As we do every year, we hope and pray you have the chance to relax and spend quality time with your family and loved ones over the holidays.

We'll be entering the new year with optimism as we believe the current administration's goal of revitalizing U.S. manufacturing is on its way to being achieved. "The United States is growing stronger," says Douglas Woods, AMT President (AMT owns IMTS). For example, Woods thinks the One Big Beautiful Bill Act (OBBBA) will strengthen investment conditions and deliver long-sought tax incentives, investment opportunities, and financial relief to manufacturers. We agree.

We also believe the long-term effects of President Trump's tariff policy will begin to emerge. "The 2025 Reshoring Survey found that 43% of contract manufacturers have already reshored work for customers or are actively fulfilling reshoring orders, while another 16% are currently quoting reshoring projects," says Harry Moser, founder and president of the Reshoring Initiative. In the future, we'll hopefully look back and realize 2026 is when we truly entered the golden age for America.

Speaking of the future, who knows what is going to happen with AI? Short answer -- no one. But we can tell you that AI, along with the continued robotic integration and the seemingly daily advancements in additive manufacturing, will remain the hottest topics in our industry.

Here at Nelson Publishing, we are proud that our eNewsletters -- Modern Applications News (MAN), Tooling & Production (T&P), and the Manufacturing Center Product Spotlight -- continue to keep up with the latest trends as we try our best to deliver the latest, most interesting news from our industry.

In what has become our annual tradition, we have put together our "Best of 2025" issue. We have compiled two lists -- the Top 10 Most Read Features and Top 10 Most Read Product Spotlights, as judged by the response of our readers. We hope you enjoy these stories and catch some helpful information you may have missed the first time around.