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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:

- Molson Coors Shutting Down 157-Year-Old Wisconsin Brewery
- Mattel 'Deeply' Regrets Packaging Problem on 'Wicked' Dolls
- Japanese Automaker Nissan Cuts 9,000 Jobs as its Vehicles Fail to Sell
- Natilus Concept Could Compete with Popular Boeing 737, Airbus A320 Aircraft
- Deadly Factory Explosion in Kentucky

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- Rivian, Volkswagen Group Launch Joint Venture
- Generative AI Can Make Autonomous Security Robots More Human

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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:

- Rare Cars Found in Secret ‘Junkyard’ Sold for Millions
- Butcher Harvests Invasive Raccoons to Make Meatballs
- 1.3 Million Chickens Killed After Poultry Processor Goes Belly Up
- Boeing Marked Up Air Force Soap Dispensers by 8,000%
- PepsiCo Closing 4 Bottling Plants

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- House Speaker Says GOP May Try to Repeal CHIPS Act
- This Wallet Would Never Fit In Your Pocket
- Security Breach: The Little Things that Kill

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

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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:

- Report Details Cracked Skulls, Amputations at Rivian's Illinois Plant
- Elon Musk Says Making a $25,000 EV Is ‘Silly’ and ‘Pointless'
- eVTOL Aircraft Maker Runs Out of Money, Stopping Operations
- Con Artist Steals 22 Metric Tons of Award-Winning Cheddar
- Jury Hands $5.2 Billion Verdict in Bottled Water Liver Damage Lawsuit

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- Stellantis Invests $29.5 Million in Wind Tunnel Technology to Enhance EV Aerodynamics
- Boeing Could Sell Space Business to Blue Origin
- Federal Government Hands Out $24B For Railroad Projects

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

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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:

- GM Just Tested the Fastest Car Ever Built by a U.S. Automaker
- Stellantis to Shutter, Sell Arizona Facility
- Boeing Starts Selling Off Pieces
- PepsiCo to Reverse ‘Shrinkflation’ Following Consumer Complaints
- Hybrid-Electric Plane Maker Announces First U.S. Factory

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- Space Liver Could Transform Tissue Engineering on Earth
- Machine Learning Reveals Large Lithium Potential in Smackover Formation
- Handmade Instrument With 600-Year History Invaded by Machinery, Mass Manufacturing

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

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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:

- First Tesla Police Cybertruck Won't Be Used as Patrol Car
- Barge Crash Caused by Sleeping Deckhand Results in $6M in Damages
- Swiss Court Upholds Watchmaker's Odd Bathroom Break Rule
- Boeing to Lay Off 17,000 Employees
- Ford Unveils Bronco Inspired by Off-Road Racing Champion from 1960s

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- Injectable Foam 'Bandage' Stops Hemorrhaging
- Amazon, Google Make Dueling Nuclear Investments to Power Data Centers
- GM Ventures Invests $10M in Forge Nano to Pursue Better Batteries

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 sponsored by Oracle NetSuite. Demystifying AI: A Layperson’s Guide to Artificial Intelligence and Its Impact on Our World is a new business guide written by acclaimed author Glenn Hopper. Download it now.

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

- Bankrupt EV Maker Leaves Abandoned HQ in Shambles
- Toilet Paper Panic Buying Returns Amid Dockworkers’ Strike
- Toyota Pumps Brakes on EV Production in the U.S.
- Home Depot to Force Corporate Staff to Work Shifts in Stores
- Milwaukee Tool Opens Mississippi Manufacturing Facility

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- We Have Only Have About 60 Harvests Left, Researchers Warn
- America's Largest French Fry Producer Closes Facility Amid Fading Demand
- Oldest Operating Toyota Forklift Found in Burlington, Ontario

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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This week's episode is brought to you by Sikich. Download 7 Key Areas for Modernizing Distribution to unlock seven key areas of supply chain management that enterprises can leverage to retain their market share and stay ahead of disruptions.

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

- Baxter Closes its Biggest Factory Amid Hurricane Helene Flooding in North Carolina
- Disgraced Ex-Nissan CEO Ordered to Return Luxury Yacht
- Auto Industry's Oldest Test Site Turns 100
- Over 90,000 Georgia Residents Sheltering After Chemical Plant Fire
- Rolls-Royce Spends Year Developing Rainbow Paint for Single Client

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- Startup Makes Construction Materials Out of Beer Waste
- Britain's Last Coal-Fired Electricity Plant Is Closing
- Blue Polymers Breaks Ground on Recycled Plastics Plant

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, Andy 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 Sikich. Download 7 Key Areas for Modernizing Distribution to unlock seven key areas of supply chain management that enterprises can leverage to retain their market share and stay ahead of disruptions.

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

- Ford Patent Could Protect You from Accidentally Smuggling Drugs
- Proposed Bill in Brazil Would Require Automakers to Sell Amphibious Cars
- UAW Workers Near Strike at Ford Factory
- Three Mile Island Could Soon Reopen to Power Microsoft Data Centers
- 3D-Printed Shark Pipes Beat Out Tesla Valves in One Direction Flow

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- Andruril, Microsoft Partner to Help Soldiers See Realtime Threats
- Flexiv's Robot Fish Fillet Shaping Solution Automates Cod Production

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.