Today’s Holistic Survival Show focuses on the ever-changing industry of manufacturing. Your host, Jason Hartman, talks with the President and Executive Director of The Alliance for American Manufacturing, Scott Paul. They discuss topics from moving this industry overseas, to the changing situation over history and even to the impact and potential for change due to 3D printers, with Scott Paul giving his experienced overview on each.
 
 
Key Takeaways
02.20 – The manufacturing market is so vast – it includes both the larger products such as fridges, and the smaller parts you don’t see, such as packaging or car parts.
05.30 – If a US steel plant were to move to China, the percentage increases of output pollutants are staggering.
07.00 – Manufacturing is one of the most important and effective ‘multiplier’ industries in the United States.
13.50 – The situation has changed prettily drastically since the 1990s and that’s not necessarily a good thing.
19.00 – We’re also putting ourselves in a risky security situation due to our total dependence on one manufacturing company in China.
24.20 – Putting money into improving the US infrastructure would be a very wise investment.
25.10 – Find out more information about Scott Paul and his work at www.AmericanManufacturing.org and on Twitter using the handle @KeepItMadeinUSA
29.00 – Germany is in a particularly good position right now, in terms of manufacturing, even though its average compensation manufacturing is almost 20% higher than that of the United States.

34.10 – Manufacturing has the potential to be transformed with the innovation of 3D printing.