r/manufacturing
100k members
r/manufacturing is a subreddit with 100k members. The most common kinds of discussions are solution requests and advice requests, and the community frequently discusses manufacturer, struggling, looking, manufacturing, and finding, 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
: "Looking for recs for a reliable tool for process mapping? Something that doesn't fall apart after multiple steps"
9 posts
#2
Advice Requests
: "EU buyer just threatened to pull our contract if we can't prove PFAS compliance by Q3, where do we even start?"
9 posts
Popular Topics in r/manufacturing
#1
Manufacturer
51 posts
#2
Struggling
10 posts
#3
Looking
10 posts
#4
Manufacturing
8 posts
#5
Finding
6 posts
#6
Supplier Compliance
: "Been part of an AI project that actually replaced hours of manual compliance checking"
5 posts
#7
Clothing Manufacturer
4 posts
#8
Tired
3 posts
#9
Custom Manufacturing
3 posts
#10
Hard
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
: "quick question- If turbine blades are cast, how do they machine the internal cavities?(see the pic)"
40 posts
#2
How to manufacture my product?
: "Is this part impossible?"
20 posts
#3
Productivity
: "Advice for High-Mix Low-Volume Scheduling"
15 posts
#4
Supplier search
: "Mineral casting"
12 posts
#5
Machine help
: "Rare earth magnet lead times have gone sideways since the export licensing kicked in. Anyone actually redesigning around it ?"
8 posts
#6
News
: "New monorail hoist installed in a U.S. workshop"
6 posts
#7
Safety
: "You should know what 60Hz sounds and feels like!"
5 posts
#8
Reliability
: "Lead-free solder and long-term reliability: are you still seeing tin whisker and thermal fatigue issues years after the RoHS switch?"
3 posts
#9
Quality
: "Polymer concrete drainage channels"
3 posts
#10
META
: "New rule: this subreddit is for individuals, not companies/organizations"
1 post
Member Growth in r/manufacturing
Yearly
+26k members(34.5%)
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Last updated: August 5, 2026