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Protolabs to Support MIT Research on Defense, Medical Innovation Scaling
September 9, 2026interview with Bloomberg, Protolabs President and CEO Suresh Krishna highlighted the NAM’s “critical role” in promoting both large and small manufacturers and helping to strengthen American supply chains, saying he was “very proud” of his partnership with NAM President and CEO Jay Timmons. “We need the policies that the NAM is advocating for to help…
California Supreme Court Sides with Manufacturers in Novel Duty to Innovate Case
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NAM Forge Your Path Series: Meet Osmundson Manufacturing Company President and CEO Heather Bruce
September 8, 2026Osmundson Manufacturing Company President and CEO Heather Bruce with her father, Douglas Bruce, the former president and CEO of Osmundson, during the transition of leadership to Heather.
Global Manufacturing Edges Higher as Employment Growth Hits Three-Year High
September 8, 2026In August, growth in global manufacturing strengthened slightly from July, ticking up from 52.1 to 52.3. Output and new orders both improved at faster paces than the prior month. Meanwhile, lead times lengthened, but the rate of increase eased to the lowest level since March. Employment rose at the quickest pace in three years while…
Manufacturing PMI Holds Steady as Backlogs and Hiring Build
September 8, 2026The S&P Global Manufacturing PMI was 53.9 in August, unchanged from July. Production rose at the weakest rate since February, while new orders continued to grow at a pace similar to July. At the same time, employment rose at the fastest pace of the year as optimism increased to a three-month high. The growth in…
Manufacturing Expands for Eighth Consecutive Month
September 8, 2026In August, the U.S. manufacturing sector expanded for the eighth consecutive month but at a slightly slower pace, with the ISM Manufacturing® PMI edging down 1.0 percentage point to 54.6%. Certain demand indicators, such as the New Orders, Backlog of Orders and New Export Orders indices, were in expansion, while the Customers’ Inventories Index remained…
