Upcoming: The 2025 State-of-Manufacturing Report

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How are engineering teams evolving their manufacturing workflows?
What digital tools are making a difference, from prototyping to production?
Where is the biggest friction in the path from idea to finished product?

Wevolver and Protolabs, a global leader in digital manufacturing, have been conducting a community-driven survey to explore the state of modern manufacturing across industries, disciplines, and production scales.

Why This Matters Now

This isn’t just another survey. The results will feed into a state-of-the-art research report that Wevolver and Protolabs are co-developing to identify the most pressing demands, trends, and innovations reshaping product development. By participating, you contribute to a broader understanding of how real-world teams are navigating challenges—from digital transformation to reshoring, AI-driven design, and rapid iteration.

Whether you're working on early prototypes or managing full-scale production, your insights help build a collective picture of what’s working—and what still needs fixing—in today’s manufacturing ecosystem.

The survey explores topics such as:

• How engineering and manufacturing roles collaborate today

• The technologies teams are using—from digital twins to generative design

• The biggest bottlenecks in prototyping, quoting, certification, and scaling

• Where investment and focus are shifting over the next 2–3 years

• What teams expect from modern manufacturing partners

Who Should Participate?

We’re gathering perspectives from across the development lifecycle:

• Engineers (mechanical, embedded, process)

• Product designers and R&D teams

• Manufacturing leaders and operations teams

• Procurement specialists

• Anyone shaping how things get made—from startups to enterprise.

Whether you build drones, design implants, or optimize factory automation, your perspective helps us capture the real state of manufacturing today.

What Happens Next?

All participants will be the first to access the findings, and anonymized quotes or selected trends may be featured in the final publication.