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

- Plant Fires Thousands of Workers in Late Night Text
- Ford Suggests Turning Off the Heat in Your F-150 Lightning This Winter
- Boring is Bailing on U.S. Projects
- Caterpillar Successfully Demonstrates First Battery Electric Large Mining Truck
- Automaker Floats Minimalist Convertible Concept

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