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Every week, we cover the five biggest stories in manufacturing, and the implications they have on the industry moving forward. This week:

- AI Robots Rebuild Wildfire-Damaged LA Community Homes

- Deadly Explosions at U.S. Steel Plant in Pennsylvania

- NHL Team in Trademark Dispute with Bag Manufacturer

- A Swarm of Jellyfish Took Down an Entire Nuclear Power Plant

- The U.S. Military Wants to Blow Up Some Cybertrucks

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- Most Manufacturing Professionals Would Recommend an Industry Career Path to Their Children

- Toyota Invests in Childcare Centers for Manufacturing Team Members

- Implant Treats Type 1 Diabetes by Oxygenating Insulin-Producing Cells

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Every week, we cover the five biggest stories in manufacturing, and the implications they have on the industry moving forward. This week:

- Trade War Devastates African Clothing Manufacturer

- Tesla's Brand Loyalty Has Fallen Dramatically

- Glass Plant Closure Impacts 90 Oregon Workers

- Without New Customers, Intel 'Likely' to Stop $28B Ohio Project

- Hemp Battery Factory Plans Go Up in Smoke in Wisconsin

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- Texas, DARPA to Establish Testbed to Use Autonomy to Fight Wildfires

- From Family-Owned to Employee-Owned: A Machinery Manufacturer's 100-Year Journey

- FDA Approves Tiny Implant to Treat Rheumatoid Arthritis

Please make sure to like, subscribe and share the podcast. You could also help us out a lot by giving the podcast a positive review. Finally, to email the podcast, you can reach any of us at David, Jeff or Anna [at] ien.com, with “Email the Podcast” in the subject line.

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Every week, we cover the five biggest stories in manufacturing, and the implications they have on the industry moving forward. This week:

- Anglers Debut Desktop Injection Molding Machine After Mangled Microwave Mess

- 370-Million Mile Hail Mary Saves Camera Aboard NASA’s Jupiter Orbiter

- Green Steel Startup Says it Can Undercut China

- It Ain’t No Lie, Toymakers Are Saying Bye, Bye, Bye to Batteries

- More Manufacturing Professionals Say Tariffs Will Hurt Industry

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- Union Pacific, Norfolk Seek 1st Transcontinental Railroad Through $85B Merger

- Texas A&M to Study Agrihood Living

- Critical Nuclear Power Component Maker Adds Jobs, Manufacturing in Tennessee

Please make sure to like, subscribe and share the podcast. You could also help us out a lot by giving the podcast a positive review. Finally, to email the podcast, you can reach any of us at David, Jeff or Anna [at] ien.com, with “Email the Podcast” in the subject line.

The Today in Manufacturing Podcast is brought to you by the editors of Manufacturing.net and Industrial Equipment News (IEN).

This week's episode is brought to you by Redzone.

Every week, we cover the five biggest stories in manufacturing, and the implications they have on the industry moving forward. This week:

- Michigan Loses Major Semiconductor Manufacturing Opportunity

- Stellantis Pulls Plug on Hydrogen Vehicles

- One of the Largest EV Battery Plants in North America Has Officially Opened

- Walt Disney Robot Made with Same Tech He Helped Pioneer 60 Years Ago

- 5 Million Pools Linked to Child Drownings Recalled

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- SwRI Completes 8-year-long Nextcar Energy Efficiency Project

- Lucid Launches Joint Effort to Strengthen Critical Mineral Supply Chain for U.S. Automakers

- Engineer Revives Pay Phones for Free Calls

Please make sure to like, subscribe and share the podcast. You could also help us out a lot by giving the podcast a positive review. Finally, to email the podcast, you can reach any of us at David, Jeff or Anna [at] ien.com, with “Email the Podcast” in the subject line.

The Today in Manufacturing Podcast is brought to you by the editors of Manufacturing.net and Industrial Equipment News (IEN).

This week's episode is brought to you by Redzone. Watching employees walk away after spending the resources to train them is incredibly frustrating. Watch the webinar, "How Coil Specialist Tackled Employee Reliability by 'Leading Well'," right now.

Every week, we cover the five biggest stories in manufacturing, and the implications they have on the industry moving forward. This week:

- Lawsuit Claims Fired Execs Stole Idea for Hulk Hogan-Branded Beer

- Nutella Maker Ferrero Plans to Buy Century-Old Cereal Maker WK Kellogg for $3.1 Billion

- Family of Man Killed in Cybertruck Fire Sues Tesla

- The World's Skinniest EV Isn't Very Fast

- Time Runs Out for 99-Year-Old Michigan Clock Company

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- Engineering Professor Develops Eco-friendly Method of Creating Semiconductor Materials for Electronics

- Fighting a Pest With Billions of Flies

- Racing Success Comes Down to a Matter of Microns

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The Today in Manufacturing Podcast is brought to you by the editors of Manufacturing.net and Industrial Equipment News (IEN).

This week's episode is brought to you by Redzone. Watching employees walk away after spending the resources to train them is incredibly frustrating. Watch the webinar, "How Coil Specialist Tackled Employee Reliability by 'Leading Well'," right now.

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Every week, we cover the five biggest stories in manufacturing, and the implications they have on the industry moving forward. This week:

- Jabil Plans to Create Nearly 1,200 Jobs in North Carolina with Manufacturing Investment

- Town Wants Pot Taxes to Fund Legal Fight with Battery Manufacturer

- EV Maker’s Factory Tour So Popular It Needs a Lottery

- Nike Soars On Production Shift Away from China, But it Warns of $1B Tariff Hit

- Musk's Top Lieutenant Departs Tesla Unexpectedly

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- Lululemon Sues Costco for Selling 'Dupes'

- Key Inflation Gauge Rose Last Month While Americans Cut Back on Spending

- Eaton’s 'Factories as a Grid' Approach Advances Energy Security

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Every week, we cover the five biggest stories in manufacturing, and the implications they have on the industry moving forward. This week:

- Shuttered Pennsylvania Metalworking Facility Acquired, Reopened

- Hormel Sues Rival Over Sausage Secrets

- SpaceX Starship Test Explosion: What Happened

- Virginia Ice Cream Manufacturer Announces New Factory, Headquarters

- Ford Absent from 20 Most American-Made Autos List & Ford Orders Stop Sale for Electric Mustangs that Can Trap Their Drivers

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- Blue Diamond Sacramento, Cutting 600 Jobs

- Truckers Fear Job Loss as New English Language Rules Take Effect

- The Human Firewall

Please make sure to like, subscribe and share the podcast. You could also help us out a lot by giving the podcast a positive review. Finally, to email the podcast, you can reach any of us at David, Jeff or Anna [at] ien.com, with “Email the Podcast” in the subject line.

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Every week, we cover the five biggest stories in manufacturing, and the implications they have on the industry moving forward. This week:

- JetZero's $4.7B Plant: 14,500 Jobs in North Carolina

- Yaskawa Moving Headquarters from Illinois to Wisconsin

- Major Retailer the Latest to Pin Bankruptcy on Tariff Environment

- Boeing Flight with More Than 240 Aboard Crashes after Takeoff

- Auto Giant Files for Bankruptcy, Blames Tariffs

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- Tariffs Stifle Innovation at Small U.S. Businesses

- Frito-Lay Stops Manufacturing at 55-Year-Old Rancho Cucamonga Facility

- Amazon Wants to Make 10,000 Robotaxis Every Year at New U.S. Factory

Please make sure to like, subscribe and share the podcast. You could also help us out a lot by giving the podcast a positive review. Finally, to email the podcast, you can reach any of us at David, Jeff or Anna [at] ien.com, with “Email the Podcast” in the subject line.