ATI will add a new VIM furnace in North Carolina to expand nickel superalloy capacity for jet engine demand. https://www.metalnomist.com/2026/04/ati-nickel-superalloy-capacity.html

The unintended consequences will be significant anyway you look at it Chinese coal companies are turning to chemicals manufacturing for growth

14,500 humanoid robots shipped in 2025. Amazon’s 100,000+ don’t count. They’re task specific systems in controlled workflows. Humanoids function in unpredictable, human environments. China: 90% Top 2: 10,000+ units Tesla Optimus: 150 Not a tech race. A scale race. Chart @VisualCap
exoIQ Active Exoskeletons: Boosting Worker Strength and Safety in Industrial Environments via @WevolverApp #Innovation #Technology #Engineering https://t.co/DgAZITnqx6
PiPER #Robotic Arms: Compact Powerhouses with Six-Axis Precision and Industrial Versatility by @IntEngineering #Robots #EmergingTech #Technology #Innovation https://t.co/DnnQrtejJz
Post Office reaches deal with Amazon. Maybe 80% of $AMZN’s e-commerce last mile deliveries. Parcels have been the USPS target for growth. Can they handle the volume and meet Amazon’s order delivery standards?

More from the history of the IBM System/360. This time IBM’s innovation in tape drives for long term storage. Based on oxide on plastic to slipstream on materials and component innovation from the sound recording industry. Also, attention paid to...
US firms outsourcing their manufacturing and upstream supply chain. Those c-suites took away the core of America’s economic value. And what was a key to winning WW2–the ability to mass produce.

The Tesla Semi begins volume production this quarter. Very curious to see whether the $300k cost proves worth it for the industry. https://t.co/l98gdpxjJI
Pat’s Law of Something: All major vendors and suppliers are always in talks and testing. I do think this will move forward, though. Packaging is an easier commitment than wafers as it doesn’t force a redesign. Not easy but just...
$INTC Foundry is well set up for packaging wins. The market is more eager to hear about wafer wins. But… it all adds up. 👏🏻
AI is hogging memory chips and it’s rippling all the way down to Raspberry Pi prices. Our April issue has two pieces on this you'll want to read: one on the HBM shortage reshaping the chip market, one on what...

Air-powered artificial muscles could help #Robots lift 100 times their weight by Terry Grant, Arizona State University @TechXplore_com Learn more: https://t.co/BylroRmcKJ #Robotics #Engineering #Innovation #Technology https://t.co/h4zn0fIw8B

China moves upstream in production networks. More on this in the Chartbook Top Links today. https://t.co/z8YSI2hXDR
AgileX Unveils Pika Pro: Next-Gen #Robotics Platform Takes Mobility to the Next Level by @AgilexRobotics #EmergingTech #Innovation #Technology https://t.co/b2XTLJ5BUB