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Ursa Major Gets $137M in Navy Contracts for Advanced Solid Rocket Motor Programs
The company's approach expands energetics production and applies advanced additive manufacturing.
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EV Maker Emphasizes 'Commitment' to U.S. Market Despite Cratering Sales
VinFast sold just 389 vehicles in North America last year.
October 7, 2026
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Anduril to Invest $3.7 Billion to Expand U.S. Attack Submarine Production
And the U.S. Navy handed the company a $2.9 billion contract to help make it happen.
October 7, 2026
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BD to Invest $19 Billion to Boost Domestic Production of Essential Medical Supplies
The company will also source American-made steel for all needles used in the U.S.
October 6, 2026
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Powdered Eggshells Used to Make High-Quality Metal
So how do they do it?
October 6, 2026
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Kawasaki Made a Robot Cat to Care for the Elderly
Home LEO is an AI robot that could reshape how seniors live.
October 6, 2026
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Is the Gig Economy Coming for Manufacturing?
October 7, 2026
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Figure Trained Its Humanoid Robots to Jump Into Molten Steel
October 5, 2026
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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
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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
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Your Plant's Electrical System Is Like Your Blood
September 28, 2026
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Workers Hospitalized After Chemical Leak at Purina Dog Food Plant
September 28, 2026
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Underground Vinyl Plant Busted; F-150's Gas Tank Problem; America's Transformer Crisis | Today in Manufacturing Ep. 287
September 28, 2026
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Iowa Cooperative to Build the World’s Largest Honey Bottling Plant
September 25, 2026
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October 1, 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
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80-Year-Old Electrical Components Maker Moves HQ to Michigan
The company operates in 14 countries and employs more than 6,500 people globally.
October 7, 2026
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Gatorade Recalled Over Undeclared Dyes
PepsiCo is pulling over 122,000 cases of the sports drink.
October 7, 2026
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EOS to Boost Production for Its Counter-Drone Remote Weapon System
The product is in the final stages of development.
October 7, 2026
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X-Bow to Develop Advanced Booster for Future Navy Missiles
The program replaces single-purpose interceptors with a common architecture.
October 7, 2026
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Software
F1 Cars' Software Struggles Delay Race Start
Cars crawled around the track at slow speeds or stopped entirely.
October 6, 2026
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Software
Leaders From GM, Corning Join Manufacturing Leadership Council Board of Governors
The MLC is the digital transformation division of the National Association of Manufacturers.
October 6, 2026
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Spokbee Builds 3D Product Configurators for Any Company That Makes Complex Products
Selling complex heavy equipment doesn't have to mean weeks of back-and-forth emails, manual quoting and engineering bottlenecks.
October 6, 2026
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Your Home's Foundation Could Soon Power the Entire Building
Cement-based supercapacitors are just as strong as commercial concrete.
October 6, 2026
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Nearly 1,400 Laid Off at Truck Factory in Ohio
The facility could gain new life under its next owner.
October 5, 2026
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Operations
7 Ways Nonlinear Loads Are Stressing Your Electrical System
Excessive heating and accelerated component failure can follow.
October 5, 2026
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Okuma America Debuts New Machines, Controls and Automation Systems
Next-generation CNC technology meets AI.
October 5, 2026
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Why Digital Machining Is Replacing Chemical Milling in the Aerospace Industry
Advances in the technology can reduce production time by up to 65%.
October 5, 2026
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What to Know About Weapons in Space
It's not just U.S. efforts that remain shrouded in mystery.
October 5, 2026