Industrials

Sector journalism and trade press.

• IndustryWeek
  Manufacturing industry leadership and operations.
• Modern Machine Shop
  Precision machining and CNC manufacturing.
• Manufacturing.net
  Industry news aggregation and analysis.
• Plant Engineering
  Plant operations, maintenance, and reliability.
• Assembly Magazine
  Industrial assembly processes.
• Reuters Industrial Manufacturing
  Industrials sector news.

Membership bodies, advocacy, standards.

• NAM — National Association of Manufacturers
  Largest US manufacturing trade association.
• MAPI — Manufacturers Alliance
  Research and learning org for industrial CEOs.
• AEM — Association of Equipment Manufacturers
  Off-highway equipment manufacturers.
• AMT — Association For Manufacturing Technology
  Machine tool industry.
• SME — Society of Manufacturing Engineers
  Manufacturing engineering professional society.
• VDMA (Mechanical Engineering Industry Association)
  German industrial equipment trade group.

Where deals get done and announcements happen.

• Hannover Messe
  World's largest industrial trade fair; Industry 4.0.
• IMTS — International Manufacturing Tech Show
  Chicago; biennial, the largest US manufacturing show.
• Automate
  Robotics and automation show, biennial US.
• FABTECH
  Metal forming, fabricating, welding industry event.
• Manufacturing Leadership Summit (NAM)
  C-level manufacturing industry gathering.
• Pack Expo
  Packaging and processing industries trade show.

Sector-specialist analysts and data providers.

• ISM Manufacturing PMI $
  Monthly Purchasing Managers' Index — leading indicator.
• Federal Reserve Industrial Production
  Monthly US industrial output data.
• Conference Board Leading Economic Index $
  Composite indicator.
• McKinsey Global Manufacturing
  Operations consulting research.
• BCG Global Manufacturing
  Industrial competitiveness research.
• MAPI Foundation
  Industrial economics quarterly forecasts.

Agencies that govern the sector.

• OSHA — Occupational Safety & Health Administration
  Workplace safety regulations.
• EPA — Industrial Facilities Programs
  Industrial emissions, waste, water.
• DOL Wage & Hour
  Wage and overtime rules.
• DOE Industrial Efficiency
  Energy efficiency programs for industry.
• Census Bureau Manufacturing & Construction
  Annual Survey of Manufactures, Economic Census.

Bellwethers and notable executives.

• Siemens
  Roland Busch, CEO. Automation, digital industries, smart infrastructure.
• General Electric (GE Aerospace, GE Vernova, GE HealthCare)
  Three independent companies post-2024 split.
• Honeywell
  Vimal Kapur, CEO. Aerospace, building tech, performance materials.
• 3M
  Bill Brown, CEO. Diversified industrial materials and consumer products.
• ABB
  Morten Wierod, CEO. Electrification, robotics, motion, automation.
• Emerson Electric
  Lal Karsanbhai, CEO. Process automation, climate technologies.
• Schneider Electric
  Olivier Blum, CEO. Energy management, automation.
• Illinois Tool Works (ITW)
  Christopher O'Herlihy, CEO. Industrial diversified; 80/20 management model.
• Caterpillar
  Construction and mining equipment leader.
• Deere & Company
  John May, CEO. Agricultural and construction equipment.
• Mitsubishi Heavy Industries
  Eisaku Ito, President. Diversified Japanese industrial conglomerate.
• Hitachi
  Toshiaki Higashihara, Chairman. Energy, mobility, IT, smart life.