Manufacturing had a great year in 2018, and 2019 promises to be as good. However, clouds are on the horizon.

The United States, Canada and Mexico have reached a broad agreement on the "new NAFTA," the U.S.- Mexico-Canada trade agreement (USMCA).

Carlisle Brake and Friction is 101-year-old company that manufactures braking products for construction, aerospace, agriculture, military, racing, mining and highway uses.

Green manufacturing not only benefits the environment by minimizing natural resource use. It also benefits the manufacturers.

Roll-form manufacturers produce a wide range of parts for assembly, including highly contoured automotive exterior panels.

Power Solutions International (PSI) of Wood Dale, IL, designs, engineers and manufactures engines for the industrial, construction, agricultural and on-road markets.

Despite a persistent and incremental march toward automation, people are still necessary for much of manufacturing. Perhaps that will always be true for certain segments.

Engineers at NASA recently earmarked a couple of emerging technologies that may alter the way aircraft are designed and built in the coming decades. If successful, each could lead to planes that are quieter, more energy efficient and produce fewer emissions.

For nearly 30 years, Flocon Inc. has been manufacturing fluid applicators and dispensing systems in Illinois for applications in a wide variety of industries.

Manufacturing in America is more robust than you might think. Many metro areas across the country have growing manufacturing sectors that employ workers in good jobs and enable them to save for the future.