The IndustryWeek manufacturing community demonstrated the breadth of its manufacturing interests in this week's IndustryWeek's Weekly Reads. Topics as diverse as lean and agile in high school robotics, layoffs at Blink, and feeding the data center beast captured the interest of our readers, as did the use of chatbots in knowledge transfer, and more. Here is our Top 10 most consumed content over the past seven days:
How John Deere Conquered 5G for Manufacturing: The benefits and challenges of deploying private 5G cellular networks for cutting-edge manufacturing operations.
So That Happened: Kraft Heinz Brands for Sale? IndustryWeek editors look into that story and hackers perfect AI scams, apprentice programs gain steam, 3M considers semiconductor work, quality challenges in manufacturing and feeding the data center beast.
Blink to Lay Off 20% of Workforce: The reduction is expected to save the company more than $10 million annually.
How Do You Build a Chatbot for Knowledge Transfer? An applications engineer shares the details of creating a knowledge assistant at a manufacturing facility.
Manufacturing Quiz: Popemobile Edition: Test your knowledge of tariffs, cybersecurity and the late Francis' sweet ride.
Poll: Wait-And-See Becoming Strategy No. 1 Amid Tariff Uncertainty: Raw materials costs and supply-chain disruptions are by far the most common impacts.
Shifting Strategy in a Weakening Economy: From soft landing to stagflation, global supply chains are feeling the strain.
American, European Investors to Take Over Chinese Company's Stake in Panama Canal Ports: A U.S.-led consortium, including BlackRock and an Italian maritime company, purchases majority stake in Panama Canal ports for $22.8B, distancing Panama from Chinese influence following pressure from Trump.
Ham Business Is Slow. And That's Good: The 24 months Benton's country hams take to dry-cure is a fraction of the 52 years the company has spent patiently crafting a global reputation.
How Lean and Agile Help High School Team STEAMpunk Build a Better Robot: High school robotics team member Étienne Robitaille shares how STEAMpunk's continuous improvement efforts have advanced since 2018.
