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Sept. 25, 2025
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Sept. 4, 2025
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IW U.S. 500

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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
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Abbott Laboratories dominated the list of our top ten healthcare equipment manufacturers this year as its net income surged dramatically.
Aug. 25, 2025
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Browse the top 10 makers of food and beverage products from the IndustryWeek U.S. 500.
Aug. 14, 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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Here is your chance to download this year's IW 50 results.
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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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
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This family-led manufacturer emphasizes employee education and personal growth as cornerstones of company success.
Oct. 14, 2024

Podcasts

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You can’t improve without change, but resistance to change can be powerful. Podcast hosts John Dyer and Mohamed Saleh discuss key factors that drive resistance to change and stress...
Sept. 11, 2025
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Horizontal organization fosters open communication and shared mental models.
Sept. 9, 2025
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Co-hosts John Dyer and Dr. Mohamed Saleh discuss the destructive nature of silos to a team-based continuous improvement organization. They explore why silos form and delve into...
Sept. 4, 2025
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Our podcast hosts discuss why communication methods intended to encourage transparency, foster open communication and promote improvement seemingly do the opposite instead—and...
Sept. 2, 2025

Videos

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The technology that allows robots to walk on two legs is cool, but does it offer any real benefits on the factory floor?
Aug. 21, 2025
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During the fourth of a series of webinars on how manufacturers are dealing with tariff-driven changes to the economy, company HR leaders, recruiters and non-profits share ideas...
Aug. 18, 2025
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Engineering and manufacturing leaders say the $2 billion investment at the Louisville Assembly Plant will make it more productive and safer for workers.
Aug. 12, 2025
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With its focus on technology and connectivity, Industry 4.0 didn't put enough attention on people and how they fit into manufacturing, says Sarah Tilkens at the KPI Lab.
July 24, 2025

Talent

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"The immediate priority now is the swift release of both our LG Energy Solution employees and those of our partner firms," executive Kim Ki-soo told reporters.
Sept. 8, 2025
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A real-world look at executive-coaching traditions and how they have evolved over time.
Sept. 5, 2025
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"The alarm bells are starting to go off in the labor market," said Heather Long, chief economist at the Navy Federal Credit Union. "More and more industries are shedding jobs....
Sept. 5, 2025
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Peters' Heat Treating in Meadville, Pennsylvania, reaps the benefits of forging connections with schools, industry and its own employees.
Sept. 3, 2025

Technology

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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
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A look at three adoption-killers, red flags for failure and aligning AI with human nature.
Sept. 2, 2025
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Siloed, inconsistent, unclear or misunderstood data can interfere with implementation.
Aug. 29, 2025
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We wrap up our Gamechangers series with a bit of reflection, the unfurling of the master list and links to the full articles.
Aug. 28, 2025

Operations

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The companies that thrive are the ones that step back and look at root causes.
Sept. 4, 2025
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Seven out of 17 manufacturing industries reported growth last month.
Sept. 2, 2025
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In this episode of Behind the Curtain: Adventures in Continuous Improvement, podcast hosts Dr. Mohamed Saleh and John Dyer discuss the positives and negatives of several communication...
Aug. 28, 2025
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Co-hosts Mohamed Salah and John Dyer discuss why employees may be reluctant to participate in improvement programs and, more importantly, what you as a leader can do about it....
Aug. 26, 2025

Leadership

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These transformative skills don't get the recognition they deserve.
Sept. 9, 2025
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Also, wrapping up our 25 in 2025 series and UAW members begin strike at GE Aerospace.
Sept. 5, 2025
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“Kraft Heinz’s brands are iconic and beloved, but the complexity of our current structure makes it challenging to allocate capital effectively, prioritize initiatives and drive...
Sept. 2, 2025
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Also, manufacturing's summer investments and more game-changing moments from the past 25 years.
Aug. 29, 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