--- title: A Blueprint for the Future of Manufacturing in Northeast Ohio description: "Northeast Ohio has everything it needs to lead the world in smart manufacturing. We just have to do what we do best: Make It Better. Together." image: https://www.manufacturingsuccess.org/hubfs/Deonia%20Duncan%20at%20Lincoln%20Electric.jpg --- # The Future of Manufacturing Starts Here Northeast Ohio has everything it needs to lead the world in smart manufacturing. We just have to do what we do best: **Make It Better.** Together. [GET THE BLUEPRINT](https://www.manufacturingsuccess.org/blueprint-report) [GET THE 2024 BLUEPRINT REPORT CARD ](https://www.manufacturingsuccess.org/hubfs/Magnet%20Blueprint%20Layout%202024%20WEB.pdf) [WATCH VIDEOS](https://www.manufacturingsuccess.org/blueprint-stories) [TAKE ACTION](https://www.manufacturingsuccess.org/blueprint-take-action)   ### Almost 50% of the economy Manufacturing contributes twice as much to the gross regional product as healthcare. ** ### 270,000 jobs And every manufacturing job delivers 4 more in the community. ** ### 10,000 manufacturers 98% of them are small and medium-sized companies. ** ### Our Challenge: The Future Is Coming Fast We have a plan to fuel a true manufacturing revival in Northeast Ohio. [GET THE BLUEPRINT](https://www.manufacturingsuccess.org/blueprint-report) ##### INSIDE THE BLUEPRINT ## 4 Keys to Unlock the Future Northeast Ohio needs massive systemic change in four areas: talent, transformation, innovation, and leadership. ##### TALENT #### Building the Workforce We Need To Win in the Future, Today As we know all too well, the manufacturing industry has a serious image problem. Perception isn’t keeping up with the STEM reality of smart manufacturing jobs. Old myths that the jobs are “dark, dirty, and dangerous” persist. Plagued by memories of mass layoffs others see manufacturing as unstable. Neither of these are true. But these misconceptions mean not enough students are choosing manufacturing. ##### TRANSFORMATION #### Using Industry 4.0 Technologies to Unlock Advantage Technology is to smart manufacturing what coal was to the original steel mills. It fuels modern production, and we can’t win without it. Hidden behind factory walls the fourth wave of the industrial revolution is completely changing the way we make things and what we make. Industry 4.0 is all things digital, automated, and connected: cobots, robots, the Internet of Things (IoT), automation, artificial intelligence, big data, and more. ##### INNOVATION #### New Products, New Services, and New Ways of Working The future is not incremental. It’s innovation. It’s invention. It’s using technology to make new ideas come to life. It’s relentlessly looking at your products, services, and ways of working and seeking to make them better. That’s where the opportunities lie. Manufacturing growth will only come through innovation. Without it, the industry will inevitably shrink. ##### LEADERSHIP #### Boldly Leading Our Companies and Region We need bold leadership at every level to lead the world in smart manufacturing. Like the leadership of LeBron James when he and the Cavaliers ended a 52-year sporting drought by winning the NBA Championship. James motivated his team to one of the most incredible comebacks in sport history to win it all, down to the wire, in game 7. ##### INSIDE THE BLUEPRINT ## 4 Keys to Unlock the Future Within a decade, Northeast Ohio can lead the world in smart manufacturing. But we need massive systemic change in these four areas: #### TALENT Advanced manufacturing jobs are high-tech — offering a world of opportunity in everything from robotics to blockchain to artificial intelligence. [WATCH VIDEO](https://youtu.be/6XkJJ-gmYFA) 1 ![group of smiling manufacturing workers](https://www.manufacturingsuccess.org/hubfs/group-of-smiling-manufacturing-workers.png) #### TRANSFORMATION Technology is to smart manufacturing what coal was to the original steel mills. It fuels modern production, and we can’t win without it. [WATCH VIDEO](https://youtu.be/I1x3_-M1nXY) 2 ![robotic manufacturing equipment](https://www.manufacturingsuccess.org/hubfs/robotic-manufacturing-equipment.png) #### INNOVATION The future is not incremental. It’s innovation. It’s invention. It’s using technology to make new ideas come to life. It’s relentlessly looking at your products, services, and ways of working and seeking to make them better — that’s where the opportunities lie. [WATCH VIDEO](https://youtu.be/ZwqyvN__pfE) 3 ![two men working in manufacturing lab](https://www.manufacturingsuccess.org/hubfs/two-men-working-in-manufacturing-lab.png) #### LEADERSHIP We need bold leadership at every level to lead the world in smart manufacturing. Like the leadership of LeBron James when he and the Cavaliers ended a 52-year drought by winning the NBA Championship. [WATCH VIDEO](https://youtu.be/kbWdxRrSutU) 4 ![two managers in hard hats on factory floor](https://www.manufacturingsuccess.org/hubfs/two-managers-in-hard-hats-on-factory-floor.png) [ GET THE BLUEPRINT ](https://www.manufacturingsuccess.org/blueprint-report) ## Powered by People ![Lincoln Electric employee Deonia Duncan](https://www.manufacturingsuccess.org/hs-fs/hubfs/Lincoln%20Electric%20employee%20Deonia%20Duncan.jpg?width=800&name=Lincoln%20Electric%20employee%20Deonia%20Duncan.jpg) Hundreds of manufacturing CEOs, business and community leaders, educators, and workers are committed to the bold vision of the Blueprint. Meet some of them, and learn how manufacturing can change lives. [READ THE STORIES](https://www.manufacturingsuccess.org/blueprint-stories) ## A Powerful Partnership To Make It Better Together, our Blueprint Champions will create thousands of jobs, transform our industry, and lead the world. 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