^^ right on the money. The US will never sustain itself on “generic” manufacturing. Making a simple part is easy, and can be done probably as cheaply anywhere else in the world. What we can excel at is “just in time” solutions to new problems - e.g. designing/tooling a repair part for heavy machinery in real-time. This is something we can do much better than anyone else overseas. It’s in something like this where being close to your customer (interacting and getting instant feedback) really matters.