Welcome to IndustryWeek's Weekly Reads, where every seven days we share with you the most popular content on IndustryWeek.com, as chosen by the IW manufacturing community. As usual, tariff talk shows up in this week's Top 10, but it doesn't dominate. Check out the wide variety of topics that captured our audience's attention during the past seven days, and then take some time to peruse the entire IW manufacturing catalog of articles, videos, breaking news and more.
Our Top 10 is:
How John Deere Conquered 5G for Manufacturing: The benefits and challenges of deploying private 5G cellular networks for cutting-edge manufacturing operations.
Slate's Minimalist Electric Pickup: A Throwback to Affordable Vehicles: Slate, backed by Jeff Bezos, aims to launch a minimalist electric pickup with hand-cranked windows and no sound system, priced under $20,000.
How to Speak C-Suite: A Guide for Supply-Chain Leaders: Two supply chain executives share their best practices for effectively communicating strategic value.
How Do We Make Lean Stick? Four Essentials for Lasting Change: A look at the principles, behaviors, motivators and enablers that are key to a continuous-improvement culture transformation.
Fried Chicken to Firefighters: How Cres Cor Adapted an 80-Year-Old Product Line: The family-owned Ohio manufacturer needed new markets outside of food service. They found an unexpected customer base: first responders.
Ford Sees $1.5 Billion Tariff Hit This Year, Suspends 2025 Forecast: "Our teams have done a lot to minimize the impact of tariffs on our business," Chief Financial Officer Sherry House said on a conference call with reporters.
So That Happened: The Robots Are Coming for Your Burger-Flipping Job: IndustryWeek editors look into that story and ongoing strikes at Pratt & Whitney, novel as-a-service offerings, Rivian's big payday and scholarship opportunities.
The Doer Trap: How Leaders Get Stuck and How to Break Free: If you're always the one solving the problems, nothing truly changes.
America Needs More Electricity: Production Pulse: Manufacturers such as Flex, Eaton, Schneider Electric and ArcelorMittal are investing to feed data-center-driven demands for power. Editors from Endeavor Business Media and an executive at Flex discuss the trend.
Manufacturing Still Leads Other Industries in Total Cybersecurity Incidents: A lack of major reported breaches last year doesn’t mean cybercriminals have slowed up attacks on manufacturers. According to reports from IBM and Verizon, the problem’s actually worse than ever.
