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Boeing Lands Multi-Billion-Dollar Contract to Build Mystery Jet for U.S. Navy
It's creating the country's largest secure factory to handle production.
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Nearly 1,400 Laid Off at Truck Factory in Ohio
The facility could gain new life under its next owner.
October 5, 2026
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Solar-Powered Garbage Can Stops the Stink
The lid insert efficiently breaks down acetic acid.
October 5, 2026
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Bayer to Invest $2.2B in New U.S. Manufacturing Site
It's expected to create around 600 jobs.
October 5, 2026
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Figure Trained Its Humanoid Robots to Jump Into Molten Steel
The decommissioning stunt was suggested by the Terminator himself.
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
Also on the podcast, Caterpillar commits $1 billion to expand U.S. manufacturing, criminal conspiracy targets cooking oil and new exoskeleton helps users walk upright again.
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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Gen Z in Manufacturing: The Young Worker's Psychological Tug-of-War
September 29, 2026
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Your Plant's Electrical System Is Like Your Blood
September 28, 2026
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Workers Hospitalized After Chemical Leak at Purina Dog Food Plant
September 28, 2026
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Underground Vinyl Plant Busted; F-150's Gas Tank Problem; America's Transformer Crisis | Today in Manufacturing Ep. 287
September 28, 2026
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Iowa Cooperative to Build the World’s Largest Honey Bottling Plant
September 25, 2026
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Manufacturers Are Moving Past Pilots and Scaling AI Deployments
September 24, 2026
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Lego Invests $400 Million to Boost Brick Production in Mexico
September 24, 2026
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Security Breach: Water Treatment Hacks Reflect Larger OT Threats
September 23, 2026
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October 1, 2026
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Why Digital Machining Is Replacing Chemical Milling in the Aerospace Industry
Advances in the technology can reduce production time by up to 65%.
October 5, 2026
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What to Know About Weapons in Space
It's not just U.S. efforts that remain shrouded in mystery.
October 5, 2026
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KNOLL Reveals AerosolMaster ATS for Long Tool Life, Low Air and Oil Consumption
Breakthrough technology transforms industrial machining with almost-dry lubrication innovation.
October 5, 2026
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Restoring a 1967 Camaro Pace Car That Has Been Sitting for Over 50 Years
In 48 hours.
October 5, 2026
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Major Oil Exporters Agree to Keep Production Steady in November
At a time when the Iran war has driven the price of benchmark Brent crude oil above $100 a barrel.
October 5, 2026
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Toyota Unveils Battery Center of North America at Michigan R&D Campus
To handle technology across the full battery-development cycle.
October 5, 2026
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Teradyne Partners with Bright Machines to Put Robots, Test Tech in AI Infrastructure Microfactories
AI infrastructure is driving one of the largest electronics manufacturing buildouts in recent history.
October 5, 2026
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Attalon Invests Nearly $13M to Expand U.S. Sapphire Manufacturing Capacity
The material is used across electro-optical and infrared defense applications.
September 29, 2026
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Pandora Opens $150 Million Jewelry Factory Powered by Renewable Energy
It will produce up to 60 million pieces of jewelry a year.
October 1, 2026
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U.S. Manufacturing Sector Expanded in September
The indexes for new orders, employment and prices each rose compared to August.
October 2, 2026
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Artificial Intelligence
Why Some Supply Chains Recover Faster Than Others
Why resilience strategies fail and how standardized processes fix it.
October 2, 2026
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How One Shop Filled 150 Idle Machine Hours in Two Weeks
Without hiring additional sales or estimating staff.
October 2, 2026
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Dell Pro Rugged Laptops Deliver Field-Grade Durability
The platform adds AI-ready performance and advanced connectivity for large-scale field deployments.
October 2, 2026
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The Origins of the Baja Bug
See how the vehicle got its name.
October 2, 2026