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Stories from the companies building and making things in America.

Made in America is a MarketScale channel documenting domestic manufacturing, construction, and engineering across U.S. industries. It gives engineers, project managers, and sourcing teams a ground-level view of American-made production capabilities and the companies behind them. Content spans facility profiles, workforce stories, and supply chain insights relevant to B2B buyers prioritizing domestic sourcing.

16 episodes
Channel Brief·Made in America · 16 episodes
Updated Apr 20, 2022

America Still Manufactures. Innovation and Reshoring Are Why.

Made in America profiles U.S. factories proving manufacturing hasn't left the country. It shows how robotic automation, supply chain localization, and infrastructure renewal are driving a measurable renaissance.

The channel's core argument is that American manufacturing is not dead but evolving and growing through technology adoption and strategic reshoring. Episodes ground this claim in factory visits to real companies, supply chain expert testimony, and infrastructure data, showing that the U.S. remains the world's number two manufacturer by output, second only to China, with steady and substantial growth now underway.

Drawn from Robotic Automation in American Manufacturing: … and 3 more →

“The solution is easy: to localize production, reduce time to market, and avoid being at the mercy of international disruptions.”

Premio and Intel executives, in discussion with hosts on Microchip Production episode

By the numbers

9,000 swimming pools

worth of water lost daily to aging U.S. infrastructure breaks

C-

Infrastructure Report Card grade from ASCE for the United States

2 minutes

frequency of water main breaks in the United States

186 years

duration Martin Guitars has been manufactured in the Lehigh Valley

What the channel argues

DataThe U.S. is the world's number two manufacturer by output, second only to China, with steady and substantial growth.→
InsightRising labor costs in China over the past decade have driven companies to evaluate reshoring manufacturing back to America.→
DataAmerica's infrastructure, built post-WWII, is now over seven decades old and approaching the end of its service life, with the ASCE giving it a C-.→
InsightRobotic automation has become a standard solution for improving manufacturing processes, no longer a hard sell to companies.→
DataEvery two minutes, a water main break occurs in the U.S., underlining the urgency of infrastructure replacement.→

What you'll learn

•U.S. manufacturing output remains strong globally, and robotic automation is a key driver of the current manufacturing renaissance.
•Supply chain disruption during the pandemic revealed the risks of overseas concentration, prompting semiconductor and other companies to localize production.
•America's aging infrastructure, graded C- by ASCE, is being replaced using American-made innovations like thermoplastic pipe systems.
•Manufacturing is not leaving America; rather, companies are choosing to stay or return to the U.S. for proximity to markets and supply chain resilience.
•Regional manufacturing heritage and skilled workforces in places like Queensbury, New York and Garland, Texas remain competitive advantages.

What to do about it

→Evaluate robotic automation adoption to improve manufacturing process efficiency and competitiveness in your production operations.
→Assess your supply chain for concentration risk in single countries or regions, and develop localization strategies to reduce pandemic or geopolitical exposure.
→Monitor infrastructure replacement projects and emerging manufacturing innovations in your region as signals of economic growth and hiring opportunities.

Who and what shows up

Dustin Seetoo

Product Marketing Director, Premio

Discussed how Premio is combatting supply chain disruption through localized production and reduced time to market.

Kevin Wu

Executive Vice President, Premio

Discussed how Premio is combatting supply chain disruption through localized production and reduced time to market.

Jennifer Bressler

Supply and Demand Manager, Intel

Discussed Intel's approach to supply chain resilience and localization in response to pandemic-era microchip shortages.

Aaron Alpeter

Stated that manufacturing will come back to America in a big way over the next several years.

Alan Nudi

Director of Sales and Marketing, Ergo Robotic Solutions

Highlighted the advantage of Queensbury, New York's location near major metro areas while maintaining access to regional manufacturing heritage.

Questions this channel answers

Q

Is American manufacturing actually dead?

No. The U.S. is the world's number two manufacturer by output, second only to China, and is experiencing steady and substantial growth thanks to innovation and robotic automation.

Robotic Automation in American Manufacturing: Its Rise, … →
Q

Why should companies move manufacturing back to America?

Localizing production reduces time to market and avoids being at the mercy of international supply chain disruptions, as illustrated by pandemic-era semiconductor shortages.

Made in America: Bringing Microchip Production Back to A… →
Q

How urgent is America's infrastructure problem?

Very urgent. The infrastructure is over seven decades old and approaching end of service life, with a C- grade from ASCE; every two minutes a water main breaks, and the country loses 9,000 swimming pools worth of water daily.

Made in America: A New Age of Infrastructure with McElro… →
Q

Can supply chain bottlenecks be fixed?

Supply chain structure in some sectors like semiconductors makes reshoring difficult, but many companies have already evaluated or moved production out of China due to rising labor costs over the past ten years.

Will Manufacturing “Reshore” To Fix Supply Chain Bottlen… →
Topics:Robotic automation in manufacturingSemiconductor and microchip production reshoringInfrastructure renewal and thermoplastic pipe replacementSupply chain localizationAmerican manufacturing heritage and regional industrial capacity
Themes:Manufacturing renaissance through automation and reshoringSupply chain resilience through localization, not global optimizationInfrastructure renewal as both challenge and American manufacturing opportunity

Industry context

U.S. manufacturers invested roughly $458 billion in factory construction in 2024-2025, but face a critical tension: automation must drive growth and enable higher-skilled jobs rather than simply reduce labor costs in a slow-growth economy.

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