The following blogs vary in many ways, but they all have one thing in common: They generally offer the most interesting, innovative, and thought-provoking content from a wide variety of industry thought leaders. Get your bookmark tool ready and let’s dive in.
1. MANUFACTURING BUSINESS TECHNOLOGY
MBT is an offshoot of the bigger Manufacturing.net blog. While the parent blog is a great resource with excellent content, we’ve chosen MBT specifically for this list due to its longstanding readership (the magazine has been in circulation for nearly three decades) and consistent dedication to covering the entire scope of the industry.
2. MANUFACTURING INNOVATION
This blog, brought to us from The National Institute of Standards and Technology’s Hollings Manufacturing Extension Partnership
3. IMT
Industrial Marketing Today is a popular space hosted by Achinta Mitra, the owner of Tiecas, Inc., an industrial marketing and consulting company. Many companies make the mistake of using their blogs to self-promote above all else. Mitra, however, is so passionate about his line of work that his blog is a goldmine of topical and evergreen content, including webinars dedicated to helping its readers understand and optimize marketing industrial efforts in the industry.
4. MANUFACTURING TRANSFORMATION
Hosted by Apriso Corporation, the stated mission of the Manufacturing Transformation blog is “to provide a community forum to discuss various facets of today’s global manufacturing transformation.” Publishing frequently and with an extensive list of thought leaders guest blogging for them, this site is a great example of content that touches on real pain points of the industry while completely eschewing promotional posts (always a smart move – content marketing should never be just about your products/services).
5. MAPI
The Manufacturers Alliance for Productivity and Innovation boasts a verbose and wide-ranging blog dedicated to running the gamut of anything and everything manufacturing. MAPI runs continuing education courses, webinars, live meetings, councils, summits and forums, and their blog reflects the deep well of knowledge needed to consistently create content to be used in each.
In addition to the huge bank of constantly growing content, MAPI dedicates an entire section of its site to forecasts and data analyses covering the entire industry. Data nerds will especially love this one.
6. THOMASNET
Thomasnet is one of North America’s largest and most active network of B2B buyers and industrial/commercial suppliers.
Their blog offers everything from business tips to the latest industry news. Thomasnet covers a wide range of topics that can be of value to all types of manufacturers.
7. CERASIS BLOG
Cerasis, a “third party logistics company with a focus on technology and managed transportation services” hosts a blog popular in the industry. Naturally, the Cerasis blog has a focus on freight management, but also touches on logistical solutions in manufacturing with technology
Even if you’re not in the freight management sector of the industrial manufacturing industry, this blog is a great resource for trends to watch out for, changes in manufacturing strategy, and how technology is shaping the future of the industry – and quickly.
8. MANUFACTURE THIS
If you’re in the industrial manufacturing industry, you know all about the Alliance for American Manufacturing. AAM is the non-profit, non-partisan group of leading manufacturers and steelworkers in the US. While largely focused on public policies that will strengthen American manufacturing, the blog is a great source for current events and happenings in the industry, including infrastructure and innovation.
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