The manufacturing landscape is under pressure as policy risk, economic contraction, technological transformation and resilience intersect. Federal support for small- and mid-sized U.S. manufacturers is under threat. Meanwhile, the broader manufacturing sector is slipping; yet there’s a deeper story beneath the surface as conventional economic metrics understate manufacturing’s true impact.

AI is emerging as both a stabilizing force and a strategic amplifier: industrial AI is enabling more localized, resilient supply chains; operational teams are combining human judgment with machine insight; and in pharma, AI is transitioning from monitoring to proactive predictive models.

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