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

- The Rare Factory Options That Turned Ordinary Cars Into Million-Dollar Collectibles

- Lincoln Logs Lose Longtime U.S. Manufacturing Home

- Polaris Closing Wisconsin Factory After Indian Motorcycle Sale

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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 QAD Redzone. Watch, "When Culture and Data Converge, Manufacturers Find New Potential" a short video about how QAD Redzone is empowering teams and making a big impact on these businesses.

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

- Del Monte Fresh Produce Company to Buy Canned Vegetable Brand

- Steel Factory Officials Detained After Explosion Kills 4, Hospitalizes 84

- Part That Broke During UPS Plane Crash Failed Four Times on Different Aircraft

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- Musician Aloe Blacc Picks Innovative Fire-Resistant Prefab Home Design to Rebuild After California Wildfire

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 QAD Redzone. Watch, "When Culture and Data Converge, Manufacturers Find New Potential" a short video about how QAD Redzone is empowering teams and making a big impact on these businesses.

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

- The 'Worst in Show' at CES 2026

- Stellantis Kills Full Plug-In Hybrid Line

- Trailer Manufacturer to Idle Two Plants, Cut 270 Job

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- Bill Proposes ‘Hard Labor,' Including Manufacturing Work, for Serious Crimes

- Generac Acquires New Factory to Meet Surging Data Center Demand

- Railroads and Their Regulators Thwart Safety Fixes

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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 Blumira. Watch this short new video, "Manufacturing's Most Concerning Cybersecurity Trends," to learn about the latest hacking trends, like how supply chains and logistics services are coming under fire, and how you can negate these vulnerabilities.

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

- The Impact of Tariffs in 4 Charts

- Poor Welds, Bad Lashing Caused Massive Batteries to Burst Into Flames, Triggering Multiple Fires, $3.8 Million in Damage

- Tesla Loses Title as World's Biggest EV Maker as Sales Fall for Second Year in a Row

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- Joby Buys Second Ohio Factory to Expand Electric Air Taxi Production

- Oysters, Crab and $400,000 Worth of Lobster Meat Stolen in New England

- Kawasaki's Robot Horse Gallops Toward Production

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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 by Laserfiche. Generative AI is turbocharging modernization across the industrial sector by saving time, processing data, and increasing worker productivity during the implementation of new tools and technologies.

This new paper from Manufacturing.net, "How AI Tackles Manufacturing’s Top 5 Implementation Challenges," gives you the five key areas throughout the industrial enterprise where GenAI knocks over implementation hurdles. Download it right now.

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

- Gen Z in Manufacturing: Do Young Workers Want to Stay with One Company or Move On?

- Key Takeaways from Report on Tyson Plant Closure in Nebraska

- Cadillac Escalade Can't Stop Turning Its Headlights On in Odd Auto Mystery

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- Samsung Biologics to Open First U.S. Manufacturing Plant in Maryland

- Cloudy Future for Bourbon Has Jim Beam Closing Kentucky Distillery for a Year

- Walmart, Other U.S. Companies Want to Build a Pipeline of Skilled Tradespeople

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 by Laserfiche. Generative AI is turbocharging modernization across the industrial sector by saving time, processing data, and increasing worker productivity during the implementation of new tools and technologies.

This new paper from Manufacturing.net, "How AI Tackles Manufacturing’s Top 5 Implementation Challenges," gives you the five key areas throughout the industrial enterprise where GenAI knocks over implementation hurdles. Download it right now.

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

- Ford Scraps Fully-Electric F-150 Lightning

- Volkswagen Announces Unprecedented Plant Closure

- Anheuser-Busch to Close Three U.S. Breweries

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- Largest U.S. Transformer Maker Faces Nearly $1 Million in OSHA Fines

- Study Finds Drivers Struggle to Multitask When Using Dashboard Touch Screens

- Manufacturing’s Legacy Forms are Leaking Data

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 Blumira. Watch this short new video, "Manufacturing's Most Concerning Cybersecurity Trends," to learn about the latest hacking trends, like how supply chains and logistics services are coming under fire, and how you can negate these vulnerabilities.

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

- Jaguar Fires Design Chief Behind Rebrand

- Rare Corvette Engine Resurfaces in Original Packaging

- Milk Recalled Over Potential Contamination with ‘Cleaning Agents’

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- Hadrian to Build AI-Powered Production Cell at Lockheed Missile Factory

- U.S. Steel to Resume Steel Production at Shuttered Illinois Plant

- In Colorado Town Built on Coal, Some Families are Moving On

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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. Watch "Claremont Foods Shares the Secret to OEE," right now.

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

- Guilty Pleas Follow Scheme to Smuggle Illegal Baby Formula Into U.S.

- New Solar Motorcycle Design Inspired by Leopards

- Campbell's Fires Executive Who Was Recorded Saying Company's Products Are for 'Poor People'

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- Bagged Salad Maker Faces $1M in Fines After Workplace Fatality

- Supply Chain Delays, Rising Equipment Prices Threaten Electricity Grid

- Gen Z in Manufacturing: Young Workers Want More Skills, Not More Titles

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 Blumira. Watch this short new video, "Manufacturing's Most Concerning Cybersecurity Trends," to learn about the latest hacking trends, like how supply chains and logistics services are coming under fire, and how you can negate these vulnerabilities.

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

- GE Appliances Bolsters Ties with U.S. Suppliers; Moves Production from China to Kentucky

- Critical Auto Supplier Catches Fire for Third Time in Two Months

- Baltimore Bridge Collapse Blamed on Single Loose Wire

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- Military Vets Embrace New Battlefield

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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 Blumira. Watch this short new video, "Manufacturing's Most Concerning Cybersecurity Trends," to learn about the latest hacking trends, like how supply chains and logistics services are coming under fire, and how you can negate these vulnerabilities.

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

- Apple Hit with $634M in Damages in Apple Watch Patent Infringement Case

- Oshkosh Defense to Cut 160 Workers Following Q3 Sales Slide

- Ford is Now Selling Used Cars on Amazon

- U.S. Mint Presses Final Pennies as Production Ends After More Than 230 Years

- Tesla Says No More Chinese Components in U.S. Cars

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- Shareholders of Union Pacific, Norfolk Southern Support Rail Merger

- Cannabis Workers Are Developing Asthma and It Can Be Deadly

- Cities, States Are Turning to AI to Improve Road Safety

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