Welcome to IndustryWeek's Weekly Review, where every seven days we share the most-consumed content on IndustryWeek.com over the previous week. Our Top 10 for this week is as follows: 

Rivian Nears Automotive Profit Landmark: Also: Harley’s electric spinoff says it is in serious trouble.

2026 IndustryWeek Best Plants: L.B. Foster Burnaby Is a Small Plant Punching Above Its Weight: A culture of innovation and collaboration leads to enviable results.

Ford Execs Stick to 2029 EV Breakeven Target: More investments in the Fathom truck and battery capacity are on tap for next year and revenues are expected to ramp in early 2028.

October ISM Report: Manufacturing PMI Grows to 55.5%, Extending 10-Month Streak: Last month, 12 manufacturing industries reported growth, while three reported contraction, according to the ISM.

ERP Transformation Starts With Your Operating Model: If installing software is your first priority, the project can quickly turn into a technology swap carrying over old problems and workarounds.

Meet a 70-Year-Old Packaging Company That Opened Its Doors for Manufacturing Day: We are 100% employee-owned, and that shapes how our people talk about what they do.

23 AI Pilots and No Results? You've Got a Problem: It's an organizational problem, and the companies solving it are building something bigger than AI.

EBITDA Valuations for Manufacturing Companies Aren't What You Think: The headline multiple everyone's citing this year is real. It's also probably not yours.

Musk and Tesla Target a Big 2030 Milestone: The CEO of the automotive, energy and robotics manufacturer thinks vehicle production can be double the company’s total capacity by 2030. Tesla’s vehicle engineering VP says expansion investments are already starting to pay off.

Humanoid Robots Advancing on Nasdaq; Change Afoot at Regal Rexnord: So That Happened: Also, Blue Origin launches apprenticeship program, robot sales numbers released and Bullen Ultrasonics celebrates 2026 IW Best Plants Award.

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