Manufacturing news in the US

An overview of news, trends and research in the Manufacturing industry in the US:

Grant Thornton acquires manufacturing specialist MCA Connect Grant Thornton US, a Chicago-based mid-market accounting and consulting firm, has agreed to acquire MCA Connect, a Microsoft consultancy focusing on the manufacturing and distribution sector.
21 May 2026
From sci-fi to reality: Humanoid robots could soon be as big as auto industry Development of humanoid robots is picking up pace, and if current trajectories hold, robotics manufacturers could reach revenues of $300 billion by 2035, or in more optimistic scenarios, up to $750 b
30 April 2026
Accenture invests in General Robotics to advance physical AI in manufacturing and logistics Accenture, through its venture capital arm, has invested in General Robotics, a Redmond, WA-based artificial intelligence research and deployment company.
16 April 2026
Deloitte US invests in Kihomac to scale domestic drone manufacturing Deloitte US on Friday announced an investment in Kihomac, a Reston, VA-based aerospace component manufacturing firm, to scale drone manufacturing in America.
03 November 2025
EFESO Management Consultants launches interim management offering in North America EFESO Management Consultants, a Paris-headquartered operational consulting firm, has launched an interim management offering in North America.
03 October 2025
Oliver Wyman hires JD Kearney as partner in Dallas Oliver Wyman, a New York-headquartered management consulting firm, has hired JD Kearney as a partner in its turnaround and restructuring practice in Dallas.
08 September 2025
Global supply chain activity slows in July as US factory purchases drop Global supply chain activity fell in July as US manufacturers sharply pulled back purchases of inputs after stockpiling in June to beat out the Trump administration’s tariff pause, according to a mon
14 August 2025
Deloitte opens smart factory in Wichita Deloitte last month unveiled “The Smart Factory @ Wichita,” which the Big Four firm says will help spur innovation and advance the future of manufacturing.
07 July 2025
Slalom hires Don Rogers as head of manufacturing industry practice Slalom, a Seattle-headquartered management and technology consulting firm, has hired Don Rogers as leader of its manufacturing industry practice. Based in St.
02 June 2025
Kearney's 2025 Reshoring Index falls by 311 points Kearney’s 12th annual Reshoring Index report saw its index score fall by a massive 311 points (after two very positive years), providing a reality check on American manufacturing readiness.
02 May 2025
Tariffs bite as Canadian and Mexican factories sharply reduce purchases Amid US President Trump’s trade war with his Nafta partners, Canadian and Mexican manufacturers sharply reduced their purchases of raw materials and components in February, according to the GEP Globa
17 March 2025
Mattel hires ex-McKinsey partner Ken Wee as chief strategy officer Mattel, a toy manufacturing and entertainment company, has hired former McKinsey partner Ken Wee as EVP and chief strategy officer.
11 September 2024
SGS Maine Pointe adds Jim Beach as managing director SGS Maine Pointe, a supply chain and operations consulting firm, has hired Jim Beach as a managing director in its private equity and industrial manufacturing sectors. He is based in Chicago.
02 August 2024
SGS Maine Pointe adds Kevin Hogan as head of industrial and consumer products SGS Maine Pointe, a supply chain and operations consulting firm, has hired Kevin Hogan as a managing director and leader of its industrial and consumer products sector. He is based in Chicago.
18 July 2024
Grant Thornton names leaders for retail and manufacturing practices Grant Thornton US has appointed Lawrence Griff as head of the retail industry practice and Kelly Schindler as head of the manufacturing industry practice.
17 July 2024
SGS Maine Pointe adds Neel Malkani as managing director for private equity & industrials SGS Maine Pointe, a supply chain and operations consulting firm, has hired Neel Malkani as managing director for private equity & industrials.
22 April 2024
Reshoring has matured into a commercial reality, says Kearney Reshoring and nearshoring have moved beyond the drawing table and into a commercial reality, according to Kearney’s 10th annual Reshoring Index report.
17 April 2023
Tom Comfort joins Liberty Advisor Group as partner Tom Comfort has joined Liberty Advisor Group, a Chicago-based management consulting firm, as a partner and leader of the manufacturing and supply chain practice.
27 January 2023
Morf3D partners with Siemens Advanta on new manufacturing facility Morf3D, an El Segundo, CA-based metal additive manufacturing specialist, has partnered with Siemens Advanta Consulting on a new applied digital manufacturing center (AMDC) in Long Beach, CA.
07 July 2022
Deloitte buys industrial cybersecurity expert aeCyberSolutions Deloitte US has acquired the industrial cybersecurity business (aeCyberSolutions) of Greenville, SC-based Applied Engineering Solutions.
17 August 2021
Empirical Consulting Solutions buys OpX Partners Empirical Consulting Solutions (ECS), a Philadelphia-area management consulting firm, has acquired OpX Partners Inc., a boutique operations consultancy.
15 July 2021
US reshoring efforts founder in 2020 after record high in 2019 American manufacturing lost ground to low-cost Asian countries in 2020, according to consulting firm Kearney’s annual reshoring index report.
03 May 2021
PA Consulting, PulPac, and Seismic partner on sustainable packaging PA Consulting, PulPac, and Seismic Solutions have created a global partnership to market a sustainable alternative to single-use plastics.
17 March 2021
Accenture acquires industrial-focused Myrtle Consulting Group Accenture has bought Myrtle Consulting Group, a Houston-based industrial operations consulting firm.
08 October 2020
Cliff Waldman launches consulting firm New World Economics Economist Cliff Waldman has launched New World Economics, a consulting firm focusing on providing research and insights to the manufacturing sector. The new firm is based in Arlington, Virginia.
26 June 2020
Trade war depresses Asian imports, Kearney US Reshoring Index finds US firms in 2019 sourced much fewer manufactured goods from 14 Asian countries as a result of US trade policies, according to the seventh annual US Reshoring Index from consulting firm Kearney.
14 April 2020
BCG teams up with Parsable on digital transformation for industrials Management consultancy Boston Consulting Group (BCG) and technology firm Parsable have partnered to help industrial clients accelerate their digital transformation.
31 March 2020
PA Consulting adds new US manufacturing team Innovation and transformation consultancy PA Consulting has welcomed a team of eight operations consultants specializing in the manufacturing sector.
06 March 2020
Infosys partners with GE Appliances IT consultancy Infosys has announced a partnership with GE Appliances.
24 February 2020
Exports a ‘significant opportunity’ for manufacturers LMA Consulting Group Inc. president Lisa Anderson believes that manufacturers should look to exports in order to expand and future-proof their businesses.
24 October 2019
Best practices for outsourcing manufacturing to China For the past 20-odd years, businesses in the US, UK and Europe have increased their cost competitiveness by manufacturing products or components in China, prompting some of them to invest the profits
11 September 2019
Quality 4.0 holds value for manufacturers, though uptake remains low Nearly two-thirds of manufacturers think the application of advanced digital technologies to quality management (Quality 4.0) will significantly affect their operations by 2024.
27 August 2019

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