Pella Finds Its 'Voice'; Supreme Court Takes Down Tariffs: IndustryWeek's Weekly Review
Tariffs and trade attracted significant attention from the IndustryWeek manufacturing community over the past seven days, but those weren't the only topics that caught people's eyes. The IW community also doubled down on continuous improvement topics and AI, among others. With that, please enjoy the latest IndustryWeek Weekly Review, where we showcase the most popular content over the past week. Our Top 10 are:
Supreme Court Strikes Down Most Trump Tariffs: Congress, not the executive branch, has taxation and tariff-setting power, the court ruled, overturning policies that had been opposed by most manufacturing organization.
Pella Workers Talk to Machines, Errors Plummet: Window and door manufacturer Pella opened new opportunities with a voice-activated connected worker system, reducing mistakes and increasing time to competency for workers.
Dr. Deming: Remove Barriers That Rob Workers of Pride of Workmanship: Podcast: John Dyer and Dr. Mohamed Saleh explore Deming’s 12th point for management, discussing why pride of workmanship is important and common barriers that destroy it within an organization.
AI Is Accelerating Activity. Is It Improving Thinking? Manufacturers must design intentional learning into how leaders operate.
Expanded US Mining Would Boost Manufacturing's Material Possibilities: There's a direct link between more reliable access to cobalt, copper and scandium and more innovation in industries like aerospace and industrial turbines.
How Well Do You Know What Your Peers Make and Think? Take this quiz covering our 2025 Salary Survey. Do your thoughts coincide with what we found?
Why Dr. Deming Opposed Management by Objectives and Quotas: Podcast: Hosts John Dyer and Mohamed Saleh explore what they call Dr. Deming's most controversial point for management transformation.
Manufacturers Need Faster Permitting, More Practical Trade and Immigration Policy: Kicking off a national "State of Manufacturing" Tour, National Association of Manufacturers' Jay Timmons and others spoke of the need for expanding grid, investing in infrastructure and more.
How GlobalFoundries Tames AI For Real Gains: A trio of practical AI-based systems for productivity, inspection and maintenance.
Tariff Refund: Chase It, or Chalk It Up? Share your take in our 10-second survey.
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