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Operations
America’s Debt Crisis: Why the National Debt Threatens Manufacturing Subsidies and Reshoring
If we want to reshore production and give hope to the middle class, we must face our financial problems.
Featured
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Artificial Intelligence
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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Operations
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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Today in Manufacturing Podcast
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
Wireless power transfer charging system installed under vehicle chassis with illuminated receiver panel
Product Development
Honda Develops Underlaying Technology for In-Motion Wireless Charging of EVs
Including large commercial vehicles.
October 8, 2026
Popular Videos
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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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'Beef Bandits' Steal Cargo as Driver Sleeps
October 8, 2026
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Configurator Bridges Gap Between Sales, Engineering to Shrink Time to Start Manufacturing
October 8, 2026
Five VinFast electric vehicles displayed on a rooftop with city skyline backdrop and Manufacturing Now branding
EV Maker Emphasizes 'Commitment' to U.S. Market Despite Cratering Sales
October 7, 2026
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Spokbee Builds 3D Product Configurators for Any Company That Makes Complex Products
October 6, 2026
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Powdered Eggshells Used to Make High-Quality Metal
October 6, 2026
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$28 Billion Hemp THC Industry Fights to Survive Looming Federal Ban
October 5, 2026
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Figure Trained Its Humanoid Robots to Jump Into Molten Steel
October 5, 2026
Today in Manufacturing Episode 288 promotional graphic featuring military aircraft, Chinese flag, Pentagon building, and GAINS sponsor logo
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
Latest
The Security Breach Podcast
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The Security Breach Podcast
Security Breach from Manufacturing.net offers the insight needed to ready your company's defenses against hackers.
October 6, 2026
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New Products
Smart Cut Guard Module for Granulators
Analysis of vibration provides an early warning of potential problems.
October 12, 2026
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Artificial Intelligence
AI Found Your Defect. Now What?
Manufacturing doesn't need more AI pilots - it needs workflows that lead to a decision.
October 12, 2026
Aerial view of a large parking lot with hundreds of white, gray, and black vehicles arranged in organized rows
Supply Chain
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
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Supply Chain
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
Workers processing lumber at an industrial woodworking facility with yellow machinery and green structural beams.
Supply Chain
From Clockmakers to Pet Food Plants: Factory Workers Blame Layoffs on Tariff Spikes
Proponents insist a factory boom is underway.
October 12, 2026
Industrial worker in hard hat using AR technology displaying AI analytics and data metrics on holographic display in manufacturing facility
Artificial Intelligence
Why the Next Manufacturing AI Breakthrough Is Connected Operations
The real value of AI is in connecting the people, systems and processes that already keep the business moving.
October 9, 2026
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New 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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New Products
High Resolution Programmable Encoder
Designed for applications requiring precise motion feedback, flexible configuration and a compact 36mm footprint.
October 9, 2026
Hooded figure at laptop with global network connections, data analytics charts, and world map overlay representing cybersecurity and digital threats
Supply Chain
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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Product Development
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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Artificial Intelligence
Anthropic Revamps Cyber Verification Program
The tiered approach helps manage access to evolving capabilities.
October 9, 2026
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Product 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
Man in navy suit speaking at podium with Presidential Seal, addressing audience at American Workers event
Operations
Trump Administration is Suspending Microsoft from Green Card Program
Microsoft suggests its use of the program is being mischaracterized.
October 9, 2026
Man in black clothing posing beside a bright yellow vintage minivan on a rural highway with green fields and blue sky
Video
The Widest Street Legal Car Is 10-Feet Wide
That's one special wide load.
October 9, 2026