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40,000 Pounds of Beer Swiped From California Distribution Center

The perps have been extended no-questions-asked amnesty if they return the stolen cargo.

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Illegal Cookie Factory; Starr Sues Over Google Review; Freedom & Glory Makes Flags | Today in Manufacturing Ep. 283

Also on the podcast, SpaceX to build world's largest spaceport, humanoid robots smash records, yellow school bus faces new reality and a conversation with Michael J. DeVoney from OptiCrib.

August 31, 2026

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Nissan and Honda Agree to Work Together on Software for Cars

They will share standardized parts in core electronic control units.

August 31, 2026

A rendering of JetZero's Jet1, a full-scale demonstrator airplane.

JetZero Secures Funding for Buildout of All-wing Airplane Factory

The radical aircraft design could dramatically cut fuel burn.

August 31, 2026

This photo provided by NASA shows technicians connecting the inner and outer segments of NASA's Nancy Grace Roman Space Telescope, Nov. 25, 2025, at NASA’s Goddard Space Flight Center in Greenbelt, Md.

NASA's Newest Space Telescope Launches to Explore the Hidden Universe

The bus-sized telescope will take more than three months to reach its destination.

August 31, 2026

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Boston Scientific Says Cyberattack Disrupted Its Manufacturing Operations

The incident has also impacted new remote monitoring activations.

August 28, 2026

Hyundai Announces Plans to Launch 100 New Vehicles

August 28, 2026

IEM Announces Huge $200M, 3,000 Job Texas Expansion

August 26, 2026

Gen Z in Manufacturing: Gen Z Likes to Job Hop; Here’s How to Keep Them in Your Plant

August 25, 2026

Ohio Manufacturer Files Defamation Lawsuit Over 1-Star Google Review

August 25, 2026

Robots are prepared ahead the opening ceremony of the World Humanoid Robot Games in Beijing, Saturday, Aug. 22, 2026.

Chinese Humanoid Robots Smash Human Records in Sprint, High Jump

August 24, 2026

These 3D-Printed Concrete Shelters Can Save People During Tornadoes

August 21, 2026

Illegal Cookie Factory Caught Substituting Charcoal for Cocoa

August 20, 2026

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Made in America: Freedom and Glory

August 20, 2026

Meat Processor Accused of Dumping Animal Blood, Waste Into Nearby Waters

August 18, 2026

Yamaha Cuts Production; SpaceX's Terafab in Texas; GM Ends Samsung Venture | Today in Manufacturing Ep. 281

August 17, 2026

GM Reveals $4.5B Supply Chain Shield for Emergencies

August 14, 2026

Nearly 150-Year-Old Beef Plant Set for Closure Will Remain Open

August 13, 2026

Unleashing Enterprise AI Value in Finance

Unleashing Enterprise AI Value in Finance

Addressing data quality, difficulty of use, and governance concerns for AI in core finance and accounting applications.

August 31, 2026

AIR’s Cargo-Heavy Lift UAS.

AIR Partners with Elmo Motion Control on Uncrewed Cargo Aircraft Tech

Cutting-edge servo drives eliminate complexity in next-generation delivery drones.

August 31, 2026

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Open-Die Forging at Center of Aerospace’s Production Push

The aerospace open-die forging market is projected to surpass $9.3 billion by 2034.

August 31, 2026

The RSio Remote Safe I/O Block from Banner Engineering.

Mouser Adds Banner's RSio Remote Safe I/O Block for Machine Safety Applications

The block includes six inputs, each supporting up to 32 ISD-enabled devices and up to 192 devices per block.

August 31, 2026

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Raytheon Expanding Production of Electronic Attack System in Mississippi

The project will support the U.S. Navy.

August 31, 2026

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LG Energy Agrees to Buy $1.5 Billion in Lithium Carbonate from Arkansas Project

The massive deal could seal the fate of the state’s ambitious development.

August 31, 2026

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Turkish Fastener Company Acquires Michigan Manufacturing Facility

The operation produces high-strength bolts for the automotive industry.

August 31, 2026

A close-up of a microchip wafer, part of Northrop Grumman’s innovation to make smaller and stronger electronics available to the defense and commercial industry.

DARPA Gives Northrop $7M to Make Diamond-Cooled Microchips for the Military

Power density could also jump tenfold.

August 28, 2026

Gm Launches Workforce Initiative Veterans Military Families

GM Initiative Looks to Connect Veterans, Military Families to Careers in Automotive Manufacturing

The automaker plans to support nonprofit workforce programs with grants of up to $500,000.

August 26, 2026

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Rolls-Royce Finishes Decade-long Modernization Effort at Indiana Engine Plant

The campus tests and builds engines for the B-52 bomber and other aircraft.

August 28, 2026

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Rohde & Schwartz Open Maryland Factory to Support Multi-Billion-Dollar FAA Contract

The new facility complements existing operations in Texas.

August 27, 2026

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How Imperial Japan Turned to the Sardine to Help Build a War Machine

The small fish became a primary raw material for the empire’s chemical industry.

August 25, 2026

This cookie is made using waste plant materials and plastic and could feed humans everywhere from submarines to spaceships.

This Cookie Is Made from Plastic Bottles

And you can eat it, thanks to some clever microbes.

August 28, 2026

From left to right: Clint Church, Phantom Works Chief Engineer, Massachusetts and Virginia sites; U.S. Congressman Michael Guest; Mississippi Governor Tate Reeves; Luke Colville, President and CEO, Aurora Flight Sciences; U.S. Senator Roger Wicker; U.S Congressman Trent Kelly.

Boeing Company Opens Major Expansion in Mississippi

The facility makes advanced composite components and assemblies for specialty aircraft.

August 28, 2026

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Rivian CFO Stepping Down

The EV maker executed its $13.7B initial public offering in 2021 under her leadership.

August 28, 2026