Ft. Lauderdale, FL -- (SBWIRE) -- 04/13/2016 -- Manufacturing journalist and founder of the Manufacturing Media Consortium, Thomas R. Cutler, met with editors, publishers, and economists regarding the upsurge in manufacturing in the Northeast United States. The meetings take place in New York City, NY from April 13-19, 2016.

According to Cutler, "The level of innovation in the manufacturing sector has never been greater. Extraordinary products, services, driving by advancing technologies, from robotics to guided vehicles, are changing the way manufacturers operate. The increasing demand for a Fork Truck Free environment to enhance safety, and ergonomics, combined with higher labor rates are driving a demand for better throughput and productivity. A new era of lean manufacturing and Six Sigma has arrived in 2016 and the content driven demand is extensive. Emphasizing automation and leading technologies drive the manufacturing cases studies reported in North America and around the world."

About TR Cutler, Inc.
TR Cutler, Inc. was founded seventeen years ago by Thomas R. Cutler. Cutler is the President and CEO of Fort Lauderdale, Florida-based, TR Cutler, Inc., (http://www.trcutlerinc.com), the largest manufacturing communication firm worldwide with four dozen industry experts and thought leaders on staff. Cutler maintains extraordinary relationships with clients, journalists, editors, economists, trendsetters, and key business leaders worldwide and has become a key resource for those writing about the manufacturing sector. Cutler founded the Manufacturing Media Consortium in 1999, which now has more than 6,000 global members including journalists, editors, publishers, and economists, worldwide writing about trends, industrial data, manufacturing case studies, material handling profiles, and robotics feature articles. Cutler works with thousands of media outlets to expand the coverage and importance of the manufacturing media coverage.

Cutler advocates for the importance of industrial communication noting, "Manufacturing firms make fantastic products worldwide, yet do a dismal job sharing the innovation, ingenuity, and importance of their engineering expertise. These are great stories about terrific companies and products and it is both an honor and privilege to share them with global readers."

Cutler has authored more than 6,000 articles for a wide range of manufacturing periodicals, industrial publications, and business journals each published in leading monthly trade magazines, B2B periodicals, blogs, and marquis publications globally. Cutler is the most published freelance industrial journalist worldwide, and more than three thousand industry leaders follow Cutler on Twitter daily at @thomasrcutler.