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Will reshoring bring back manufacturing employment? 

Engtechnica.com Editor-in-Chief Roopinder Tara on tariffs, reshoring and the influence of AI.

Will reshoring really bring back manufacturing jobs? Will there be enough engineers and trained specialists to handle the major increase American manufacturing production?  Will artificial intelligence and advanced robotics replace skilled workers?  These are all questions that everyone from manufacturing CEOs to assembly-line workers ask every day, and in the age of increasing tariffs, uncertainty is rising exponentially.

Engtechnica.com Editor-in-Chief Roopinder Tara has definite opinions about these issues, especially the impact of artificial intelligence, and he discusses them in a wide-ranging conversation with engineering.com’s Jim Anderton. 

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James Anderton

Jim Anderton is the Director of Content for ENGINEERING.com. Mr. Anderton was formerly editor of Canadian Metalworking Magazine and has contributed to a wide range of print and on-line publications, including Design Engineering, Canadian Plastics, Service Station and Garage Management, Autovision, and the National Post. He also brings prior industry experience in quality and part design for a Tier One automotive supplier.