How New Trends & Technologies Contribute to Rebuilding American Manufacturing

Reshoring, the return of manufacturing to the U.S., is raising domestic output, and consumer demand for Made in USA products is fueling a resurgence. This 60-minute webinar on rebuilding American manufacturing explains the trends and technologies behind it.

You'll see how Lean training helps companies become more efficient and competitive globally, and how Advanced Manufacturing, or Industry 4.0, technologies contribute: additive manufacturing, artificial intelligence, automation and robotics, and the Industrial Internet of Things (IIoT).

Case stories show companies that have reshored, started a Lean journey or adopted these technologies.

• Explain why companies are reshoring to the United States
• Describe why starting a Lean transformation matters
• Explain how becoming a Lean company helps rebuild American manufacturing
• Describe additive manufacturing, AI, automation/robotics and IIoT
• Identify the benefits of adopting these technologies

• How reshoring contributes to rebuilding American manufacturing
• Case studies of companies that are reshoring
• The benefits of a Lean transformation
• What additive manufacturing is and how it contributes
• How artificial intelligence and automation/robotics contribute
• What the Industrial Internet of Things is and how it contributes

American companies must do what it takes to compete globally, and the decision whether to bring manufacturing back can make or break a company. Lean training and new technologies can raise productivity, cut costs and lift profits.

This session suits owners and managers of OEMs, job shops, contract manufacturers and secondary service providers, executives, production managers and supervisors, supply chain, purchasing and accounting staff.

• Owners and/or managers of Original Equipment Manufacturers, job shop companies, contract manufacturers, and companies providing secondary operations and services to all of the above
• CEOs/CFOs/Presidents 
• Vice Presidents
• Production or Manufacturing Managers and supervisors
• Supply chain professionals
• Purchasing managers, supervisors, purchasing agents, and buyers
• Accounting managers and staff

Michele is the founder and president of ElectroFab Sales, a sales agency specializing in helping manufacturers select the right processes for their products since 1985. She is currently a director on the board of the American Jobs Alliance, and the board of the San Diego Inventors Forum. She is Chair of the California chapter of the Coalition for a Prosperous America.

Michele earned a B. A. from San Diego State University. She earned a certificate in Total Quality Management in 1993 and a Yellow Belt Certificate in Lean Six Sigma in 2014. She is the author of three books, the latest being Rebuild Manufacturing – the key to American Prosperity. She has written over 300 blog articles published in various media outlets since 2010 and is an authorized speaker for the Reshoring Initiative.