Lean Meets AI, Tariffs Expand and How to Miscalculate the Cost of Additive: IndustryWeek's Weekly Review
Welcome to the first IndustryWeek's Weekly Review of October. In this feature, we highlight the Top 10 most-consumed content by our IW manufacturing community over the past seven days—sometimes augmented by an Editor's Choice selection. Please enjoy, but don't overlook the full complement of great content that exist beyond these highlighted selections.
Battery Manufacturer Bets Big on Brownfield Site in Buffalo, New York: Revitalizing an impoverished neighborhood was a business decision, not altruism, says the leadership at Viridi, a company making power storage systems for industrial applications.
2025 IndustryWeek Best Plants Award Winners: Marvelous Manufacturers: Celebrate manufacturing excellence with the 35th class of IW Best Plants honorees, models of what is possible with the right combination of teamwork, leadership and a “we will do it” attitude.
Trump Announces Tariffs on Drugs, Trucks, Home Renovation Materials: President Donald Trump says the tariffs will support domestic manufacturing and national security.
You’re Calculating the Value of Additive Wrong: Eaton embraced additive worldwide. The benefits go way beyond cost savings.
Manufacturing's Immigrant Dilemma: Thanks to foreign-born workers, the United States is one of few industrial powers able to maintain and even grow its available workforce.
Where Does AI Work Best With Lean? The technology won't save your lean transformation, but it can supercharge it.
The Inconvenient Truth of Trump’s Tariff Plan on US Supply Chains: Trump’s tariff plan has created unintended consequences that undermine the very sectors it aimed to protect.
US Widens Reach of Export Blacklist to Cover Subsidiaries: The Department of Commerce's notice said the latest shift aims to "address diversion concerns," such as the formation of new foreign companies to evade restrictions.
Revitalizing Additive Manufacturing: Desktop Metal Hopes to Step Away from the Chaos: There’s a path to profitability in 3D printing for Desktop Metal, but it’s going to require big changes. The company’s new owner says it needs to focus on practical, not live in the sci-fi future.
Lean 101: Making Sense of Standardization: Employees new to continuous improvement may confuse consistency with rigidity.