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Rolls-Royce Invests $398M to Expand Aircraft Engine Manufacturing

The works are expected to be completed in 2028.

Ep608

Workers Hospitalized After Chemical Leak at Purina Dog Food Plant

The incident involved two chemicals that "don't go together."

September 28, 2026

SpaceX's mega rocket Starship makes a test flight from Starbase, Texas, Monday, Sept. 28, 2026.

SpaceX's Supersized Starship Launches Into Orbit for the First Time

It almost didn't take off due to engine problems.

September 28, 2026

Ep287

Underground Vinyl Plant Busted; F-150's Gas Tank Problem; America's Transformer Crisis | Today in Manufacturing Ep. 287

Also on the podcast, tire maker expands with autonomous robots, bacteria evolves to eat industrial pollution and manufacturers move past pilots to scale AI deployments.

September 28, 2026

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AI’s Power Bottleneck Won’t End With Turbines

SpaceX's recent moves show just how quickly AI infrastructure demand is colliding with industrial supply chains.

September 25, 2026

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Nearly 150-Year-Old Cable and Wire Maker Invests $400M in U.S. Manufacturing

Early customers included Samuel F.B. Morse and Thomas Edison.

September 25, 2026

Iowa Cooperative to Build the World’s Largest Honey Bottling Plant

September 25, 2026

Lego Invests $400 Million to Boost Brick Production in Mexico

September 24, 2026

Police Bust $3.5M Underground Plant With 70-Year-Old Vinyl Presses

September 23, 2026

South Korean Company Announces $2.2B U.S. Munitions Manufacturing Campus

September 22, 2026

Ford's $1B U.S. Investment; New Flying Car Factory; Cyborg Cockroach Paramedics | Today in Manufacturing Ep. 286

September 21, 2026

F-150 Gas Tanks Could Detach in Latest Ford Recall Filing

September 18, 2026

Coke Plans to Spend $10B in the U.S. by 2030

September 17, 2026

Gen Z in Manufacturing: Why Young Engineers Are More Skeptical of AI Than Older Generations

September 15, 2026

Cyborg Cockroach Paramedics Are Here to Save You

September 14, 2026

Northern Tool Reshores; VW Cuts 50,000; Metal Foam Improves Car Safety | Today in Manufacturing Ep. 285

September 14, 2026

Ohio Resin Maker Pleads Guilty in Fatal Explosion Case

September 9, 2026

An Amazon cargo plane sits at the Miami International Airport (MIA) Monday, Sept. 7, 2026, after it overshot the runway on Sunday, in Miami.

Investigators Probe Deadly Amazon Cargo Jet Crash in Miami

September 7, 2026

The Today in Manufacturing Podcast from Manufacturing.net

The Today in Manufacturing Podcast from Manufacturing.net

Each week, our editors discuss the five biggest stories in manufacturing and their implications for the industry.

September 17, 2026

Lanza International General Manager Andrew Liu (left), along with THTMA Board Members Liu Chia-Chun (center, Gwang Wuen Yu) and Ke Ming-Hong (right, Chairman of Mr. Monkey Precision), gathered at the Japan DIY Homecenter Show in August to promote TiTE x IHT.

TiTE x IHT 2026 Brings 100+ International Buyers to Taiwan's Hardware Heartland

The country's largest hardware and tools trade show runs Oct. 20–22.

September 28, 2026

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Integrators Remain Key Resource as Manufacturers Navigate Increasingly Complex Tech Landscape

Demand for automation expertise has never been higher.

September 28, 2026

Volkswagen EV Hits 92 Countries in 16 Months to Set World Record

The vehicle navigated nearly 100,000 kilometers.

September 28, 2026

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Your Plant's Electrical System Is Like Your Blood

If it suddenly spikes or drops, you're in trouble.

September 28, 2026

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Walmart Says It's Not Using Personal Information to Set Prices as It Expands Digital Shelf Labels

The retail giant is aiming to assuage customers' fears about its new pricing technology.

September 28, 2026

A federal agent wears an Immigration and Customs Enforcement badge in New York, June 10, 2025.

Meatpacking Groups Say ICE Arrests Could Lead to Higher Prices, Revenue Loss

Beef prices have soared to record highs in the past year.

September 28, 2026

A vendor waits for customers near Santa costumes for sale at the Yiwu International Trade Market in Yiwu, eastern China's Zhejiang province on April 10, 2025.

U.S., China Release Reciprocal $30B Product Lists for Tariff Cuts After Trump-Xi Meeting

The lists included 1,619 items of U.S. goods entering China.

September 28, 2026

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Carrier Alliance Awards Tesla the Largest Electric Truck Order in U.S. History

Kenworth, RIDE and Volvo are included in the deal as secondary OEMs.

September 23, 2026

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The Next Phase of Industrial AI Isn't Prediction. It's Action

The next stage of industrial AI will be defined by how multiple AI systems work together.

September 25, 2026

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Golf Equipment Maker Jumps Into the U.S. Critical Minerals Sector

But that doesn't necessarily mean the company's getting into mining.

September 25, 2026

Public demonstration of a large invisibility cloak, showing the cloaking structure being positioned around a tree before an audience. This demonstration, where this portion of the tree disappeared at microwaves, was arranged and witnessed by radar boffin Dr. Eli Brookner and the IEEE Phased Array Conference participants.

Beyond Harry Potter: What Real-World ‘Invisibility Cloaks’ Can and Can’t Do

The future of cloaking technology presents numerous possibilities and serious ethical concerns.

September 22, 2026

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Aurora Outlines 2030 Vision to Scale to 30,000 Driverless Trucks

The company nearly doubled its driverless customers in 2026.

September 25, 2026

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Does the Industry Need to Rethink Valve Platform Architecture?

Machine builders are pushing for higher airflow in more compact designs.

September 25, 2026

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The U.S. Navy Launched the First Torpedo from a Drone Submarine

WATCH: The successful test paired a U.S. Mk 48 with the Royal Navy's Excalibur.

September 25, 2026