Masks, face shields and social distancing won’t be the only things changing about US manufacturing in the post-COVID-19 world. According to a new survey from Thomas, one in four US manufacturers may expand their industrial automation (possibly fewer workers needed), and a whopping 64% will likely bring production and sourcing back to North America (goodbye, China).
"The COVID-19 pandemic will fundamentally redefine how industrial companies approach their supply chains and will further advance the digital transformation of manufacturing,” says Thomas President/CEO Tony Uphoff.