Child's Play, Faces of Manufacturing and AI as Your Digital Lean Sensei: IndustryWeek's Weekly Review
Welcome to the latest edition of IndustryWeek’s Weekly Review, where we share the most-consumed content over the previous seven days. This week’s Top 10 are:
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.
Where Does AI Work Best With Lean? The technology won't save your lean transformation, but it can supercharge it.
Sliding Into Continuous Improvement at Playground Manufacturer Landscape Structures: A small yet mighty focus group that clambers on towers and swirls on swings gives the company a competitive edge in product design for every child.
Manufacturing Day 2025: The Roles That Keep the Industry Moving: Problem-solving, innovation and collaboration are valued in rewarding careers across the industry.
Bringing AI Into a Lean Transformation: Where to Start: The framework should be deliberate and testable, just like any kaizen activity.
Faces of Manufacturing: Be Selfish About Your Safety: "Strong safety culture is what transforms compliance into daily behaviors that prevent incidents, keep production running efficiently and, most importantly, ensure that everyone goes home safe at the end of the day."
Faces of Manufacturing: Be a Sponge and Absorb All You Can: "When it comes to engineering and manufacturing, there's so many different avenues that a student can take."
Survey: Employers Underprepared for Increased Union Activity: 38% of respondents to a new Littler survey have updated their labor relations strategies in the past two years.
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.
Lean Meets AI, Tariffs Expand and How to Miscalculate the Cost of Additive: IndustryWeek's Weekly Review: Also, celebrating the 2025 IW Best Plants Award winners.