r/manufacturing
103k members
r/manufacturing is a subreddit with 103k members. The most common kinds of discussions are advice requests and solution requests, and the community frequently discusses manufacturer, manufacturing, struggling, looking, and frustration, 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
Advice Requests
: "For those of you in Quality, do you have any effective tips or best practices for managing product containment when a major defect is discovered?"
7 posts
#2
Solution Requests
: "I own a 125-ton Toyo (Japan) aluminum HPDC machine in Pakistan — how do I take it global as an export/OEM supplier?"
4 posts
#3
Pain & Anger
: "Chinese Supplier Steals Your IP? Here’s How to Fight Back❗️❗️❗️"
1 post
Popular Topics in r/manufacturing
#1
Manufacturer
51 posts
#2
Manufacturing
12 posts
#3
Struggling
10 posts
#4
Looking
10 posts
#5
Frustration
7 posts
#6
Finding
6 posts
#7
Clothing Manufacturer
4 posts
#8
Tired
3 posts
#9
Hard
2 posts
#10
Steel
2 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
: "I own a 125-ton Toyo (Japan) aluminum HPDC machine in Pakistan — how do I take it global as an export/OEM supplier?"
38 posts
#2
How to manufacture my product?
: "A steel production line"
25 posts
#3
Supplier search
: "When do companies usually start looking for backup suppliers?"
17 posts
#4
Productivity
: "Has anyone actually won the argument for running machines below full utilisation?"
13 posts
#5
News
: "The government will guarantee 90% of some loans used to bring manufacturing back to the U.S."
8 posts
#6
Quality
: "What are skills that I should work on to become the best Quality Engineer?"
8 posts
#7
Machine help
: "I built a CNC tool inventory workbook for small machine shops — what would you add"
4 posts
#8
Safety
: "What’s a safety lesson you learned the hard way?"
3 posts
Member Growth in r/manufacturing
Yearly
+26k members(33.3%)
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Last updated: September 11, 2026