r/manufacturing
97k members
r/manufacturing is a subreddit with 97k members. The most common kinds of discussions are solution requests and advice requests, and the community frequently discusses manufacturing, looking, manufacturer, looking for, and custom, and they frequently recommend/review cad software, supplier, and scheduling software.
A subreddit for anyone in the manufacturing industry. Content is very diverse: you'll find videos, articles and self posts just to name a few.
Popular Themes in r/manufacturing
#1
Solution Requests
: "Handheld laser welder for daily fab shop use Denaliweld, IPG, or THEO?"
15 posts
#2
Advice Requests
: "Does anyone have any suggestions on manufacturing businesses that are creating good content, either written or video?"
7 posts
#3
Pain & Anger
: "Chinese factory stopped responding after $30k and prototype revision - what now?"
1 post
Popular Topics in r/manufacturing
#1
Manufacturing
: "Things nobody warns you about in Manufacturing"
155 posts
#2
Looking
57 posts
#3
Manufacturer
41 posts
#4
Looking For
27 posts
#5
Custom
19 posts
#6
Production
: "Useless Production Meetings"
19 posts
#7
Product
18 posts
#8
Us
17 posts
#9
Struggling
13 posts
#10
Finding
7 posts
Products Discussed in r/manufacturing
Cad Software
8 reviews
#1
Autodesk
4.0★ from 6 reviews
#2
Vistable
4.0★ from 1 review
#3
Dassault Systèmes
4.0★ from 1 review
Supplier
3 reviews
#1
Alro
4.0★ from 1 review
#2
Aamro Corporation
4.0★ from 1 review
#3
Curtis Wright Surface Technologies
4.0★ from 1 review
Scheduling Software
3 reviews
#1
Microsoft Dynamics
1.0★ from 1 review
#2
E2
5.0★ from 1 review
#3
Pycio
4.0★ from 1 review
Flair Used in r/manufacturing
#1
Other
: "Things nobody warns you about in manufacturing"
44 posts
#2
Supplier search
: "Friend sent me metal part supplier quotes and now I understand why sourcing people lose their minds"
32 posts
#3
How to manufacture my product?
: "The biggest mistake people make when manufacturing physical products"
19 posts
#4
News
: "Wisconsin lost thousands of manufacturing jobs in 2025 - WPR"
18 posts
#5
Quality
: "Just finished calibrating a metal detector for a cookie production line🍪"
15 posts
#6
Productivity
: "Useless Production Meetings"
12 posts
#7
Safety
: "Aluminum Coil secured by tape"
8 posts
#8
Machine help
: "Just bought 9x meltblown extruders from the Covid era."
5 posts
#9
Reliability
: "I actually do this for living"
3 posts
Member Growth in r/manufacturing
Yearly
+25k members(35.3%)
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Last updated: June 9, 2026