Episode 41
We Import 98% of What We Used to Make
How Offshoring, Overproduction, and Poor Design-For-Manufacturing Created Waste and Weakened the U.S. Textile Industry
Frank Henderson·CEO·Henderson Sewing Machine Co., Inc.
About This Episode
The U.S. once made nearly all of its own textiles. Today, it makes only 2%.
In this episode, a third-generation textile leader with over 50 years in the industry explains how offshoring, poor design-for-manufacturing, and retailer sourcing models reshaped the entire sector. Frank Henderson shares why long lead times and overproduction are driving massive waste, and why automation — not cheap labor — is the future of competitive manufacturing.
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