Manufacturing’s most disruptive year in modern history started with three words: “Liberation Day” arrived. On April 2, 2025, President Trump imposed sweeping tariffs that fundamentally altered the U.S. trade landscape. Whether you view this as a long-overdue correction to decades of unfair trade practices or an economic catastrophe depends largely on your position in...
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The Manufacturing Skills Apocalypse: 1.9 Million Jobs Going Unfilled by 2033
In February 2025, the Manufacturing Institute delivered stark news: the U.S. faces a shortfall of 1.9 million manufacturing workers by 2033. Over the next eight years, 3.8 million manufacturing positions will open up, but nearly half could go unfilled. This isn’t speculation—it’s data from the industry’s leading workforce development organization. The manufacturing skills crisis...
Cybersecurity Crisis in Manufacturing: Why 2025 Is the Year Hackers Declared War on American Industry
A medical device manufacturer discovers unauthorized activity on April 27, 2025. Within hours, production lines grind to halt. Customer orders pile up unfulfilled. The attack forces facilities to operate below capacity for weeks. The company—Masimo Corporation—is just one of hundreds of manufacturing victims in 2025’s unprecedented surge in industrial cyberattacks. Welcome to the new...