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Leadership

Leadership Advice on Losing Control and Getting It Back Again

Oct. 31, 2024
Making changes will be hard, but the end game is a sense of peace and renewed enthusiasm for the next hill ahead.

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Ebooks & Digital Editions

eBook: Reshoring Manufacturing: Progress & Challenges

Aug. 11, 2024
Experts in the water treatment, pharmaceutical, chemicals and manufacturing world look at how reshoring is changing the rules of the market.
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Companies & Executives

How Stanley Black & Decker Would Deal with New Trump Tariffs

Oct. 30, 2024
Moving production to the United States, CEO Don Allan said, is unlikely “because it’s just not cost-effective.”
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Public Policy

How Big Should a President Go on Manufacturing Policy?

Oct. 28, 2024
As the campaigns round the home stretch, experts weigh in on priorities for the next administration.
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Technology and IIoT

Four Steps to Supercharging Sustainable Battery Manufacturing

Oct. 25, 2024
Evaluate the entire supply chain to craft the best strategy.
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Planning & Forecasting

Hurricane Helene Exposes a Rare-Earth Supply Chain Vulnerability

Oct. 24, 2024
Quartz mining in Spruce Pine, North Carolina, highlights the problem of 'single point of failure.'
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The Economy

Trump Wants More Tariffs. Is That a Good Idea for US Manufacturing?

Oct. 24, 2024
With the election rapidly approaching, we examine the signature manufacturing economic policies of candidates Donald Trump and Kamala Harris to see what’s at stake for the companies...
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A Telsa Optimus robot hands out gift cards at a recent Hollywood event. Though CEO Elon Musk has called the humanoid robots autonomous, human handlers managed the robots via remote control during the event.
Automation

So That Happened: Give Up on Humanoid Robots Already!

Oct. 23, 2024
IndustryWeek editors look into that, what's up with Textron Aviation, big investments in power and more semiconductor investments coming to the U.S.

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Talent

Boeing, Tariffs and Why Liberal Arts Colleges Should Be on Your Radar: IW’s Weekly Reads

Oct. 25, 2024
Also, what Hurricane Helene showed us and lessons in operational excellence from manufacturers who know.

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Supply Chain

Biden to Unveil $3 Billion to Boost US Port Infrastructure

Oct. 29, 2024
The funds will go towards improving and electrifying port infrastructure, the White House said in a statement.

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IndustryWeek Best Plants Awards Winners: Lessons in Operational Excellence

Oct. 21, 2024
Representatives of Raymond Corp, Sandvik Coromant, Intertape Polymer Group and Toyota Material Handling discuss how they achieve and maintain operational excellence in manufacturing...
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Talent

Faces of Manufacturing 2024: 'If You Work Hard, the Opportunities Are Vast'

Oct. 4, 2024
In celebration of Manufacturing Day 2024, manufacturing workers share why they love their vocation. Here are their stories.
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Production Pulse: MFG Day 2024, Are Manufacturers Attracting the Workforce of the Future?

Oct. 3, 2024
A group of manufacturing editors and a representative of The Manufacturing Institute discuss how industrial companies can recruit future workers and some of the challenges they...