In an age of AI and automation, Markus Stolmar makes it clear: people still drive manufacturing. From the shop floor to the CEO, his story shows why human skill remains the ultimate advantage.

Respondents to the 2025 Reshoring Survey of over 500 manufacturers indicated that if trade policies were stable and provided less uncertainty, even if input costs were higher, manufacturers could support more investment in U.S. manufacturing.

Technology utilization and its benefits for achieving operational improvements.

Find cutting-edge innovations and network, Nov. 4-6, 2025, in Dallas, Texas — the new home of the Manufacturing Technology Series SOUTHWEST.

Robots keep marching. Dreamliner's secret sauce. Hitachi builds its own AI foundry. When 'overbuying' pays off. Grinding errors down to size.

Mazak builds their 40,00th machine. Robots do heavy lifting; humans keep it real. United is serious about going supersonic. Arizona's silicon gold rush. Two floors - no framing needed.

Ford hits Alt + F4 on the assembly line. RealSense goes solo, sees big picture. Screen to spindle. Quantum national security. The economy's not itself when it's hungry.

Human innovation at scale. GE is reshoring your refrigerator for $3B. But will they play Pokemon go up there? The sound of qubits. The center for digital twins wants you!

Held Sept. 16-18 at the Georgia World Congress Center, SPS Atlanta 2025 is modeled after the world’s premier industrial automation trade show, the SPS – Smart Production Solutions show in Germany.

It’s not just about speed on the racetrack. It’s about precision, repeatability, and empowering people with the tools and insights to do the job right the first time.