From tariffs to talent and tech, the FT looks at the future of manufacturing in its US heartland. How will President Donald Trump’s dream of bringing back blue collar jobs meet the reality of modern manufacturing? FT columnist Patti Waldmeir goes back to her hometown outside Detroit to find out.<\/p>\n
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00:00 – Trump’s blue collar dream
\n00:48 – Nostalgia vs reality
\n03:00 – Atomic: the tool and die shop
\n06:09 – Fewer workers, increased efficiency
\n07:14 – Beta: the steel company
\n09:58 – A career in the auto industry
\n13:45 – The silver tsunami
\n15:50 – MCC: the talent pipeline
\n17:38 – Fullerton Tool
\n19:54 – Closeness to Canada
\n22:00 – New Lab: the innovation hub
\n24:40 – Microfactories
\n27:41 – RCO: Made in America
\n30:42 – The retired autoworkers
\n33:28 – Outro<\/p>\n
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