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Chocolate Bunnies Ordered to be Destroyed in Copycat Case
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First Two Story 3D-Printed Home; Ford's Blue Oval Shortage; VW's Sleepy Car | Today in Manufacturing Ep. 87
Also on the podcast, unsolicited letter nets $500 million industrial park, prototype EV plane flies, Tesla's robot-filled factory future, cleaning up the Great Pacific Garbage Patch and the failed relay that caused $6 million in damages.
October 3, 2022
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Airbus to Auction Off A380 Jumbo Jet Piece by Piece
There are 380 lots with more than 500 items in all.
October 3, 2022
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Toyota Ends Russian Manufacturing
The plant's initial shutdown occurred about 10 days after Russian troops invaded Ukraine.
September 30, 2022
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Failed Relay Causes $6M in Damages
The pilot noticed that the rudder was stuck at 10 degrees port and not responding.
September 30, 2022
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Mill Explosion Results in $2.5M in Penalties
The blast was so powerful that it launched a 100,000-gallon storage tank over a six-story building.
September 29, 2022
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U.S. Judge Dismisses Mexico Lawsuit Against Gun Manufacturers
The Mexican government argued that commercial practices from U.S. gunmakers led to bloodshed in Mexico.
October 3, 2022
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How To Minimize Downtime and Increase Throughput in Conveyance Applications
Unplanned downtime is costing manufacturing companies as much as $260,000 an hour.
October 3, 2022
In this picture provided by Swedish Coast Guard, a small release from Nord Stream 2 is seen, Wednesday, Sept. 28, 2022.
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Denmark Says Nord Stream 1 Pipelines Stop Leaking
Undersea blasts damaged the Nord Stream I and 2 pipelines.
October 3, 2022
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OSHA Reveals Top 10 Safety Violations for 2022
'OSHA’s annual Top 10 list helps define trends so safety professionals can find the appropriate solutions.'
October 3, 2022
This still image from video taken Oct. 4, 2021, and provided by the U.S. Coast Guard shows an underwater pipeline that spilled tens of thousands of gallons of oil off the coast of Orange County, Calif.
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Ruptured Oil Pipeline Off California Approved for Repairs
The underwater pipeline ruptured a year ago.
October 3, 2022
Shoppers shop at a grocery store in Glenview, Ill., Monday, July 4, 2022. Consumers spent a bit more in August than the previous month, a sign the economy is holding up even as inflation lifts prices for food, rent, and other essentials. Americans boosted their spending at stores and for services such as haircuts by 0.4% in August, after it fell 0.2% in July, the Commerce Department said Friday Sept. 30.
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Resilient U.S. Consumers Spend Slightly More in August
Still, there were signs that rising prices are weighing on shoppers.
October 3, 2022
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Tesla Sales Bounce Back in Q3 But Fall Short of Estimates
It's becoming more challenging to find transportation capacity at a reasonable cost when Tesla needs to move vehicles from its factories to its customers.
October 3, 2022
Georgia Gov. Brian Kemp smiles as he stands next to a Rivian electric truck during a ceremony to announce that the electric truck maker plans to build a $5 billion battery and assembly plant east of Atlanta projected to employ 7,500 workers, on Dec. 16, 2021, in Atlanta.
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Judge Nixes Rivian's Tax Break
Will the carmaker still build a plant east of Atlanta?
October 3, 2022
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Wisk Aero Debuts Self-Flying, All-Electric Air Taxi
The company has backing from Boeing and Kitty Hawk.
October 3, 2022
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FactoryTalk Motion Analyzer Simplifies Sizing, Selection of Motion Control Components
The software is now available for download on the Rockwell Automation website.
October 3, 2022
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Researchers Can Now 3D-Print One of the Strongest Stainless Steels
The new findings could help producers of 17-4 PH parts use 3D printing to cut costs and increase their manufacturing flexibility.
October 3, 2022
President Joe Biden stops to talk to the media as he drives a Ford F-150 Lightning truck at Ford Dearborn Development Center, May 18, 2021, in Dearborn, Mich. Biden, a self-described “car guy,'' often promises to lead by example by moving swiftly to convert the sprawling federal fleet to zero-emission electric vehicles.
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Biden Pledge to Make Federal Fleet Electric Faces Slow Start
Biden last year directed the U.S. government to purchase only American-made, zero-emission passenger cars by 2027.
October 3, 2022
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Zero-Emission Forklift: Reducing Your Carbon Footprint One Lift at a Time
There is a wide range of benefits to using zero-emission forklifts in a warehouse.
October 3, 2022
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Firefly Aerospace Successfully Reaches Orbit
Firefly is scheduled for six Alpha launches to take customer payloads to space in 2023, and 12 more in 2024.
October 3, 2022