r/manufacturing

102k members
r/manufacturing is a subreddit with 102k 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?"
10 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?"
6 posts
#3
Pain & Anger
: "Chinese Supplier Steals Your IP? Here’s How to Fight Back❗️❗️❗️"
2 posts
#4
Opportunities
: "Podcast Opportunities?"
1 post
#5
Self-Promotion
: "Building an on-demand skilled blue-collar workforce platform for manufacturing (B2B) — looking for feedback, hidden competitors, and co-builders"
1 post

Popular Topics in r/manufacturing

#1

Manufacturer

51 posts
#2

Manufacturing

17 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

India

2 posts
#10

Custom Manufacturing

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
#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?"
34 posts
#2
Supplier search
: "Any good manufacturers / OEMs for custom nylon bags?"
18 posts
#3
Productivity
: "Cobots vs fixed automation for high mix low volume work?"
12 posts
#4
How to manufacture my product?
: "New to manufacturing"
12 posts
#5
Quality
: "What are skills that I should work on to become the best Quality Engineer?"
7 posts
#6
News
: "Chinese Supplier Steals Your IP? Here’s How to Fight Back❗️❗️❗️"
6 posts
#7
Safety
: "Trying anti-theft solution on Peugeot 206 sunroof"
4 posts
#8
Reliability
: "The ERP software isn't always the problem. People are"
3 posts

Member Growth in r/manufacturing

Yearly
+26k members(33.7%)

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Last updated: September 1, 2026