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Updated Friday, April 17th, 2026
Welcome to our weekly rundown of the most in-demand industrial products and services in the U.S. right now. At MNI, as well as providing comprehensive profiles of 360,000+ industrial businesses in the U.S., we also keep track of what equipment, parts, and services millions of industrial buyers are searching for across 11,000 distinct product and service categories on our industrial marketplace IndustryNet.
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Springs (+475%): Spring-related searches surged this week, led by coil springs, Belleville disc springs, and torsion springs.
Injection Molding (+238%): Injection molding activity was on the rise, driven by plastic injection molding, short run and long run variants, and injection molded plastics.
Plastics (+132%): Broader plastics interest increased, with general plastics leading the way alongside plastic bags, plastic bottles, and blow molded plastics.
Chemicals (+73%): Chemical searches moved higher this week, concentrated in pharmaceutical chemicals, chemical additives, drilling chemicals, and inorganic chemicals.
Packaging (+47%): Packaging climbed across a wide range of subtypes, with pharmaceutical packaging and food packaging generating the most activity, followed by corrugated and general packaging.
Food Products (+39%): Food product searches continued to grow, led by general food products, frozen, canned, and dehydrated varieties.
Glass Products (+38%): Glass-related interest picked up, with decorative glass, colored glass, and automotive glass leading the category alongside glass bottles and glass pipe.
Machining & Machined Parts (+34%): Machining held steady growth, with precision machine parts, general machined parts, and CNC machined parts pacing the category.
Fiberglass & FRP Products (+23%): Fiberglass remained the highest-volume category on IndustryNet for the second straight week, led by fiberglass materials, fiberglass products, fiberglass insulation, and custom built fiberglass boats.
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Editor's note: This article is updated with new statistics weekly.