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Tariffs are Not a Strategy: A Call for Action by U.S. Manufacturers

June 4, 2025

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June 4, 2025   Was this email forwarded to you? Subscribe here to receive this newsletter each month.   Tariffs are Not a Strategy: A Call for Action by U.S. Manufacturers While tariffs may offer temporary relief to some manufacturers and challenges to others, they only represent one part of the solution.   PARTNER CONTENT   MetalForming's Tool & Die ebook MetalForming’s first ever Tool & Die ebook is now available! This is a homage to the stamping die—and its creators. Included in the ebook:  Major stages of a metal forming die from design through build to storage.  Tutorial on the design and test of a strip layout.  Sage advice and learned lessons of working tool- and diemakers.  And more!    Industry 4.0 Forum and ERP Shootout Slated for Chicago in July MetalForming and the Precision Metalforming Association (PMA) are excited to host the annual, informative forum on Industry 4.0 applications for metal formers and fabricators, and a tour of some of the industry’s leading enterprise resource planning (ERP) software systems.   PODCAST: Disruption as Opportunity in U.S. Manufacturing Join host Dean Phillips on the Destiny of Manufacturing podcast as he speaks with Tom Alongi, partner at UHY. They discuss how disruption is reshaping the future of U.S. manufacturing, from lessons learned during COVID-19 to the impacts of geopolitical turbulence.   PARTNER CONTENT   Put Your Company at a Competitive Advantage Position your company as an industry leader when you utilize PMA resources—ITR Econ Trends reports, trade publications, One Voice and FABTECH trade shows. A PMA membership will provide your company and all of its employees with a range of valuable industry resources that are designed to help you become more connected, more informed, more efficient, more competitive and ultimately more profitable.   Manufacturing Innovation Blog: Building Resilient Supply Chains This article from NIST and the Manufacturing Extension Partnership presents common supply-chain hurdles—fluctuating material costs, delivery delays, limited access to real-time data, etc.—and offers solutions to turning these challenges into opportunities.   One-Third of Metal Formers Predict a Drop in Incoming Orders The May 2025 PMA Business Conditions Report shows that 16% of surveyed metal formers anticipate an increase in general economic activity in the next three months, the same percentage reported in April.   Only 8% of Mexican Auto-Parts Manufacturers Face New U.S. Tariffs Per a report from the Mexico Daily News, INA—Mexico’s national auto parts industry association—estimates that 92% of the Mexican auto-parts sector will not be subject to new tariffs from the United States.   Healthy Aerospace Market Driving Orders for Metalworking Machinery New orders of metalworking machinery in March, measured by the U.S. Manufacturing Technology Orders Report published by AMT–The Association For Manufacturing Technology, reached its highest monthly value since March 2023, as aerospace manufacturers increased their orders to the highest monthly value on record.   BTD Manufacturing Celebrates Ribbon Cutting and Grand Opening of New Georgia Facility Custom metal fabricator BTD Manufacturing has opened a new state-of-the-art 335,000-sq.-ft. building in Dawsonville, GA, with a ribbon-cutting ceremony held on April 30, 2025.   Dayton Progress Europe Assumes Sales for IEM, Lempco and Lamina Products Dayton Progress Europe, a supplier of punch and die components, has taken over European sales and technical support for the IEM, Lempco and Lamina brands from U.S.-based Dayton Lamina.   Trumpf Opens New Smart Factory, Expands Initiatives to Grow the Future of Advanced Manufacturing Trumpf officially opened a new smart factory at the headquarters of its North American subsidiary, Trumpf Inc., in Farmington, CT. The facility expands local production of machine tools and demonstrates advanced manufacturing capabilities.   Solar Atmospheres to Build a New Facility in Berlin, CT Solar Atmospheres announced plans to open its seventh U.S. heat treat operation, in an existing industrial facility in Berlin, CT.   Associated Spring Acquires Sko-Die Associated Spring, Milwaukee, WI, announced its acquisition of stamping and lamination manufacturer Sko-Die, Morton Grove, IL.     MetalForming magazine is the official publication of Precision Metalforming Association. PMA Services Inc. 6363 Oak Tree Blvd. | Independence, OH 44131-2500 | USA 216-901-8800

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