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Sept. 15, 2026
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Podcasts

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Great Question
In this episode of Great Question: A Manufacturing Podcast, Ilana Preuss of Recast City discusses regional collaboration, outreach and advocacy, and how manufacturers of any size...
Aug. 13, 2026
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Behind the Curtain
The truth is that many leaders resist team empowerment because they believe it diminishes their importance, argue the hosts of Behind the Curtain. The key is to redefine what ...
Aug. 11, 2026
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Behind the Curtain
Don't assume leadership's initial lean enthusiasm automatically translates to long-term support. Many headwinds could derail early commitment, say the hosts of Behind the Curtain...
Aug. 3, 2026
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Emily Domenech, executive director of the Federal Permitting Council, talks about the agency's mission and two manufacturing projects in the works.
July 30, 2026

Best Plants

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Six manufacturing plants advance in IW’s annual search for operational excellence.
May 26, 2026
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Answer five questions and compare your performances against those of the IW Best Plants winners and finalists.
Feb. 24, 2026
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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...
Feb. 18, 2026
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April 3 is the deadline for the 2026 IW Best Plants Awards competition, our annual search for the best manufacturing plants in North America. If your facility is an example of...
Jan. 27, 2026

Videos

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Take a peek inside LG's washer and dryer factory in Clarksville, Tennessee, in its automated glory.
June 1, 2026
Understanding Agentic AI: Innovation Exec and Ford Scientists Share
Ron Norris, former Director of Innovation at Georgia-Pacific, Sanjay Ahire, data scientist at Ford Motor Company and Nagadithya Nookala, technical product manager also from Ford...
April 7, 2026
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Hill Manufacturing & Fabrication President and Owner Mike Payne talks about why he collects machining data and what he does with it with IndustryWeek's Dennis Scimeca.
Hill Manufacturing & Fabrication President and Owner Mike Payne says simply tracking performance dramatically improved spindle uptimes, and operations improve continuously through...
Nov. 25, 2025
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Making a strategic choice involves diagnosing the real issue, understanding the expertise required and then matching the two.
Oct. 24, 2025

Operations

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Brose uses Siemens Plant Simulation digital twin to model entire production systems, identify bottlenecks, optimize material flow, and test operational changes virtually, improving...
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LeVar Burton's observation about positive on-set behavior resonates beyond the 'Final Frontier.'
Aug. 3, 2026
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Creating conditions where people feel able to make problems visible is the real challenge of creating a culture of continuous improvement.
July 31, 2026
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My time in propulsion sourcing at Tesla taught me to look upstream for the highest-return in mistake-proofing.
July 28, 2026

Technology

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Embedding AI at scale requires job redesign and cultural adaptation as much as technical implementation.
Aug. 11, 2026
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Manufacturers do not have the luxury of subsidizing years of unprofitable experimentation.
Aug. 5, 2026
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The IndustryWeek manufacturing community turned its attention to those topics, as well as financial updates from Cleveland-Cliffs, ITW, Nucor and Tesla; putting data in its place...
July 31, 2026
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The technology has moved from improving individual functions to connecting and integrating capabilities.
July 30, 2026

Leadership

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Very often, employees know what needs to be done, but feel the system is fighting them.
Aug. 10, 2026
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The goal of the Industrial Accelerator Act: to lift manufacturing to 20% of EU GDP by 2035.
Aug. 7, 2026
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"We're certainly watching a dramatic transformation unfold in front of us," says automotive and packaging SVP Alisha Bellezza.
Aug. 6, 2026
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The new CEO of the EV maker, which cut a shift at its Arizona plant in June, also is pushing out the launch of its first midsized vehicle. “We have disappointed on several fronts...
Aug. 5, 2026

Supply Chain

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The levies, which range from 10% to 12.5%, impact major economies like China, India and the European Union.
July 24, 2026
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Trump's executive order on critical minerals will hurt, not help U.S. defense production in the coming years.
July 23, 2026
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The tariffs take effect in 30 days and cover various items including products covered under the USMCA.
July 21, 2026
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The problem is magnified in the Strait of Hormuz. Manufacturers can take steps to anticipate and mitigate risk.
July 17, 2026

IW U.S. 50 Best Manufacturers

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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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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

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