Industrial Equipment News

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How Schneider Electric Mitigates Motor Downtime in Aging Facilities

The system cuts energy costs, reduces the impact of skilled labor shortages and prevents downtime.

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How Taiwan’s Toolmakers Are Becoming Engineering Partners for U.S. Manufacturers

Beyond price, see how Taiwan's manufacturers compete in the U.S. market.

November 6, 2026

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Tesla Cybertruck Will Die So Cybercab Can Live

The EV debuted as a prototype in 2019 with a memorable gaffe.

November 6, 2026

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Cleat-Making Startup Thrust Into Spotlight After Bears QB Caleb Williams Sports Patented 'SmartStuds'

The inventor was a college dropout working as a housekeeper when he got the idea.

November 6, 2026

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Stanley Black & Decker 'Encouraged' After Organic Growth Boost

CEO Chris Nelson said Q3 performance "reinforces the conviction we have in our long-term strategy.”

November 6, 2026

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Syspro’s New Platform Gives Mid-Market Manufacturers an AI ‘Sidekick’

The platform was developed for manufacturers that need to know their AI investment is delivering measurable value.

November 6, 2026

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Chocolate Factory Fined Over Missing ‘Running Man’

November 5, 2026

Mercedes-Benz digital display technology for rear and side windows showing safety warnings and personalized information on a highway scene

Mercedes-Benz Working on Technology That Uses the Rear Window to Talk to the Car Behind You

November 3, 2026

BMW's Big Severance Offer; Explosion at Quaker Oats; Boom's U.S. 'Superfactory' | Today in Manufacturing Ep. 292

November 2, 2026

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Milwaukee Brewers Championship Triggers a Long Night of Hot Production

October 30, 2026

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Miller Lite Brews Up ‘Clinch Cans’ to Honor Its Hometown’s World Series

October 30, 2026

Explosion, Fire Expose Illegal North Carolina Distillery

October 29, 2026

FBI Most Wanted Fraudster poster for Mary Carole McDonnell, charged with bank fraud and identity theft

Fake McDonnell Aviation Heiress Added to FBI Most Wanted List

October 28, 2026

Gen Z in Manufacturing: Inside the Swing Shift Problem

October 27, 2026

Today in Manufacturing Episode 291 sponsored by Mitsubishi Electric, featuring a high-performance vehicle with exhaust flames

Tesla's Flying Car; Hyundai's Seat Fire Problem; PepsiCo Closes Plant | Today in Manufacturing Ep. 291

October 26, 2026

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Boom Unveils U.S. 'Superfactory'

October 23, 2026

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NEXT S13 Toolbox a Heavy-Duty, Multi-Zone Workshop on Wheels

October 22, 2026

BMW's Six-Figure Severance Offer Causes HR Site to Crash

October 22, 2026

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November 1, 2026

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What Small Manufacturers Learn When Growth Forces Modernization

The lessons one manufacturer learned about technology, and the vital role people play in making it work.

November 6, 2026

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Leuze Expanding Product Portfolio to Include Incremental, Absolute Rotary Encoders

Designed for conveyor systems, robot axes, film packaging machinery and automated guided vehicles.

November 6, 2026

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Continental Diamond Tool Corp Acquires PG&F Superabrasives

CDT has also formed a strategic alliance with Nimbus portfolio company Winterthur Technology Group (WTG).

November 6, 2026

AkzoNobel and Axalta to be Called Axanzo Following Merger

The planned merger will create a global coatings leader with the scale, strength and reach.

November 6, 2026

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Japan's Emergency Cybersecurity Package Follows Wave of Attacks

Japan deploys AI-powered cyber defense teams to battle unprecedented wave of data breaches.

November 6, 2026

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Embodied AI's Humanoid Robot Is Built to Work Next to People

WATCH: It learns on the job and can do the task itself, typically within a month.

November 6, 2026

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Hyundai Reveals End-to-End Hydrogen Technologies at Global Expo

The display spanned vehicles and rail and highlighted solutions for fleet management and refueling.

November 6, 2026

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Midterms Deliver Reckoning for AI Data Centers as Tech Giants Face Wave of Bans

Voters in local referendums cast ballots overwhelmingly in favor of restricting data centers.

November 6, 2026

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Most U.S. Businesses Have Yet to Transform How They Work With AI, Report Finds

“There is a dangerous gap opening up between AI confidence and AI reality.”

November 5, 2026

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Pfizer to Invest $650 Million in New Manufacturing Technology Center

Construction is planned to begin in the second quarter of 2027.

November 5, 2026

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R200 Distance Sensor Provides Compact Design, Precise Measurement up to 150 Meters

Applications include occupancy detection, container positioning and indoor/outdoor vehicle detection.

November 5, 2026

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Legacy Code, Modern Threats: AI-Ready Governance for Any System

Your 30-year-old system isn't the problem. Governance gaps are, and AI just made them more dangerous.

November 5, 2026

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John Deere to Close 2 Iowa Plants in Effort to 'Optimize Its Manufacturing Footprint'

The company said it will find the best future use for the affected sites.

November 5, 2026

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Community Colleges Rush to Expand Semiconductor Training as Labor Shortage Looms

WATCH: The U.S. semiconductor industry could face a shortage of 157,000 full-time workers by 2030.

November 5, 2026