{"id":931,"date":"2019-10-22T14:27:10","date_gmt":"2019-10-22T21:27:10","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/savingusmanufacturing.com\/blog\/?p=931"},"modified":"2019-10-22T14:37:45","modified_gmt":"2019-10-22T21:37:45","slug":"made-in-america-2019-trade-show-sparks-new-revolution","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/savingusmanufacturing.com\/blog\/manufacturing\/made-in-america-2019-trade-show-sparks-new-revolution\/","title":{"rendered":"Made in America 2019 Trade Show Sparks New Revolution"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

It\nwas a dream come true to see so many innovative companies making products in\nAmerica when I attended the first Made in America<\/a> trade show\nthat was held October 3-6th<\/sup> in Indianapolis, IN. The event began\nduring Manufacturing Week declared by President Trump and the show opened to\nthe public on the national Manufacturing Day. Not only was it the largest-ever\npublic showcase of American made products, the focus was different than any\nother trade show I’ve ever attended. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

My\nplane from San Diego arrived too late Thursday to attend the gala kickoff party\nwhere the band Big & Rich and special guest Ted Nugent entertained the\naudience. While at the show, John Rich announced his generous donation of over\n$50,000 to Folds of Honor<\/a>, a nonprofit\norganization that provides educational scholarships to families of military\nservicemen and women who have fallen or been disabled while on active duty in\nthe U.S. Armed Forces.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Fox\nNews sent Fox & Friend’s correspondent, Carley Shimkus, to report live from\nthe show on Friday and Saturday, and she did an update every hour (watch the\nvideos at foxnews.com<\/a>).<\/p>\n\n\n\n

On\nFriday, opening ceremonies began at 9:00 AM, an hour before the show opened to\nthe public. After prayer was offered, a color guard presented the flag for\nsaluting, and the national anthem was sung anthem, the audience was welcomed by\nshow\u2019s founder and chairman, Don Buckner, and COO, Brad Winnings, and Indianapolis\nMayor Joe Hogsett welcomed everyone. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Then,\nLloyd Wood, Deputy Asst. Secretary for textiles, Consumer Goods and Materials made\nbrief comments on behalf of the Trump Administration, noting that 500,000\nmanufacturing jobs have been created since the beginning of 2017, there are 7,000,000\ncurrent job openings, and 300 companies of the National Council for American\nWorkers have signed a pledge to expand apprenticeships  He also mentioned that President Trump just\nsigned trade agreement with Japan and is working on trade agreement with United\nKingdom.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Economist\nStephen Moore, was the featured pre-show speaker. Highlights of his comments\nwere:  average income has increased by\nabout $5,000 per year since 2017, unemployment is down to 3.4%, and Black and\nHispanic unemployment is at record low. \nFederal tax revenue was higher than any previous year; regulations are\ndown by 34%, yet air quality is better as CO2 emissions have been reduced by\n70-80%. Also, for the first time, we are a net exporter of oil and gas.   <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Radio\ntalk show host Mike Gallagher, one of the most listened-to radio talk show\nhosts in America, broadcast his show Friday at the booth of Mike Lindell of My\nPillow fame. Mr. Lindell had a booth for his new venture, My Store, which\nwill feature only American-made products for online sales. He was one of the\nguests on the show along with economist Stephen Moore and Mike Lindell.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

After\nthe show opened, there was a simultaneous schedule of speakers from 11:00 AM to\n3:00 PM.  Harry Moser, founder and\npresident of the Reshoring Initiative<\/a> started off\nthe sessions with \u201cWhat\u2019s Happening with Reshoring.\u201d  By using the TCO Estimator, nearly 3,000\ncompanies have reshored manufacturing to America since 2010 creating nearly\n800,000 jobs.  Next, marketing guru,\nSteve Schwander discussed \u201cHow to listen to the customer.\u201d  After lunch, the afternoon sessions were\n\u201cProtecting your IP from abuse in China\u201d by Amy Wright and \u201cStay out of trouble\nwhen making Made in the USA claims\u201d by Russell Menyhart. Mark Andol, CEO of\nGeneral Welding & Fabricating, concluded the afternoon session by telling how\nhis Made\nin America Store<\/a> has reached\nbig milestones in its mission to save and create American jobs by boosting US manufacturing\nfor nearly a decade. His store in Elma, NY features over 9,000 Made in USA\nproducts.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

I\ndidn\u2019t spend my time listening to these presentations as I wanted to see the\ndisplays by exhibitors.  Outside of the\nConsumer Electronics Show in Las Vegas, I\u2019ve never been to a show with so much\nvariety of consumer products.  Of course,\nmost of the products exhibited at CES are made offshore, whereas all of these\nproducts were made in America.  It was a\npleasure to see American made bedding, mattresses, furniture, rugs, draperies, flatware,\ndinnerware, cook ware, cabinets, and other kitchen goods. These are all\nindustries that some said were lost forever. \nThere were also bicycles, sports equipment, tools, and toys.  It was especially nice to see Made in America\napparel and make up. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

While\na few of exhibitors probably exhibit at county fairs for their homemade crafts\nand food stuffs like candy, popcorn, pickles, and sausage, other exhibitors\nwere the more traditional plastic, rubber, and metal fabricators that exhibit\nat shows like WESTEC, FABTECH, and the regional Design2Part shows. There were\nalso companies that probably don\u2019t exhibit at traditional trade shows,\nincluding a company that builds roller coasters.  With about 300 exhibits, it took me both days\nto completely walk the show as I stopped to talk to so many exhibitors.  <\/p>\n\n\n\n

While\nFriday\u2019s show ended at 5 PM for the public, it was followed by a dinner and\nspeeches for exhibitors, sponsors, and VIP\u2019s. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

First,\nDon Buckner shared his story of how and why he started the Made in American\nshow. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Mr.\nBuckner said, \u201cI started a company in my garage 20 years ago and recently sold\nit.  Now I have the resources, capitol,\nand desire to finally do something.  We\ndecided to make a difference. So, we came up the idea of a trade show in\nIndianapolis. We rented the Indianapolis convention center for the first week\nof October to bring 700-800 manufacturers and celebrate U.S. manufacturing in a\nway that\u2019s never been done before. If you draw a circle around Indianapolis,\nabout a 200-mile radius, probably about half of our manufacturing is in that\ncircle. And the other thing is the heartland of this country truly does believe\nin buying American-made products being pro union, pro-labor and blue\ncollar.  The name and brand of Made in\nAmerica has been around for over 100 years. It has value and means\nquality.  According to Consumer Reports,\n80% of Americans still want to buy an American made product, and of those 80%,\n60% of those are willing to pay a premium for an American product\u2026.\u201d  <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Next,\nWahl Clipper Corporation, the household name in grooming, presented a $75,000\ncheck to Jeremiah Paul, spokesperson for Wounded Warriors for the Wounded\nWarrior Project. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Hernan\nLuis y Prado, founder and CEO, described Workshops\nfor Warriors<\/a> (WFW), which is a GuideStar platinum-rated nonprofit that\nprovides training for veterans, wounded warriors and transitioning service\nmembers to fill America\u2019s void of qualified CNC machining, 3-D printing,\nwelding and advanced manufacturing workers. Since WFW is located in San Diego, I\u2019ve\nwritten three articles in the past to support his mission and goals.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Alfredo\nOrtiz, President and CEO of Job Creators Network<\/a>, briefly\nexplained that JCN is a nonpartisan organization whose mission is to\neducate business leaders, entrepreneurs, and employees and provide them \u201cwith\nthe tools to become the voice of free enterprise in the media, in Congress, in\nstate capitals, in their communities, and their workplaces\u2014allowing them to\nhold politicians accountable to job creators and their employees.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Paul\nWellborn, President and CEO of Wellborn Cabinets, accepted the award for\nAmerican manufacturer of the year on Friday night because he had to leave the\nshow to attend the wedding of his grandson on Saturday. A whole Made in America\nkitchen was on display at his company\u2019s booth. The award categories highlighted\nrebuilding America\u2019s manufacturing workforce through reshoring and innovations\nin manufacturing techniques. The rest of the awards were presented on Saturday\nnight.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

My\nPillow\u2019s founder and President, Michael J. Lindell, ended the evening with his\npersonal story of going from being a crack addict to becoming a\nmultimillionaire business owner thanks to the intervention of friends and help\nfrom God. The evening event lasted until 9:30 PM and ended with a closing\nprayer.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

There\nis no way to do justice to the show in one article, so my next article will\ncover day two of the show. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

One\nof the video promos for the trade show said, \u201cThere was a time not too long ago\nwhen a little elbow grease and a whole lot of pride defined American made.  We were industrialists driven by\ndetermination and innovation. We set the bar for quality and ingenuity,\ngeneration after generation. Something changed \u2014 Technology, foreign influence,\nloss of respect for the American worker. \nIt cost us our jobs, factories, communities, our homes. Some called it a\nnatural evolution.  We call is the spark\nof a new revolution. We are redefining the next chapter in American made\nhistory bringing prosperity to the red, white, and blue behind every man and\nwomen committed to returning our country back to its glory days of manufacturing.  We invite you to join us in this monumental\nrevolution.  The power of change belongs\nto us\u2026\u201d  <\/p>\n\n\n\n

I\nbelieve this trade show did become the spark of a new revolution and I am\njoining it. I made it my goal ten years ago when I published my first book, Can\nAmerican Manufacturing be Saved?  Why we\nshould and how we can <\/em>to do everything I could for the rest of my life to\nfirst save and then rebuild American manufacturing to create prosperity. I am\nglad I am no longer a lone voice in this cause. Please join us.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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