Domestic manufacturing

Where should the next dollar of US supply go?

Follow each product from raw material to finished goods. Swap parts — vacuum AMOLED, printed OLED, IPS, VA, TN and the rest — or press Cheapest, Completeness, or Best to rebuild the combination. Raw materials show how much the US can still mine.

Products

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Oven

Kitchen oven that bakes and roasts food in an enclosed, heated cavity.

US $6B Global $28B

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Distribution transformer

Utility transformer that steps neighborhood medium voltage down to household service.

US $5B Global $20B

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Components

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Plastic chassis

Injection-molded polycarbonate frame. Cheapest structure, lowest rigidity.

US 18% Score 69.4

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Power supply

Switch-mode brick or internal PSU that turns AC into low-voltage DC for a TV, laptop, or appliance board.

US 10% Score 75.6

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Materials

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Spodumene

Hard-rock lithium mineral. Mined and then converted to battery chemicals.

US 6% Score 52.3

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Manganese

Refined manganese from ore, used in NMC cathodes and steel.

US 0% Score 70.2

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Strongest investment gaps

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Component	Criticality	US share	Demand	5-year investment	Added output	Score
Glass lens	Medium	2%	200,000,000 units	$400M	5,000,000 units/yr	86.4
Laser imaging unit	Critical	4%	5,000,000 units	$700M	300,000 units/yr	85.8
Neodymium speaker	High	2%	250,000,000 units	$450M	8,000,000 units/yr	85.5
Molded polymer lens	Medium	2%	400,000,000 units	$250M	20,000,000 units/yr	84.1
Ballscrew	High	10%	1,500,000 units	$400M	150,000 units/yr	84.0
Linear rail	High	10%	2,000,000 units	$500M	200,000 units/yr	84.0
Microphone	Medium	1%	400,000,000 units	$120M	20,000,000 units/yr	83.7
Battery contactor	High	8%	4,000,000 units	$120M	400,000 units/yr	82.7