American Manufacturing

What manufacturing businesses in the network do

The shops and plants that make real things. American manufacturing built this country's middle class — and the manufacturers in this network are building its future.

• Custom fabrication and machining
• Short-run production
• Assembly and finishing
• Prototyping
• Private-label manufacturing

Credentials to expect from manufacturing companies

• Business registration and facility inspections
• ISO or industry certifications where held
• Every manufacturing applicant provides a state license number or federal EIN before a listing is reviewed. Credential details are checked and never published.

Questions to ask before you hire manufacturing

• What are your minimum order quantities?
• How is quality checked before shipment?
• Can you work from a drawing or a sample?

List your manufacturing business

• Apply through the network application and choose Manufacturing. A plain listing is $200 per six months; the managed, fully optimized listing is $3,600 minimum per six months with a dedicated account manager.