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Today in Manufacturing Podcast

Today in Manufacturing Podcast

Today in Manufacturing has a new podcast brought to you by the editors of Industrial Media. In each episode, we discuss the five biggest stories in manufacturing, and the implications they have on the industry moving forward.

A center-pivot irrigation system in Arizona.

A Water Strategy for the Parched West

Have cities pay farmers to install more efficient irrigation systems.

Gas station in Sacramento, Calif., May 27, 2022.

Key Inflation Gauge Remains a High 6.3%

Consumer spending is beginning to weaken — but it's still helping fuel inflation itself.

Siemens and NVIDIA announced an expansion of their partnership to enable the industrial metaverse and increase use of AI-driven digital twin technology.

NVIDIA, Siemens Partner on Metaverse for Industrial Automation

The companies intend to use digital twins for productivity and process improvements.

General Motors plans to have the capacity to build more than 1 million EVs by 2025.

GM Expands EV First Responder Training Efforts

GM plans to have the capacity to build more than 1 million EVs by 2025.

Free online resources to assist small and medium-sized CNC machine shops are now available.

New Online Resources Help CNC Machine Shops Make Better Tooling Choices

Resources are now available to answer questions prior to project bidding or purchasing equipment.

Machine shops prefer tidy operations and advanced surface grinders minimize the amount of material that must be removed to achieve very precise tolerances: incorporating shrouds, air misting and cooling filtration systems that contain the mess almost entirely.

Contain the Mess for Cleaner, More Precise Grinding Operations

Advanced precision rotary units are designed to minimize surface grinding mess and contain debris.

Security works outside of the Supreme Court, Thursday, June 30, 2022, in Washington.

High Court Rejects COVID-19 Shot Mandate Case from New York

Three conservative justices — Neil Gorsuch, Clarence Thomas and Samuel Alito — dissented.

The SAF used by Embraer and Pratt & Whitney was 100% Hydroprocessed Esters and Fatty Acids Synthetic Paraffinic Kerosine.

Pratt & Whitney Test Flight Uses 100% Sustainable Fuel

The SAF used was 100% Hydroprocessed Esters and Fatty Acids Synthetic Paraffinic Kerosine.

Emissions from a coal-fired power plant are silhouetted against the setting sun in Kansas City, Mo., Feb. 1, 2021. The Supreme Court on Thursday, June 30, 2022, limited how the nation’s main anti-air pollution law can be used to reduce carbon dioxide emissions from power plants. By a 6-3 vote, with conservatives in the majority, the court said that the Clean Air Act does not give the Environmental Protection Agency broad authority to regulate greenhouse gas emissions from power plants that contribute to global warming.

Supreme Court Limits EPA in Curbing Power Plant Emissions

Power plants account for roughly 30% of carbon dioxide output.

China's manufacturing activity improved in June after anti-virus controls that shut down Shanghai and other industrial centers were eased, a survey showed Thursday, June 30, 2022.

China's Factory Activity Improves After Shanghai Reopens

The monthly purchasing managers’ index rose to 50.2.

Federal Reserve Chairman Jerome Powell testifies before the House Financial Services Committee, June 23, 2022, Washington.

Powell: 'No Guarantee' Fed Can Tame Inflation, Spare Jobs

The central bank hopes to raise interest rates just enough to slow the economy — without causing a recession.