--- title: "Manufacturing Innovation: A Blueprint for Northeast Ohio" description: This Blueprint for manufacturing innovation in Northeast Ohio is the product of 300 hours of conversation with 150 industry leaders. image: https://www.manufacturingsuccess.org/hubfs/blueprint%20report%20pages%20-%20social%20sharing%20image.jpg --- # The Blueprint for Manufacturing Innovation Is Here This Blueprint for Manufacturing in Northeast Ohio is the product of 300 hours of conversation with 150 industry influencers — manufacturing CEOs, community and business leaders, academics, workers, students, and nonprofit leaders. Together, we’re going to make our region better. [![GET THE BLUEPRINT](https://no-cache.hubspot.com/cta/default/2820628/6f12fd4e-0fcc-42e1-8ada-6559460d6ede.png)](https://cta-redirect.hubspot.com/cta/redirect/2820628/6f12fd4e-0fcc-42e1-8ada-6559460d6ede) ### Masters of the Comeback Manufacturers fought through the Great Recession. We survived the global pandemic. And today we stand on the cusp of a tremendous opportunity.  As we rebuild our post-COVID-19 industry, the big question is: ##### Who do we want to be next? ### The Blueprint Has the Answer We want the future to be made here in Northeast Ohio. By our people, in our factories.  We want to, once again, be a place where innovators bring big ideas from all over the world. We want to create thousands more jobs and lead the world in smart manufacturing.  ##### The Blueprint is how we’ll do it, together. [![DOWNLOAD THE REPORT](https://no-cache.hubspot.com/cta/default/2820628/ca28d38e-9f13-471d-a850-b86810eda5e7.png)](https://cta-redirect.hubspot.com/cta/redirect/2820628/ca28d38e-9f13-471d-a850-b86810eda5e7) ![Make It Better Blueprint Report cover](https://www.manufacturingsuccess.org/hs-fs/hubfs/Make%20It%20Better%20Blueprint%20Report%20cover.png?width=1000&name=Make%20It%20Better%20Blueprint%20Report%20cover.png) ## Our Vision for Success This vision is bold. It’s aspirational. And it’s ours to build. ![hard hat icon](https://www.manufacturingsuccess.org/hs-fs/hubfs/hard%20hat%20icon%202.png?width=100&name=hard%20hat%20icon%202.png) #### 3,000 new advanced manufacturing jobs every year ![gears icon](https://www.manufacturingsuccess.org/hs-fs/hubfs/gears%20icon.png?width=100&name=gears%20icon.png) #### $10B increase in manufacturing GRP by 2030 ![economy chart icon](https://www.manufacturingsuccess.org/hs-fs/hubfs/economy%20chart%20icon.png?width=112&name=economy%20chart%20icon.png) #### $40B boost to the regional economy by 2030 ## 4 Keys to Unlock the Future To unlock the future, we need to commit to massive change in four areas. Use the Blueprint to guide your actions, and join us as a Blueprint Champion. [ BECOME A BLUEPRINT CHAMPION ](https://www.manufacturingsuccess.org/blueprint-champions) - **TALENT: **Build the workforce we need to win in the future - **TRANSFORMATION: **Use Industry 4.0 technologies to unlock advantage - **INNOVATION: **Pioneer new products and new ways of working - **LEADERSHIP: **Boldly lead our companies and region ##### 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. ### Ready To Help Bring the Blueprint to Life? [TAKE ACTION](https://www.manufacturingsuccess.org/blueprint-take-action) ### A Note From the CEO I would like to personally thank every individual, company, and community organization who so willingly gave of their time and expertise to help create the Blueprint. ![ethan karp square](https://www.manufacturingsuccess.org/hs-fs/hubfs/ethan%20karp%20square.jpg?width=633&name=ethan%20karp%20square.jpg) Dr. Ethan Karp, President & CEO, MAGNET ![AMG Consulting Group logo](https://www.manufacturingsuccess.org/hs-fs/hubfs/AMG%20Consulting%20Group%20logo.png?width=216&name=AMG%20Consulting%20Group%20logo.png) ![AMI Advanced Manufacturing International Inc](https://www.manufacturingsuccess.org/hs-fs/hubfs/AMI%20Advanced%20Manufacturing%20International%20Inc.png?width=216&name=AMI%20Advanced%20Manufacturing%20International%20Inc.png) ![Bialosky Cleveland logo](https://www.manufacturingsuccess.org/hs-fs/hubfs/Bialosky%20Cleveland%20logo.png?width=216&name=Bialosky%20Cleveland%20logo.png) ![Hylant logo](https://www.manufacturingsuccess.org/hs-fs/hubfs/Hylant%20logo.png?width=216&name=Hylant%20logo.png) ![EDGE Economic Development logo](https://www.manufacturingsuccess.org/hs-fs/hubfs/EDGE%20Economic%20Development%20logo.png?width=216&name=EDGE%20Economic%20Development%20logo.png) ![CESMII Smart Manufacturing Institute logo](https://www.manufacturingsuccess.org/hs-fs/hubfs/CESMII%20Smart%20Manufacturing%20Institute%20logo.png?width=216&name=CESMII%20Smart%20Manufacturing%20Institute%20logo.png) ![Case Western Reserve University Veale Institute logo](https://www.manufacturingsuccess.org/hs-fs/hubfs/Case%20Western%20Reserve%20University%20Veale%20Institute%20logo.png?width=216&name=Case%20Western%20Reserve%20University%20Veale%20Institute%20logo.png) ![Kinetico Water Systems logo](https://www.manufacturingsuccess.org/hs-fs/hubfs/Kinetico%20Water%20Systems%20logo.png?width=216&name=Kinetico%20Water%20Systems%20logo.png) ![Lumitex logo](https://www.manufacturingsuccess.org/hs-fs/hubfs/Lumitex%20logo.png?width=216&name=Lumitex%20logo.png) ![Dix & Eaton logo](https://www.manufacturingsuccess.org/hs-fs/hubfs/Dix%20%26%20Eaton%20logo.png?width=216&name=Dix%20&%20Eaton%20logo.png) ![Bowden Manufacturing logo](https://www.manufacturingsuccess.org/hs-fs/hubfs/Bowden%20Manufacturing%20logo.png?width=216&name=Bowden%20Manufacturing%20logo.png) ![Greater Akron Chamber logo](https://www.manufacturingsuccess.org/hs-fs/hubfs/Greater%20Akron%20Chamber%20logo.png?width=216&name=Greater%20Akron%20Chamber%20logo.png) ![Jergens logo](https://www.manufacturingsuccess.org/hs-fs/hubfs/Jergens%20logo.png?width=216&name=Jergens%20logo.png) ![The Centers logo](https://www.manufacturingsuccess.org/hs-fs/hubfs/The%20Centers%20logo.png?width=216&name=The%20Centers%20logo.png) ![Cleveland PPE logo](https://www.manufacturingsuccess.org/hs-fs/hubfs/Cleveland%20PPE%20logo.png?width=216&name=Cleveland%20PPE%20logo.png) ###### ![Make It Better Ohio logo](https://www.manufacturingsuccess.org/hs-fs/hubfs/Make%20It%20Better%20Ohio%20footer%20logo.png?width=200&name=Make%20It%20Better%20Ohio%20footer%20logo.png) The **Make It Better** movement was ignited by [MAGNET: The Manufacturing Advocacy and Growth Network](https://www.manufacturingsuccess.org/), as part of our work to grow the manufacturing industry in Northeast Ohio and bring prosperity to our region. We’re a non-profit on a mission to help companies transform to make the future better. 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