MAGNET's 2025 Manufacturing Survey

Steady Under Pressure

Steady Under Pressure: The State of Ohio Manufacturing in 2025 is MAGNET’s new report based on our 2025 Ohio Manufacturing Survey. It captures what nearly 300 Ohio manufacturers are seeing right now, representing 30,000+ workers. It explores what’s challenging Ohio manufacturers, what’s driving their optimism, and where they’re placing big strategic bets for the future.

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The Big Picture
Ohio manufacturers are dealing with massive uncertainty and rising material costs. But most are not pulling back. They’re adapting. 2025 was a year of tightening operations, managing risk, and holding onto great people, with stubborn optimism for what’s ahead in 2026.

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Key Findings

What It Means
This is a high-cost, fast-changing environment. The winners will run lean, make clear bets, and stay flexible when conditions shift.

How MAGNET Can Help
If you want to strengthen operations, use AI in practical ways, or build a stronger workforce, MAGNET can help you move from ideas to results. We’ve supported Ohio manufacturers for 40+ years, across Industry 4.0, operational excellence, product strategy, and people.

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Tariffs and Turbulence

In a special report from MAGNET’s 2025 Manufacturing Survey, Ohio’s most comprehensive overview of the manufacturing economy, we examine the impact—positive and negative—that tariffs have had on the sector since being enacted in early 2025.

Tariffs and Turbulence: How Ohio Manufacturers Are Navigating a Shifting Trade Landscape reveals how trade policy is reshaping manufacturing in Ohio, which companies are gaining ground, which are losing it, and how leaders see the road ahead.

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