key source of innovation. Manufacturers perform more than 75 percent of the nation’s private sector research and development.
An advanced manufacturing workforce requires a higher level of preparation in science, technology, engineering and mathematics.
Over the next decade millions of jobs are expected to open in manufacturing, with the majority of them projected to go unfilled. To achieve sustained economic growth, we must start educating tomorrow’s manufacturing...
U.S. manufacturing becomes even larger and more competitive when people and technology work together to create products for the world.
In our ever-changing world, technology is weaving together different sectors and applications, resulting in tremendous new opportunities. As Manufacturing USA® institutes, we work with our federal agency sponsors...
A massive one-of-its-kind machine machine for lightweighting research and development is headed to the Lightweight Innovations for Tomorrow facility in Detroit.
Indiana-based Manufacturing Technology Inc. built the 122,000-pound linear friction welder for the LIFT facility in Detroit.
Manufacturing Technology Inc. of South Bend, Ind., built...
The 20th century saw explosions in technological advancements—man’s landing on the moon, the rise of the information age with the Internet and more. The 21st century is maintaining the rate of innovation in large part thanks to America’s manufacturing scene.
The Manufacturing USA network of institutes specializes in a diverse range of technologies...
