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Know What's Happening in Manufacturing
Goodyear launches $320 million expansion of its Lawton plant
Goodyear Tire & Rubber Company announced a $320 million, four‑year expansion of its Lawton, Oklahoma facility, boosting capacity by nearly 30 % and adding the ability to produce an extra 10 million tires annually (about 120,000 per day). The upgrade targets higher‑margin, larger‑rim tires for electric vehicles.
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By the numbers: BlackRock acquires 5% stake in Samsung Heavy Industries
Physical Intelligence, a robotics company that blends artificial intelligence with physical machines, is reportedly negotiating a $1 billion financing round that would value the firm at more than $11 billion. The talks signal a broader wave of venture capital money flowing into “physical AI” as investors chase the next wave of automation beyond software.
Madhya Pradesh's electricity regulator approved a 4.8% power tariff increase effective April 3, 2026, prompting alarm among manufacturers in Pithampur, Mandideep and surrounding clusters. Industry bodies argue the hike will erode profit margins, especially for MSMEs already squeezed by rising...
Bosai plans an Indonesia aluminium smelting project in East Java, highlighting China’s accelerating overseas capacity strategy. https://www.metalnomist.com/2026/03/bosai-indonesia-aluminium-smelting.html
@KirkusReviews , 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐥𝐞𝐚𝐝𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐛𝐨𝐨𝐤 𝐫𝐞𝐯𝐢𝐞𝐰 𝐦𝐚𝐠𝐚𝐳𝐢𝐧𝐞 𝐟𝐨𝐮𝐧𝐝𝐞𝐝 𝐢𝐧 1933, 𝐰𝐞𝐢𝐠𝐡𝐬 𝐢𝐧 𝐨𝐧 𝐂𝐡𝐢𝐧𝐚’𝐬 90% 𝐌𝐨𝐝𝐞𝐥. Kirkus describes the book as “𝐚𝐧 𝐞𝐧𝐠𝐚𝐠𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐚𝐧𝐝 𝐮𝐧𝐬𝐞𝐭𝐭𝐥𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐧𝐚𝐫𝐫𝐚𝐭𝐢𝐯𝐞 𝐨𝐟 𝐂𝐡𝐢𝐧𝐚’𝐬 𝐞𝐜𝐨𝐧𝐨𝐦𝐢𝐜 𝐩𝐥𝐚𝐲𝐛𝐨𝐨𝐤.” The review highlights how China has built industrial capacity to meet 90%...
Robinson Unmanned, the UAV arm of Robinson Helicopter, is hiring a Software Engineer for its UAV Systems team in Wilmington, Massachusetts. The role covers flight software, ground control station customization, embedded systems, and cross‑platform mobile app development. Candidates must have...
The PLCnext ROS Bridge introduces a Docker‑based ROS node that directly links the PLCnext Global Data Space with ROS topics and services, enabling bidirectional data exchange between industrial PLCs and robotic software. It leverages an Interface Description File to auto‑generate...
GE expects higher LEAP engine deliveries in 2026 as supply chain recovery and strong MRO demand support growth. https://www.metalnomist.com/2026/03/ge-leap-engine-deliveries-set-to-rise.html
1/5 Good Chris Griswold piece on the implications of the decline last year in manufacturing jobs. I would add one other thing, and that is that there are two completely separate reasons for a decline in manufacturing jobs.
Apple has broadened its U.S. manufacturing program, bringing Bosch, Cirrus Logic, TDK and Qorvo on board as new domestic suppliers. The move underscores a multi‑billion‑dollar effort to shore up American supply‑chain resilience for its consumer‑electronics portfolio.
The Self-Manufacturing Future: Humanoid #Robots Building Robots by @Robo_Tuo #Robotics #Engineering #ArtificialIntelligence #Innovation #Technology https://t.co/JMyNqdp8MU
Anduril Industries is confronting serious safety and engineering problems as it expands its autonomous weapons factories. A recent igniter mishap that burned an engineer’s hand underscores gaps in job safety analysis, while rapid product rollout strains processes. The issues emerge...
Mainland China and Hong Kong equity markets nudged higher on Friday after industrial firms posted stronger‑than‑expected profit growth. The gains came despite a broader regional sell‑off driven by escalating Middle East conflict and higher global borrowing costs.
Robots demonstrated package sorting, piano playing and food preparation at Beijing's Zhongguancun Forum, underscoring the breadth of real‑world applications on display and drawing global attention to China's robotics momentum.
#Automated Sandwich Production Line by Bizerba by @MachinePix #Robotics #MachineLearning #ArtificialIntelligence #ML #Innovation #FoodTech https://t.co/cvrdWsq4rs
exoIQ Active Exoskeletons: Boosting Worker Strength and Safety in Industrial Environments via @WevolverApp #Innovation #Technology #Engineering https://t.co/izCxgbZCdC
China’s semiconductor industry has set an ambitious goal to achieve 80% domestic self‑sufficiency by 2030. The target was announced by a coalition of 13 leading Chinese chip firms, signaling a coordinated effort to close the technology gap with the United...
Sunon, a Chinese office‑furniture maker, is shifting from contract manufacturing to selling under its own brand in the United States. The company earned $60 million from the U.S. market last year and targets a 50% revenue increase this year, backed by...
How Next-Generation #Robots Are Redefining Smart #Warehouses by @lukas_m_ziegler #AI #Robotics #Innovation #EmergingTech #TechForGood #Technology https://t.co/VvolzaqpF3
Agile Robots SE announced a collaboration with Google DeepMind to integrate the lab's Gemini Robotics foundation models into its Agile ONE humanoid platform. The partnership will run a series of development and deployment phases in high‑value manufacturing environments, seeking to...
The study presents a three‑span Euler‑Bernoulli model of an internal turning boring bar with free‑pinned‑pinned‑free constraints, deriving its characteristic equation via Krylov‑Duncan functions. Numerical calculations reveal the first natural frequencies and mode shapes, highlighting how overhang length and boundary conditions...
Rob Dickinson, a former rock star, founded Singer Vehicle Design after converting a 1969 Porsche 911 into a bespoke masterpiece, without a formal business plan. The venture, initially meant to be a design studio, pivoted to in‑house manufacturing to meet...
Cell and gene therapy (CGT) manufacturing is advancing quickly, yet many early‑stage firms postpone building an integrated digital backbone. The resulting manual handoffs create safety, compliance, and scalability risks. SAP’s Cell and Gene Therapy Orchestration platform introduces guided workflows, e‑signatures,...
Blackwave announced a U.S. expansion with a new hub in Lockhart, Texas, to serve the growing North American launch market. The Texas facility will initially focus on cleaning and final inspections, scaling to full‑scale composite overwrapped pressure vessel (COPV) production...
Electra Battery Materials announced the restart of construction on its Ontario cobalt sulfate refinery, approving a US$73 million budget and securing US$82 million in financing, including US$20 million from the U.S. Department of War and US$28 million from Canadian government sources. The company completed...
Senior leaders often treat plant visits as routine tours, but without a clear purpose they can become performance‑driven showpieces that hide real issues. The article urges executives to set specific objectives, communicate expectations with plant leadership, and frame the visit...
SEMI Europe participated in the European Commission’s Implementation Dialogue on the Chips Act, supporting the upcoming revision known as Chips Act 2.0. The association highlighted its Chips Act Report, which contains 30 recommendations covering regulatory simplification, faster permitting, targeted investment,...
I've spent two decades in supply chain and procurement. And in that time, I've watched the same pattern play out repeatedly. The procurement team works hard. They run RFQs, manage suppliers, and negotiate contracts. They do everything right. And yet — they...
DEEP #Robotics Unveils a Hyper-Realistic #Robot Horse That Moves Like the Real Thing via @XRoboHub #AI #ArtificialIntelligence #EmergingTech #TechForGood https://t.co/VsMesNxtMC
Rapid Fusion, a UK large‑format 3D printing firm, announced a €1 million (≈$1.09 million) expansion into Italy after signing an exclusive partnership with Aivox. The agreement gives Aivox rights to market and integrate Rapid Fusion’s LFAM platforms—including Zeus, Apollo, Medusa and the...
Robots with expressive faces could improve human-machine interaction. What do you think? 😕😠😅 https://t.co/XUfFCrkEBV @IntEngineering https://t.co/YoSy5a2mQ2
Our team hosted leadership from Ford this week as they explored ways to inject AI into their processes and products. We sourced made in the USA vintage Ford caps for them as keepsakes 🇺🇸🛻 https://t.co/6dWQzKA8hP
A trader has secured roughly 15,000 t of Vietnamese hot‑dip galvanised (HDG) coil for delivery to the UK, despite ongoing uncertainty over the UK’s tariff‑rate quota. The booking follows a leaked proposal that would raise Vietnam’s duty‑exempt quota to about 174,000 t,...
Europe’s beleaguered automakers & their parts suppliers are turning to defense production for viable alternative sources of income. “Without a new revenue stream, they face factory closures and job cuts.” Via @Jordyn_Dahl @Politico https://t.co/Ub0CxTDJYj
U.S. truck‑components maker TCCI is navigating a fragmented tariff regime after the Supreme Court struck down some Trump‑era duties, but Section 232 tariffs on heavy‑duty parts remain. The company invested $45 million in a Clean Energy Innovation Hub to produce electric compressors...
China’s National Energy Administration reported 32.48 GW of new solar capacity installed in January‑February 2026, a 17.7% year‑on‑year decline, while total generation capacity reached 3.95 TW, with solar climbing to 1.23 TW (+33.2%). Polysilicon prices fell sharply, with weekly drops of up to...
This follows Israeli strikes that reportedly targeted steel industry facilities in Isfahan, Iran Tehran remaining very tit-for-tat in its responses A gas project for a gas project, steel plants for a steel plant—good reminder of why no one has yet taken out,...
Food manufacturers are channeling capital into protein production, with Michigan attracting more than $1.2 billion in new plant expansions from Chobani’s La Colombe and Coca‑Cola’s Fairlife brands. The FDA postponed its food traceability rule compliance deadline to July 2028, while the closure of...
U.S. online retailers are leveraging the 2026 World Cup custom jersey frenzy with a no‑warehouse, no‑minimum fulfillment approach, allowing rapid scaling without inventory risk. The strategy, driven by the tournament’s broad qualifying field, promises higher margins but hinges on precise...
Independent testing of ore from a newly identified Alaskan deposit found it exceeds military‑grade quality thresholds. The discovery could reshape U.S. supply chains for defense‑critical minerals, intensifying the clash between mining advocates and conservation groups.
Prince Fibre, a Dutch family‑run pultrusion specialist, opened a new 3,700 m² production facility in Kampen on March 20, 2026, with King Willem‑Alexander presiding over the ceremony. The modern plant adds a larger production hall, warehouse and office space, enabling faster...
Georgia-Pacific announced David Duncan as its new president and CEO, replacing retiring chief Christian Fischer. The internal promotion gives Duncan control of a company that runs more than 150 facilities and employs roughly 30,000 workers, positioning him to guide both...
EnergyX, a privately held lithium developer, has commissioned its 250‑tonne‑per‑year direct lithium extraction (DLE) demonstration plant, Project Lonestar, near Texarkana, Texas. The facility is the first U.S. plant to process lithium‑rich brine from the Smackover formation, using proprietary solvent‑based extraction...
ZEALS, together with venture Quick, completed Japan’s first hospital‑based humanoid robot proof‑of‑concept using the Unitree G1 equipped with the Omakase OS. Over three days at the University of Tsukuba Hospital, the robot demonstrated autonomous walking, obstacle avoidance, voice‑guided navigation and...
Lonza has opened a dedicated media development laboratory at its Singapore campus to help bioprocessing customers fine‑tune cell‑culture media and smoothly transition formulations to GMP manufacturing. The facility applies a systematic, early‑stage optimization workflow that evaluates scalability, raw‑material readiness, and...
Consumer resin 3D printers expose users to toxic photopolymer chemicals. A new Ameralabs 23‑point guide highlights widespread unsafe practices, such as handling resin without gloves or respirators. Experts warn that sensitization can develop silently, leading to irreversible health issues and...
The cost of quality (CoQ) includes both the expenses of fixing defects and the investments needed to prevent them. While the cost of poor quality (COPQ) can eat up 25‑40% of a company’s revenue at a typical three‑sigma performance, prevention...
Researchers at ETH Zurich have developed interior‑wall panels made from compressed sawdust combined with struvite, a mineral harvested from water‑treatment plant clogs. An enzyme extracted from watermelon seeds enlarges struvite crystals, binding the sawdust particles into a strong, fire‑resistant board....
Toyota’s Chinese joint ventures are recalling more than 560,000 SUVs after regulators identified a faulty second‑row seat‑back adjuster spring that may not lock during a crash. The recall covers 317,990 Highlander models and 242,170 Crown Kluger SUVs built between July 2021 and...
Iranian steelmakers Khouzestan Steel and Mobarakeh Steel were hit by air strikes attributed to the US and Israel, damaging storage silos, a substation, an alloy‑steel line and power infrastructure. The attacks are expected to reduce billet and slab production and...
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