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IW U.S. 500

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From roofing shingles and paint to smart security systems and home spas, IndustryWeek rolls out the top manufacturing companies in the construction and home-improvement spaces...
Sept. 24, 2025
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Browse the top 10 companies in the information technology sector from the IndustryWeek U.S. 500.
Sept. 16, 2025
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A single chemicals manufacturer on the 2025 IW U.S. 500 achieved double-digit revenue growth.
Sept. 3, 2025
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GE Vernova's challenging wind business didn't knock the company off the top spot.
Aug. 29, 2025

IW U.S. 50 Best Manufacturers

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Armstrong World Industries makes architectural ceiling products, such as the Tectum clouds panels displayed here from the Mesa Temple Visitors Center in Mesa, Arizona.
The Pennsylvania-based maker of ceiling tiles and engineering architectural installations for buildings took a multi-year approach to targeting stability and adaptability, making...
July 1, 2025
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Allison Transmission's plant in Indianapolis is a top-performing facility and was the site of factory tours for IndustryWeek's 2024 Operations Leadership Summit. The company improved to No. 1 on the IndustryWeek 50 Best U.S. Manufacturers List for 2025, up from No. 2 in 2024.
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Many new faces join the top manufacturers list, most notably building materials company Armstrong World Industries Inc.
June 30, 2025
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July 10, 2024
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With money-losing 2020 further behind them, several new companies rise in IndustryWeek's annual rankings of the financially best-performing manufacturers.
June 20, 2023

Best Plants

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IndustryWeek Best Plants Award winner Hoffer Plastics is thriving with the grandchildren of founders in charge, as is Rocheleau Tool & Die.
June 30, 2025
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Although the finalists differ in size, production processes deployed and technologies employed, they are united in their efforts to do great and be better.
June 3, 2025
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The information contained in this 78-page, data-packed Statistical Profile presents a composite picture of IndustryWeek's Best Plants winners and finalists for the past five competition...
Jan. 22, 2025
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Representatives of Raymond Corp, Sandvik Coromant, Intertape Polymer Group and Toyota Material Handling discuss how they achieve and maintain operational excellence in manufacturing...
Oct. 21, 2024

Podcasts

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“We really never have respect for people departments, even though respect for people is the input that gets you continuous improvement.”
Sept. 30, 2025
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Gemba-focused leaders go to the action and engage with the workforce, learn what the problems are and remove obstacles to resolving those problems.
Sept. 29, 2025
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In this episode, hosts John Dyer and Dr. Mohamed Saleh launch a series on the 10 characteristics of a good leader.
Sept. 25, 2025
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Hosts John Dyer and Dr. Mohamed Saleh discuss key elements to developing a training roadmap that successfully guides a lean transformation.
Sept. 23, 2025

Videos

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Revitalizing an impoverished neighborhood was a business decision, not altruism, says the leadership at Viridi, a company making power storage systems for industrial applications...
Sept. 26, 2025
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Sept. 19, 2025
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New funding for Immigration and Customs Enforcement is just starting to flow to the agency, so expect more site visits and raids and be prepared, recommends Littler attorney Jorge...
Sept. 18, 2025
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Armanino's Bryan Graiff and IndustryWeek's Robert Schoenberger talk about what's new in manufacturing technology at the Chicago show.
Sept. 11, 2025

Talent

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Ongoing economic uncertainty also means that about 20% of respondents to an Endeavor Business Intelligence survey aren’t sure yet about next year’s salary budgets.
Sept. 23, 2025
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Over 600 UAW workers began striking on Aug. 28 over two facilities in Ohio and Kentucky.
Sept. 22, 2025
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In an effective training course, knowledge is transferred, knowledge is retained and knowledge is applicable to the trainee's day-to-day job.
Sept. 22, 2025
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Podcast hosts Dr. Mohamed Saleh and John Dyer tackle the topic of how to design training that is engaging, effective and makes a lasting impact.
Sept. 18, 2025

Technology

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Eaton embraced additive worldwide. The benefits go way beyond cost savings.
Sept. 25, 2025
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Shakeup in the additive manufacturing sector continues as a new investor group has purchased Desktop Metal out of bankruptcy while its former Nano Dimension considers “strategic...
Sept. 17, 2025
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To truly leverage its potential, it's necessary to understand its strengths and weaknesses in a demanding industrial setting.
Sept. 11, 2025
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The technology is a double-edged sword, increasing the attack surface, while providing tools to detect and respond to attacks quickly.
Sept. 8, 2025

Operations

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A small yet mighty focus group that clambers on towers and swirls on swings gives the company a competitive edge in product design for every child.
Oct. 2, 2025
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Employees new to continuous improvement may confuse consistency with rigidity.
Sept. 26, 2025
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Sept. 18, 2025
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Hosts Dr. Mohamed Saleh and John Dyer discuss how to recognize innovation fatigue, understand it and reengage employees who have seen it all before and aren’t enthused to see ...
Sept. 16, 2025

Leadership

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IndustryWeek parent company EndeavorB2B publications report on a $3.2 billion biomanufacturing site and the state of smart manufacturing.
Sept. 29, 2025
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Also, straight talk about increased immigration enforcement.
Sept. 26, 2025
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Pricing and innovation are a powerful pair in a tough economy.
Sept. 19, 2025

Supply Chain

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“I don’t believe a large-scale [reshoring] shift will happen,” says West Monroe’s Brian Pacula.
Aug. 12, 2025
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With factors like trade volatility and crushing cost surges, cost optimization is no longer the end-all, be-all.
July 9, 2025
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You don't know from one day to the next what the tariff news will bring. How do you find any kind of business stability?
June 27, 2025
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The scramble for critical minerals leaves the U.S. vulnerable to geopolitical pressure in ways that many executives are only beginning to understand.
June 20, 2025