--- title: "Manufacturing: What's Now and Next" description: We created this newsletter in response to the requests for regular access to key research, partner perspectives, labor market highlights, and events. image: https://www.manpowergroupusa.com/hubfs/Social%20Media/LI-Human-factory-worker-and-a-robot-are-walking.jpg --- [![ManpowerGroup Web Horizontal Logo for Light Background](https://www.manpowergroupusa.com/hs-fs/hubfs/ManpowerGroup%20Web%20Horizontal%20Logo%20for%20Light%20Background.png?width=150&height=27&name=ManpowerGroup%20Web%20Horizontal%20Logo%20for%20Light%20Background.png "ManpowerGroup Web Horizontal Logo for Light Background")](https://manpowergroup.com) [![Manpower Web Horizontal Logo for Light Background-2](https://www.manpowergroupusa.com/hs-fs/hubfs/Manpower%20Web%20Horizontal%20Logo%20for%20Light%20Background-2.png?width=150&height=28&name=Manpower%20Web%20Horizontal%20Logo%20for%20Light%20Background-2.png "Manpower Web Horizontal Logo for Light Background-2")](https://www.manpowergroupusa.com/manpower) [![Experis Logo Horizontal Transparent](https://www.manpowergroupusa.com/hs-fs/hubfs/Experis%20Logo%20Horizontal%20Transparent.png?width=100&height=37&name=Experis%20Logo%20Horizontal%20Transparent.png "Experis Logo Horizontal Transparent")](https://www.experis.com) [![ManpowerGroup Talent Solutions Reduced Size Web Horizontal Logo for Black Background](https://www.manpowergroupusa.com/hs-fs/hubfs/ManpowerGroup%20Talent%20Solutions%20Reduced%20Size%20Web%20Horizontal%20Logo%20for%20Black%20Background.png?width=150&height=31&name=ManpowerGroup%20Talent%20Solutions%20Reduced%20Size%20Web%20Horizontal%20Logo%20for%20Black%20Background.png "ManpowerGroup Talent Solutions Reduced Size Web Horizontal Logo for Black Background")](https://talentsolutions.manpowergroup.com) [![JF_BE_Logo_SS_HOR_MC_RGB_REG-4](https://www.manpowergroupusa.com/hs-fs/hubfs/JF_BE_Logo_SS_HOR_MC_RGB_REG-4.png?width=150&height=30&name=JF_BE_Logo_SS_HOR_MC_RGB_REG-4.png "JF_BE_Logo_SS_HOR_MC_RGB_REG-4")](https://www.manpowergroupusa.com/jefferson-wells) Insights # Manufacturing: What's Now and Next - October 2, 2020 - | - [Manpower](https://www.manpowergroupusa.com/insights/tag/manpower), - [Manufacturing](https://www.manpowergroupusa.com/insights/tag/manufacturing) - | - 2 min read ![Rebekah Kowalski](https://www.manpowergroupusa.com/hubfs/Brands/ManpowerGroup%20Solutions/Email%20Images/Rebekah_Kowalski_webinar_speaker.png) [ Rebekah Kowalski ](https://www.manpowergroupusa.com/insights/author/rebekah-kowalski) SHARE | - - - Home 1. [ManpowerGroup Insights](https://www.manpowergroupusa.com/insights) 2. Manufacturing: What's Now and Next Happy Manufacturing Month! Welcome to the first edition of MANUFACTURING: What's Now and Next! We created this monthly newsletter in response to the many requests we have had for regular access to Manpower’s research and insights so you stay connected to important workforce trends in the world of manufacturing. In every issue, we will feature key research, partner perspectives, labor market highlights, and upcoming events. Whether in CPG, Pharma, Heavy Industry, Medical Devices, or Advanced Automotive, manufacturing in your organization is facing significant challenges: in continuing to manage your digital evolution, revise your operations to produce more, less, or something different, or guard against the constant onslaught of cyber attacks. Probably, you are wrestling with all three! It is Manpower’s core mission to help you anticipate and manage those challenges with innovative workforce solutions, and a big part of that is sharing our insights to help you get ahead of the curve. This month, I am particularly pleased to share the launch of Manpower Engineering, bringing what was Experis Engineering into the Manpower brand. We are making investments in solutions, services, and innovations to better help our clients propel their visit forward. Learn more at [www.ManpowerEngineering.com.](http://www.ManpowerEngineering.com.) Also this month, be sure to check out the following: - [Attend: the 4th Annual Women in Manufacturing Leadership series. ](https://www.manpowergroupusa.com/insights/women-in-manufacturing-leadership-series)The first session is October 8 with Chandra Brown, CEO of MxD, and Trish Gyorey, Partner at McKinsey & Company. - [Read: The Future Factory](https://web.manpowergroup.us/future-factory). A blueprint of future roles and skills and guidance on how to proactively manage the next phase of your digital evolution - [Read: 10 Critical Role Design Changes in the Digital Era](https://www.manpowergroupusa.com/insights/top-10-job-design-changes-in-the-digital-era-for-manufacturing-and-beyond). What you need to know to be successful on the people side of your digital strategy. - [The Hiring Guide](https://www.mxdusa.org/hiringguide/): Cybersecurity in Manufacturing is the focus of this month’s [Partner Perspective with Liz Stuck](https://www.manpowergroupusa.com/insights/partnership-perspective-manufacturing-industry), Director of MxD Learn.  Covid-19 has proven that U.S. Manufacturing is essential to the fabric of our society. Its resilience and adaptiveness is being proved out every day and will continue to grow stronger as we are planful with how we maximize the convergence of our #1 asset – People – with our adoption of the technologies that propel us forward. I hope you find this newsletter insightful and that it sparks even more meaningful conversations with your Manpower and Manpower Engineering partners. Very best, Rebekah Kowalski VP, Manpower Manufacturing - [Manpower](https://www.manpowergroupusa.com/insights/tag/manpower), - [Manufacturing](https://www.manpowergroupusa.com/insights/tag/manufacturing) Happy Manufacturing Month! Welcome to the first edition of MANUFACTURING: What's Now and Next! We created this monthly newsletter in response to the many requests we have had for regular access to Manpower’s research and insights so you stay connected to important workforce trends in the world of manufacturing. In every issue, we will feature key research, partner perspectives, labor market highlights, and upcoming events. Whether in CPG, Pharma, Heavy Industry, Medical Devices, or Advanced Automotive, manufacturing in your organization is facing significant challenges: in continuing to manage your digital evolution, revise your operations to produce more, less, or something different, or guard against the constant onslaught of cyber attacks. Probably, you are wrestling with all three! It is Manpower’s core mission to help you anticipate and manage those challenges with innovative workforce solutions, and a big part of that is sharing our insights to help you get ahead of the curve. This month, I am particularly pleased to share the launch of Manpower Engineering, bringing what was Experis Engineering into the Manpower brand. We are making investments in solutions, services, and innovations to better help our clients propel their visit forward. Learn more at www.ManpowerEngineering.com. Also this month, be sure to check out the following: Attend: the 4th Annual Women in Manufacturing Leadership series. The first session is October 8 with Chandra Brown, CEO of MxD, and Trish Gyorey, Partner at McKinsey & Company. Read: The Future Factory. A blueprint of future roles and skills and guidance on how to proactively manage the next phase of your digital evolution Read: 10 Critical Role Design Changes in the Digital Era. What you need to know to be successful on the people side of your digital strategy. The Hiring Guide: Cybersecurity in Manufacturing is the focus of this month’s Partner Perspective with Liz Stuck, Director of MxD Learn. Covid-19 has proven that U.S. Manufacturing is essential to the fabric of our society. Its resilience and adaptiveness is being proved out every day and will continue to grow stronger as we are planful with how we maximize the convergence of our #1 asset – People – with our adoption of the technologies that propel us forward. 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