<p>Productive Robotics is an American manufacturer of collaborative robots that spun off of a printing company called ZBE. But whereas ZBE — one of the premier manufacturers of digital photo printers in the world — offshored production of its machines to China, the goal of Productive Robotics was to produce its robots in the United States. Making this a reality took years of design experimentation and searching for the right American suppliers — suppliers that utilize the kind of automation that Productive Robotics itself aims to offer.</p>

A Measured Approach

The loss of U.S. manufacturing jobs at the beginning of this century — a rate of loss exceeding that of the Great Depression — has shaken our economy, our politics and our very confidence in the American way of life. Just as U.S. manufacturing began to rebound, a pandemic lifted the curtain on deep challenges related to trade policy, global supply chains, education, automation and our ability to produce skilled workers. Made in the USA explores these topics through exclusive commentary from world-class economists and manufacturing leaders, and shines a spotlight on the past, present and future of American manufacturing.