Research, Innovation and Technology
Manufacturing doesn’t just use cutting-edge technology—we create it. The manufacturing sector accounts for three-quarters of all private-sector research and development in the nation, giving our industry a critical competitive edge and providing our highly-skilled employees with vital support.
Survey: Trade Policies Shake Up Manufacturers’ Economic Outlook
March 7, 2025Q1 2025 NAM Manufacturers’ Outlook Survey. What’s going on: In the most recent survey, conducted from Feb. 11 to Feb. 28, trade uncertainties moved to the top of the list of manufacturers’ concerns—with 76.2% of respondents citing them as their primary worry. Increased raw material costs came in second, cited by 62.3% of those surveyed.
Lilly: 2017 Tax Reform Makes Four New U.S. Manufacturing Sites Possible
February 27, 2025press release. The fourth site will “extend [Lilly’s] global parenteral manufacturing network for future injectable therapies.” The investment in the four sites will bring Lilly’s total U.S. capital expansion commitment to more than $50 billion since 2020. Lilly—which in recent years has made $23 billion worth of investments in new research and manufacturing sites in…
Ford Gives Breast Cancer Patients a Comfortable Ride
February 25, 2025Company account, she sketched out a design for a seat belt attachment that could be manufactured by the automaker. With the help of her writing partner and manager, she pitched the idea to Ford. The result: Ford’s recently released SupportBelt, now available to patients nationwide—for free. Ford takes it on: Ford, which has a 30-year…
The State of the Manufacturing Workforce in 2025
February 21, 2025State of the Manufacturing Workforce Address at Drake State Community and Technical College in Huntsville, Alabama, before an audience of students, faculty, manufacturers and local and state officials. Opportunity—for all: Taking the stage to give the MI’s assessment of the manufacturing worker base in 2025, Carolyn Lee, president of the Manufacturing Institute, the NAM’s 501(c)3…
Timmons: Tax Reform Paramount for Manufacturing Growth
February 20, 2025said on CNBC’s “The Exchange” Wednesday. What’s going on: Timmons spoke to the news channel from a teacher workroom at the Energy Institute High School in Houston, Texas, a stop on the first leg of the NAM’s praising Republican House leadership for being “able to move” forward a House budget bill “that’s going to set…
State of Manufacturing 2025: When Manufacturing Wins, America Wins
February 19, 2025said Tuesday in the NAM’s annual State of Manufacturing Address. What’s going on: Speaking to an audience of manufacturers and congressional and state officials at Armstrong World Industries in Hilliard, Ohio, Timmons, who was joined by NAM Board Chair and Johnson & Johnson Executive Vice President and Chief Technical Operations & Risk Officer Kathy Wengel…
