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Welcome to the fifth episode of the Today in Manufacturing Podcast, a new podcast brought to you by the editors from Manufacturing.net and Industrial Equipment News (IEN).

In each episode, we discuss the five biggest stories in manufacturing, and the implications they have on the industry moving forward. This week, we discuss:

- Engineers Pitch Solar-Powered Lunar Ark

- The Top 10 Safety Citations in 2020

- Engineer Steals 2,500 Pages of Classified Info

- Scooter Megafactory Will Produce One Every Two Seconds

- Multiple Cracks Found in Part of United Jet's Engine

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- Homebound Children Drive Surge in Lego Sales 

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