From tariffs to talent and tech, the FT looks at the future of manufacturing in its US heartland. How will President Donald Trump’s dream of bringing back blue collar jobs meet the reality of modern manufacturing? FT columnist Patti Waldmeir goes back to her hometown outside Detroit to find out.
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00:00 – Trump’s blue collar dream
00:48 – Nostalgia vs reality
03:00 – Atomic: the tool and die shop
06:09 – Fewer workers, increased efficiency
07:14 – Beta: the steel company
09:58 – A career in the auto industry
13:45 – The silver tsunami
15:50 – MCC: the talent pipeline
17:38 – Fullerton Tool
19:54 – Closeness to Canada
22:00 – New Lab: the innovation hub
24:40 – Microfactories
27:41 – RCO: Made in America
30:42 – The retired autoworkers
33:28 – Outro
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