Enjoy the lastest IW Weekly Reads, where we share the top-consumed content on IndustryWeek.com over the past seven days.
How Do You Start Improving Workplace Culture? These action steps can help leaders get the ball rolling.
How Well Do You Know US Labor History?? September honors working people, so it's high time to test your knowledge about sit-down strikes, union membership and labor law.
High School Essay Winner: 'Manufacturing Makes Us Who We Are.' A childhood curiosity about how things are made led to an internship and a deeper understanding of manufacturing's impact.
2024 IndustryWeek Best Plants Award Winners: Championship Effort, Championship Achievement: IndustryWeek is once again proud to celebrate North American manufacturing excellence. Welcome our 34th class of IW Best Plants honorees, stellar examples of the best.
Nippon Steel Announces Plan to Upgrade US Steel Plants: The extra $1.3 billion would include capital investments to keep two operating U.S. Steel plants running.
Basketball Coaches Share Their Best Leadership Layups: Tennessee manufacturers get courtside lessons on recruiting and retention.
Manufacturing Activity Continued to Slow in August, Latest ISM Report Shows: Manufacturing contracted for the 21st time in the last 22 months, according to the Institute for Supply Management.
Hot or Not: We Check In On Young EV Ventures: Fortunes have changed for several companies compared to last year—and that’s not a good thing for some.
Additive Manufacturing Merger Craze Doesn’t Add Up to Big Payouts: With market valuations for the technology plunging, additive manufacturing equipment makers continue to try to merge and consolidate their industry for smaller and smaller dollar figures.
Slashing Manufacturing Drudgery with AI: Productivity's great, but your best improvement ideas will come from your front-line workers, so using AI to free up their time and mental energy can pay huge dividends.