Editor's Note: This report is the second in a four-part series on the state of the manufacturing industry in 2017. We'll be releasing a new section of this exclusive report every Friday in October as part of Manufacturing.net's month-long celebration of Manufacturing Day.
You can read the first part of the report here.
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