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Operations
$50B in Announced Automotive Investments Sparks Debate Over Actual Plant Growth
Experts reveal a more complicated truth about the surge.
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Inventory Management
Why Experts Think U.S. Trade Policy Causes More Damage Than Good
Mainstream economists say the relatively open global trading system had benefited the U.S.
October 12, 2026
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Elderly Couple Sues Automaker, Says Plant Drove Them from Their Home
This wasn't the first issue with the project.
October 12, 2026
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Inventory Management
From Clockmakers to Pet Food Plants: Factory Workers Blame Layoffs on Tariff Spikes
Proponents insist a factory boom is underway.
October 12, 2026
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Why Robots Jumped Into Molten Steel; Drone Falls From Sky; Ford Hires Bird of Prey | Today in Manufacturing Ep. 289
Also on the podcast, new concrete foundations power buildings, exhausted employees create cybersecurity risk and Kawasaki's new robot cat.
October 12, 2026
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Operations
GSK Commits $800M to Expand Pennsylvania Manufacturing Facility
The expansion project will include the demolition of existing buildings.
October 12, 2026
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Is the Gig Economy Coming for Manufacturing?
October 7, 2026
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Power-Propelled Drum Handlers Help Operators Move, Lift, Position, Weigh and Pour Drums
October 8, 2026
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October 8, 2026
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Configurator Bridges Gap Between Sales, Engineering to Shrink Time to Start Manufacturing
October 8, 2026
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EV Maker Emphasizes 'Commitment' to U.S. Market Despite Cratering Sales
October 7, 2026
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Powdered Eggshells Used to Make High-Quality Metal
October 6, 2026
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Figure Trained Its Humanoid Robots to Jump Into Molten Steel
October 5, 2026
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How F-35 Parts Got Shipped to China; Plastics Fire Aftermath in Michigan; Chemical Leak at Purina Plant | Today in Manufacturing Ep. 288
October 5, 2026
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Ford Factory Hires Hawk to Fight Off Pigeons
October 2, 2026
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New Drone Falls From Sky Like Maple Seed, Then Sails Like Boat
October 1, 2026
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GM Joint Venture Retooling Tennessee Plant for ‘World-First’ Battery Production
September 30, 2026
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It Took At Least 16 Fire Departments and 2 Million Gallons of Water to Put Out Plastics Plant Blaze in Michigan
September 29, 2026
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Training & Development
How General Motors Is Simulating Its Way to Autonomous Driving
Will GM's "eyes off" system be ready by 2028?
October 12, 2026
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Metalworking Machinery Orders Up Over 36% in August
Orders through the first eight months of the year were up nearly 37%.
October 12, 2026
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Operations
China's Carmakers Rely on Overseas Markets as Monthly Domestic Sales Decline Continues
China faces increasing skepticism from trade partners who fear it's undermining their domestic industries and trade balance.
October 12, 2026
Wireless power transfer charging system installed under vehicle chassis with illuminated receiver panel
Operations
Honda Develops Underlaying Technology for In-Motion Wireless Charging of EVs
Including large commercial vehicles.
October 8, 2026
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Products
PIP, GORE-TEX Collaborate to Advance Worker Protection
The collaboration will accelerate the development of protective solutions that address increasingly complex workplace hazards.
October 9, 2026
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Safety
Hackers Breached U.S.-Bound Oil Supertanker
Investigations have not been able to determine how access was gained or who was responsible.
October 9, 2026
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Safety
Army Report Finds Systemic Failures Behind DC Midair Collision
Victims families are pushing for requiring technology that helps pilots detect nearby traffic.
October 9, 2026
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Operations
PPG to Expand Aerospace Windows Factory in Alabama
The investment includes a new 112,000-square-foot facility.
October 9, 2026
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Training & Development
Four Astronauts Return to Earth After Eight Months in Space
SpaceX brought the flyers back with a splashdown in the Pacific.
October 9, 2026
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Operations
Trump Administration is Suspending Microsoft from Green Card Program
Microsoft suggests its use of the program is being mischaracterized.
October 9, 2026
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Video
The Widest Street Legal Car Is 10-Feet Wide
That's one special wide load.
October 9, 2026
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Material Handling
Tesla, Pilot Open First Megacharger Site
These chargers allowing a Tesla Semi to recover 60% of charge in 30 minutes.
October 9, 2026
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Operations
First Magnet-Grade High-Purity Iron Plant Opens in Texas
The plant will use a single-step process to make high-purity iron for rare earth magnets and steel.
October 9, 2026
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Material Handling
Steel Tubing Manufacturer Expanding in Oklahoma
The company serves the automotive, oil and gas, power generation and agriculture industries.
October 8, 2026
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Safety
Coalition Calls for OT Cyberscurity Regs
The OTCC is seeking baseline requirements on visibility, segmentation, remote access and recovery.
October 8, 2026