Jeff Winter, a Smart Manufacturing Advisor at CESMII, will represent the institute at the “Smart, Sustainable, Streamlined: Factories of the Future” panel during SXSW 2025. This discussion will explore the evolving landscape of U.S. manufacturing, focusing on predictive analytics, automation, sustainability, and supply chain optimization. Winter, alongside industry experts from the Manufacturing USA network, will provide key insights into how these transformative technologies are shaping the future of the workforce and the economy.
Be sure to check out the references and case studies Jeff will highlight during the panel, as they offer valuable real-world examples of Smart Manufacturing in action.
- Roughly 𝟏𝟐.𝟖 million people employed in manufacturing, making it the 𝟓𝐭𝐡 largest employer (Source)
- Of the 𝟐𝟕𝟏,𝟕𝟎𝟓 identified exporters in 2020, 𝟐𝟓% were manufacturers (Source)
- There are 𝟐𝟗𝟐,𝟖𝟐𝟓 factories in the United States. The vast majority (268,000) have less than 99 employees. There are 𝟖𝟒𝟔 factories that have 1,000 or more employees (Source)
- In 2023, the sector contributes $𝟐.𝟖𝟗 𝐓𝐫𝐢𝐥𝐥𝐢𝐨𝐧 to the U.S. GDP, amounting to 𝟏𝟎.𝟑% of total GDP (Source)
- Average compensation in U.S. manufacturing is 10.2% higher than that for total private industry (Source)
- American manufacturing growth outpaced the rest of the world’s at the end of 2022. Additionally, in 2022, for the first time since the late 1970s, U.S. employment in manufacturing surpassed the peak set during the previous business cycle. (Source)
- In 2021, of the $𝟔𝟎𝟐 𝐛𝐢𝐥𝐥𝐢𝐨𝐧 that companies spent on R&D, more than half ($𝟑𝟐𝟔 𝐛𝐢𝐥𝐥𝐢𝐨𝐧) was spent by the manufacturing industry. (Source)