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June 4
The Resurgence of U.S. Manufacturing Continues to Impact Trade Policy
The resurgence of the U.S. manufacturing sector continues to impact trade policy around the world. Over the last ten years, prime manufacturing areas such as Ohio have witnessed first-hand how local manufacturers can remain competitive and positively influence the impact of international trade relations on the people working and producing U.S. manufacturing products.
Understanding the Impact
The success of manufacturing at home is directly related to the failures and successes of a growing number of international trade policies and programs. These partnerships include U.S. Trade representatives, entities within the private sector, governments of foreign lands, international organizations and nongovernmental organizations. While often out of the day-to-day mindset, the policies enacted by these various groups correlate to what’s happening with the industry at home. Considering the current 14 free-trade agreements with 20 countries, the influence of the distribution, production and ultimate consumption of manufacturing goods cannot be understated.
In our home state of Ohio, there’s been undeniable growth in manufacturing output, building from the lowest point in 2009 with continuing growth ever since. In 2015, Ohio-based manufacturing accounted for 17.77 percent of the total output in the state, according to the U.S. Bureau of Economic Analysis and the U.S. Census Bureau.
Top 10 Ohio Manufacturing Sectors
Petroleum and Coal Products
Chemical Products
Motor Vehicles and Parts
Food, Beverage and Tobacco products
Machinery
Plastics and Rubber Products
Primary Metals
Aerospace and Transportation Equipment
Electrical equipment, Appliances and Components
Measuring the Impact
Shifting production and global supply chains continue to improve the efficiencies of U.S. manufacturers. Evidence of such success is visible in the growing number of investments made across the country. Such expenditures make it critical to understand how policy changes can immediately impact the work of U.S. manufacturers in the short- and long-term. In 2017, trade with free-trade partners represented more than 90 percent of U.S. imports by value and close to 70 percent of exports, according to the U.S. Department of Commerce.
Understanding the interdependence of trade policy logistics helps to understand the potential for disruptions in manufacturing at home including where and how manufacturers procure goods. Depending on the complexities, this could increase production and distribution costs. It’s critical for manufacturers to have alternative plans for sources and guardrails in place to minimize disruptions in the production cycle knowing what’s there today will not necessarily be there tomorrow or even next month.
Collective Power
As overseas manufacturing wages continue to increase, the focus on regional manufacturing throughout the U.S. becomes increasingly valid. Such an advantage becomes more pronounced when considering how U.S. manufacturers continue to make efforts toward innovation, increased research and development, bridging the skills gap and emphasizing abbreviated supply chains. With steady efforts, reinvestment in U.S. manufacturing and its regional players will continue to create jobs where they are needed, driving innovation at home and abroad.
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February 28
Can’t Miss Topics at AeroDef 2017
This March 6th- 9th is one of the most important events in aerospace and defense manufacturing. AeroDef takes place in Fort Worth, Texas at the Fort Worth Convention Center. This city just so happens to be the epicenter of some of the top OEMs in the country for the aerospace and defense industry, including industry leaders like Lockheed Martin with their Aeronautics Fort Worth facility. With all its promising conferences and tours, here is a list of the “must see” topics at this year’s AeroDef.
Composites
Composites are becoming cheaper to make, more efficient to produce, and constantly increasing in quality. Whether you’re just starting to apply composite production in your manufacturing process, or looking for new approaches towards in automated picking, AeroDef has the conference for you. Each of the four days has a composite-based conference depending on your interest and schedule. Check the schedule out here.
Cyber Security Systems
As information technology in the workplace becomes more and more digitized and organized within internal and external company systems, there is, of course, a concern for security and threat identification within the production process. These security challenges can be quite complex, so AeroDef has plenty of conferences on the subject for you to protect your network.
Additive Manufacturing and 3D printing
Additive manufacturing is one of the most significant innovations of the manufacturing industry and much more so in the aerospace and defense industry. 3-D printing has brought with it a plethora of ideas and novel approaches to aeronautics and companies are taking advantage of these innovations. There will plenty of discussion on the subject, including one by Lockheed Martin on March 7th. Be sure to check out all you can!
Triumph Tours
One of the most exciting aspects of AeroDef is the tours. A few goliaths of the industry will be opening their doors, including Triumph Aerostructures on March 6th from 12:30- 4:00 pm. This is a chance to check out how the large global manufacturers approach the manufacturing process and apply innovative and new technologies. You shouldn’t miss it!
If this year’s AeroDef is as promising as other years, you’ll reap the benefits by attending these specific conferences that are taking place throughout the 4-day summit. There will certainly be a plethora of exhibits to check out while you’re waiting for that next conference to start. So, check out the floor plans beforehand and see what you’d be interested. Organize your time and strategize which events you’d like to attend by checking out all the details on Aerodefevent.com.
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