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U.S. Manufacturing Reaches Record $2.91 Trillion as Workforce Gap Threatens Next Decade of Growth

MISUMI Americas data highlights record output, a factory construction boom, and $2.42 trillion in foreign investment while backing bipartisan H.R. 9097 to help close a 3.8 million skilled-worker gap through advanced manufacturing training  San Francisco, Calif. – July 21, 2026 – MISUMI Americas, a specification-driven sourcing partner for mechanical components and assemblies, today announced The […]

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The U.S. Manufacturing Gap in 2026

U.S. manufacturing output hits $2.91 trillion. Now it needs 3.8 million more workers. If American manufacturing were a standalone economy, it would be the 8th largest in the world — ahead of France, just behind the United Kingdom. In 2024, U.S. manufacturing value added reached $2.91 trillion, an all-time record in nominal dollars. And the […]

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eVTOL Aircraft Components: Custom vs. Standard Parts

The electric vertical takeoff and landing (eVTOL) industry has moved quickly from concept development to aircraft certification and early commercial operations. As development teams transition from prototype builds to scalable production, manufacturing decisions become increasingly important. These aircraft systems must meet demanding requirements for weight, safety, certification, reliability, and production efficiency. Component Categories Used in […]

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How to Survive the Rush to Market for Humanoid Robotics: A Sourcing Strategy & Production Scaling Guide

The global race for physical AI dominance has officially moved from long-term research into a capital-intensive commercial sprint. The explosive growth of humanoid robotics manufacturing mirrors a classic hardware gold rush: venture capital is flooding the space, and the timeline to field a functional unit has compressed dramatically. The pressure on engineering and operations teams […]

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How AI-Powered Digital Manufacturing Platforms Help Engineers Move Faster

One of the biggest misconceptions about AI in manufacturing is that its primary purpose is factory automation. In practice, the most immediate impact of AI is happening much earlier in the product lifecycle—inside engineering, sourcing, manufacturability analysis, and production planning workflows. For many engineering teams, the term “AI-powered manufacturing” still feels abstract. Most conversations around […]

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Building the World They Want to Live In

Across clean energy, smart buildings, and the skies above our cities, a generation of innovators is turning ambition into hardware, and hardware into a livable future. This Earth Day, we’re celebrating nine of them. Lunar Energy The Lunar System does something deceptively simple. It captures solar energy during the day, stores it in a home […]

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