Editor’s Desk

Reshoring, precision technologies, and an inflationary economy are establishing new parameters for bringing innovative products to market quickly. By Mark Shortt As the medical industry confronts urgent healthcare challenges ranging from transmissible infections to...

By Mark Shortt The year 2023 brought a continued surge in the reshoring of manufacturing to the United States. It also featured robust foreign direct investment (FDI) in U.S. manufacturing, coupled with  strong investments by American companies in domestic production...

Demand for full-service electro-mechanical assembly is rising By Mark Shortt Assembly may be the last step in the product manufacturing process, but it’s by no stretch the least important. If quality can’t be assured at the end of it all, the product is a no-go...

OEMs and device makers in high-growth industries are seeking versatile contract manufacturers capable of providing a full range of services. By Mark Shortt A notorious mix of trade tensions, natural disasters, geopolitical upheaval, and the COVID  pandemic has caused...

By Mark Shortt What do ultra-high-temperature composite materials for hypersonic aircraft have in common with aerogel thermal barriers for EV lithium-ion batteries? Long story short: In both cases, lots of engineering went into those materials. Next generation product...

By Mark Shortt We’ve all seen or heard certain contract manufacturers being described as “dynamic.” The term is clearly a compliment, begging the question, “What makes them dynamic?” In the world of American manufacturing, dynamic contract manufacturers are adept at...