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Is the Gig Economy Coming for Manufacturing?

How AI training is creating lucrative new revenue streams for manufacturing experts.

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Army Report Finds Systemic Failures Behind DC Midair Collision

Victims families are pushing for requiring technology that helps pilots detect nearby traffic.

October 9, 2026

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PPG to Expand Aerospace Windows Factory in Alabama

The investment includes a new 112,000-square-foot facility.

October 9, 2026

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First Magnet-Grade High-Purity Iron Plant Opens in Texas

The plant will use a single-step process to make high-purity iron for rare earth magnets and steel.

October 9, 2026

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Blue Origin to Bring Massive $554.8 Million Manufacturing Campus to Texas

The U.S. expansion could challenge SpaceX's Starlink with new satellite communications network.

October 8, 2026

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Northrop Grumman’s Talon Blue Completed Its First Fully Autonomous Flight

Manufacturing and design improvements cut part count and overall weight.

October 8, 2026

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'Beef Bandits' Steal Cargo as Driver Sleeps

October 8, 2026

Configurator Bridges Gap Between Sales, Engineering to Shrink Time to Start Manufacturing

October 8, 2026

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EV Maker Emphasizes 'Commitment' to U.S. Market Despite Cratering Sales

October 7, 2026

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Spokbee Builds 3D Product Configurators for Any Company That Makes Complex Products

October 6, 2026

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Powdered Eggshells Used to Make High-Quality Metal

October 6, 2026

Figure Trained Its Humanoid Robots to Jump Into Molten Steel

October 5, 2026

How F-35 Parts Got Shipped to China; Plastics Fire Aftermath in Michigan; Chemical Leak at Purina Plant | Today in Manufacturing Ep. 288

October 5, 2026

Ford Factory Hires Hawk to Fight Off Pigeons

October 2, 2026

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New Drone Falls From Sky Like Maple Seed, Then Sails Like Boat

October 1, 2026

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GM Joint Venture Retooling Tennessee Plant for ‘World-First’ Battery Production

September 30, 2026

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It Took At Least 16 Fire Departments and 2 Million Gallons of Water to Put Out Plastics Plant Blaze in Michigan

September 29, 2026

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Gen Z in Manufacturing: The Young Worker's Psychological Tug-of-War

September 29, 2026

Practical AI Lessons and Strategies

Practical AI Lessons and Strategies

A practical roadmap to follow as your finance team scales AI usage.

October 1, 2026

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Four Astronauts Return to Earth After Eight Months in Space

SpaceX brought the flyers back with a splashdown in the Pacific.

October 9, 2026

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Trump Administration is Suspending Microsoft from Green Card Program

Microsoft suggests its use of the program is being mischaracterized.

October 9, 2026

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The Widest Street Legal Car is 10-Feet Wide

That's one special wide load.

October 9, 2026

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Tesla, Pilot Open First Megacharger Site

These chargers allowing a Tesla Semi to recover 60% of charge in 30 minutes.

October 9, 2026

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Steel Tubing Manufacturer Expanding in Oklahoma

The company serves the automotive, oil and gas, power generation and agriculture industries.

October 8, 2026

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Former Google Health Research Lead Pursues Non-invasive BCI Implant

It's leaning on Butterfly Network's "Ultrasound-on-Chip" technology.

October 8, 2026

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Yamaha Motor Adopts Recycled Aluminum Alloy for All-Aluminum DiASil Cylinders

The company estimates the transition will reduce CO2 emissions by about 47,000 tons annually.

October 8, 2026

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Security Breach: Network Security - Don't Fix the Engine While The Plane is Flying

The blocking and tackling that OT security is missing, and the far-reaching impacts this has.

October 8, 2026

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Hyundai Affiliate's $560M Georgia Expansion to Include New Plant

The company expects the project to add 320 jobs.

October 8, 2026

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Flooded Factory's PVC Pipes Still Clogging River Two Years After Hurricane Helene

A cleanup nonprofit estimated its crews have pulled hundreds of thousands of pipes from the river.

October 8, 2026

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Datanomix, Hexagon Connect Cloud-Based NC Program Management With Shop Floor

Designed to eliminate file revision confusion and automate digital production bundle delivery.

October 7, 2026

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General Dynamics Wants to Let Crews Talk to Their Tanks

It's working with Primordial Labs on integrating a natural language AI assistant.

October 7, 2026

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How an Aerospace Parts Shop Replaced Napkin Sketches, Flash Drives to Save Thousands of Hours

See how a family-owned CNC machine shop integrated systems with a factory orchestration platform.

October 7, 2026

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Driverless Electric Trucks Moving Freight Daily on Ohio Roads

Part of a project that aims to prepare Ohio and Indiana's interstates for automated freight.

October 7, 2026