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 SugarCRM, featured as a leader in IDC’s MarketScape: Worldwide B2B CRM Platform Software for Industrial Manufacturing 2024 Vendor Assessment.  

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

- GM to Invest $888 Million to Upgrade Engine Factory in Western New York

- Haribo Recalls Candy After Traces of Cannabis Found

- Oreo Maker Mondelez Sues Aldi, Alleging Grocery Chain Copies its Packaging to Confuse Customers

- Raccoon Break-In Snarls Airbus Jet Production

- 3,000 Vehicles Stranded: Pacific Ocean Ship Fire

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- States Are Rolling Out Red Carpets for Data Centers

- Transforming Facilities Management with 3D Scanning: A Real-World Use Case from the Field

- America’s Oldest Cheesemaker Goes Up for Sale

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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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 SugarCRM and The CRM Buyer’s Guide for Manufacturing. 

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

- TRUMPF Opens New Smart Factory - @3:01

- Crime Ring Accused of Stealing $83M in Amazon Cargo - @10:28

- U.S. Mint Moves Forward with Plans to Kill the Penny - @21:04

- Shoemaker Looks to Outsmart Tariffs, Labor Woes with Automation Boost - @32:50

- Ford Suit Claims Lemon Law Lawyers Bilked Them Out of $100M - @40:00

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- O-Ring Debris Causes More Than $2 Million in Damage - @50:06

- John Deere Acquires Drone Camera Maker to Integrate Aerial Field Scouting - @55:38

-Court Convicts 4 Ex-Volkswagen Managers of Fraud in Emissions Scandal + Justice Department Reaches Deal to Allow Boeing to Avoid Prosecution Over 737 Max Crashes - 1:00:39

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 Andy [at] ien.com, with “Email the Podcast” in the subject line.

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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 SugarCRM. Download the new case study, How Tetley Harris Increased Sales Pipeline 1,100%, right now.

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

- Boeing Is Having a Pretty Good Week

- Honda Pulls Back on EV Strategy, Will Push Hybrid Sales

- Company Decides Not to Rebuild Chlorine Plant with History of Fires, Explosions, Toxic Clouds

- EV Maker Lost $44M in Q1 After Delivering Just Two Vehicles

- Tesla Starts Accepting Cybertruck Trade-Ins with Staggering Depreciation

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- Philips Helps Users 3D Print Their Own Trimmer Accessories

- Pennsylvania Metal Part Maker Pays $65,000 After Minor Suffers Workplace Injury

- DARPA Program Sets Distance Record for Power Beaming

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 Andy [at] ien.com, with “Email the Podcast” in the subject line.

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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 SugarCRM. Download the new case study, How Tetley Harris Increased Sales Pipeline 1,100%, right now.

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

- Walmart, Alquist Complete 3D-Printed Expansion of Alabama Supercenter

- Ammunition Manufacturer Announces $300M New Factory

- Nissan Closing 7 Plants; Slashing 20,000 Jobs

- Ford Worker Accused of Stealing Millions of Dollars Worth of Parts from Plants

- Meet the Production Car That Just Shattered the Half-Mile Record

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- Electric Bus Company Damera to Open First U.S. Assembly Plant in Illinois

- Great Lakes $7B Fishing Industry May Get a Reprieve from Carp Invasion

- LEGO Debuts 10 Fully-Drivable F1 Race Cars

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 Andy [at] ien.com, with “Email the Podcast” in the subject line.

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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 SugarCRM, featured as a leader in IDC’s MarketScape: Worldwide B2B CRM Platform Software for Industrial Manufacturing 2024 Vendor Assessment.

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

- Body Armor Maker Sued for Mislabeling Plates Sold to Law Enforcement

- Cleveland-Cliffs to Idle 3 Steel Plants in Pennsylvania, Illinois

- Will This Carmaker's 'Secret Stockpile' Save It From Tariffs?

- Volonaut Airbike Takes to the Sky for the First Time

- VW’s Electric Bus Recalled for Too Much Seating Room

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- Trump Taps L3Harris to Retrofit Old 747 Into New Air Force One

- Thousands of Pratt & Whitney Machinists Go on Strike

- CISA Warns of Unsophisticated Attacks

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 Andy [at] ien.com, with “Email the Podcast” in the subject line.

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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 SugarCRM, featured as a leader in IDC’s MarketScape: Worldwide B2B CRM Platform Software for Industrial Manufacturing 2024 Vendor Assessment. Download IDC’s MarketScape: Worldwide B2B CRM Platform Software for Industrial Manufacturing 2024 Vendor Assessment right now.

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

- Amazon’s Internet Satellites Run into Production Delays

- Speedboat Goes Airborne Trying to Break Speed Record

- Musk Damaged Tesla's Brand in Just a Few Months

- Intel CEO Lays Out Plans to Cut Staff, Costs and Bureaucracy to 'Reinvent an Industry Icon'

- The American-Made Slate Truck EV Arrives Priced at $20K with No Frills

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- Chemical Maker Wants to Build a Shell Around Its Factory in Wisconsin

- Starbucks Debuts First 3D-Printed Store in the U.S.

- Young People Prefer Mass Customization Over Mass 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 Andy [at] ien.com, with “Email the Podcast” in the subject line.

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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 episode is brought to you by SugarCRM. Download "How to Close More Deals in Manufacturing" right now.

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

- FDA Hiring Contractors to Replace Fired Staff Who Supported Safety Inspections

- L3Harris Expands Indiana Facility to Support America’s 'Golden Dome'

- Trump's Tariffs Threaten Survival of Centuries-Old Kashmiri Carpet Industry

- 125-Year-Old Truck Maker to Lay Off Up to 450, Cites Tariffs

- Tesla Accused of Fudging Odometers to Avoid Warranty Repairs

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- China Bans 'Self-Driving' Ads, Software Updates

- Ocean Navigator Fire Traced to Shoddy Maintenance

- Kellanova Launches Miller Lite-Flavored Pringles

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 Andy [at] ien.com, with “Email the Podcast” in the subject line.

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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 episode is brought to you by Loadsmart. Loadsmart recently helped logistics company 3PL save $144,000 in detention fees and 12,000 labor hours, just in the first year, after redefining dock scheduling across four warehouse locations. Download the case study now.

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

- Honda Looks to Drastically Ramp Up U.S. Manufacturing

- Illinois Pipe Plant Destroyed by Fire

- Trump Administration Moves to Gut Program that Helps Small Manufacturers

- 132-Year-Old Pyrex Plant Closes for Good After Four Shutdown Delays

- Bezos-Backed Startup Building $25K Electric Truck

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- Go Inside the Factory Where Peeps Are Made

- What Manufacturers Must Do to Survive the New Economy

- Microsoft Slowing AI, Data Center Projects

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 Andy [at] ien.com, with “Email the Podcast” in the subject line.

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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 episode is brought to you by Loadsmart. A new case study, available to download now, tells you how Scotts worked with Loadsmart to transform logistics operations to move trucks in and out of facilities more efficiently and strengthen relationships with carriers. Download the case study now.

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

- GM Envisions a Future with a 3D-Printed Corvette

- Kentucky Flood Forces Pappy Van Winkle Maker to Temporarily Close

- Texas Instruments Cuts Jobs After Getting $1.6B in CHIPS Funding

- Demand for Viral 'Torpedo' Baseball Bats Sends Pennsylvania Factory into Overdrive

- Whirlpool Layoffs Rock Rural Iowa

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- Reinventing the Ladder

- Layoffs Gut Worker Protection Agency

- Not Every Problem Needs an AI Solution

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 Andy [at] ien.com, with “Email the Podcast” in the subject line.

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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 episode is brought to you by Loadsmart. A new case study tells you how Scotts Miracle-Gro worked with Loadsmart to transform logistics operations to move trucks in and out of facilities more efficiently and strengthen relationships with carriers. Download the case study now.

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

- Replacing Basketball's Wood Courts With Glass

- Trump's Tariffs Send Shockwaves Through Sporting Goods Industry

- Boomers and GenX Business Leaders Are Making a Big Mistake 

- Flooring Manufacturer Raided for Alleged Labor Trafficking 

- Trump Pardons Nikola Founder 

In Case You Missed It 

- EPA Offers Industrial Polluters Way to Avoid Rules on Mercury, Arsenic, Other Toxic Chemicals

- Top 10 Passwords Hackers are Using to Access Remote Desktops

- World’s Smallest Pacemaker Can Be Inserted with a Syringe

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 Andy [at] ien.com, with “Email the Podcast” in the subject line.

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