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    Each month, we highlight manufacturing executives with ideas worth sharing, offering a unique story and a fresh approach to managing teams and operations in a transformative time.

    Highlights

    Eaton Corp.
    Feb. 16, 2024
    Mike Yelton, head of the electrical sector for the Americas region, shares his take on manufacturing expansion, vertical integration and more.
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    Feb. 15, 2024
    Who was the "father of the videogame cartridge"? The first Black carmarker? Manufacturing and Black History intersect.
    Dec. 12, 2023
    Steve Hedlund talks about his shift from COO to CEO in the New Year and plans for the welding company's EV charging business.
    Wabash
    Wabash
    Nov. 13, 2023
    The manufacturer of truck trailers and bodies is venturing into new territory with leadership adjustments and realignment.
    US Steel Corp.
    The exit end of the pickle line in the automated coil storage room, Big River.
    July 24, 2023
    The steelmaker is on target to reduce emissions 20% by 2030, says chief strategy/sustainability director Richard Fruehauf. Getting to net zero by 2050 has a lot more variables...

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