Primary Industries in Memphis
Memphis’s strongest manufacturing sectors — and the precision parts we machine for each.
Defense
Memphis' defense role leverages its position as America's logistics hub — FedEx's global air hub enables overnight defense parts delivery nationwide, while the Naval Support Activity Mid-South and Defense Logistics Agency distribution center drive local machining demand.
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Memphis' automotive role centers on logistics — FedEx's global hub makes Memphis the fastest shipping point in North America for auto-parts distribution, while the Nissan Canton Assembly Plant in Mississippi (90 minutes south) produces the Titan and Frontier trucks. The metro's growing manufacturing base includes Nucor Steel Memphis, and the region's machining shops serve Tier 2 programs for Southeast assembly plants.
Explore Automotive in MemphisMedical Devices
Memphis is a major medical device manufacturing hub — Smith+Nephew operates its global orthopedic device headquarters here, Wright Medical (now Stryker) maintains extremity and biologics operations, and Medtronic runs a significant spinal device distribution center leveraging FedEx's Memphis superhub. Methodist Le Bonheur Healthcare and the University of Tennessee Health Science Center drive clinical demand for joint replacement, spinal, and trauma device components.
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