Automation will drive the next U.S. manufacturing boom
By peterweddle
February 26, 2021
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Last month, hot on the heels of his inauguration as the 46th President of the United States, Joe Biden announced his plans to strengthen the U.S. manufacturing sector in the midst of the worst economic downturn since the Great Depression. Dubbed the “Made in America” executive order, it outlines the various ways Biden intends to fuel economic recovery in the wake of the pandemic, including investing $300 billion in R&D and advanced technology, while creating a whopping 5 million jobs in manufacturing. To many, these two things may seem at odds with one another, considering the anti-human reputation that