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Worker Lockout Could Cost Exxon Tens of Millions
Some 600 workers at a refinery and lube oil plant were locked out for 10 months.
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Closed Cement Factory Named Top Haunted House
The facility carries an eerie history.
October 4, 2022
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Hyundai Pitches Fix for Easily-Stolen Vehicles
Vehicle owners might not like it.
October 4, 2022
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Chocolate Bunnies Ordered to be Destroyed in Copycat Case
The chocolatier has nixed another knockoff.
October 3, 2022
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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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Failed Relay Causes $6M in Damages
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September 29, 2022
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Volkswagen's Driverless Car Prototype Will Put You to Sleep
September 29, 2022
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August 4, 2022
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Amazon Sues Labor Agency Over Alleged Hazards
The company and regulators have sparred over citations and fines imposed for worker safety issues.
October 5, 2022
This photo provided by Edmunds shows the 2022 Lucid Air, a luxury electric sedan with an EPA-estimated range of up to 520 miles.
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2022 Lucid Air vs. Tesla Model S
Which is the better electric luxury flagship?
October 5, 2022
Freight cars at the Norfolk Southern Conway Terminal in Conway, Pa., Sept. 15, 2022.
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Fourth Union Approves Deal with Railroads
The American Train Dispatchers Association said 64% of its roughly 1,600 members approved the deal.
October 5, 2022
President Joe Biden attends an event to support legislation that would encourage domestic manufacturing and strengthen supply chains for computer chips in the South Court Auditorium on the White House campus, March 9, 2022, in Washington.
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Can Biden Save Democracy One U.S. Factory Job at a Time?
Biden has staked his presidency on what he has called "a historic manufacturing boom."
October 5, 2022
Amazon logo on a screen at the Nasdaq MarketSite, New York, July 27, 2018.
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Amazon Freezes Hiring in Corporate Retail
Amazon's retail business has been sluggish as Americans shifted away from pandemic-induced online shopping.
October 5, 2022
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Betco to Acquire Novozymes' Wastewater Assets
The deal will be Betco’s second acquisition in the bioaugmentation field.
October 5, 2022
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UL Solutions Announces Torch and Grit Test for EV Battery Enclosures
The test helps predict material performance in a thermal runaway event.
October 5, 2022
A customer looks at refrigerated items at a Grocery Outlet store in Pleasanton, Calif.,. on Thursday, Sept. 15, 2022. 'Best before” labels are coming under scrutiny as concerns about food waste grow around the world. Manufacturers have used the labels for decades to estimate peak freshness. But “best before” labels have nothing to do with safety, and some worry they encourage consumers to throw away food that’s perfectly fine to eat.
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'Best Before' Labels Scrutinized as Food Waste Concerns Grow
The EU is even considering abolishing "best before" labels altogether.
October 5, 2022
Cellforce Group Und Duerr Ag Etablieren Gemeinsam Erfolgreich Serienprozess Fuer Elektrodenbeschichtung Scaled
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Cellforce Group and Dürr AG Establish Mass Production Process for Electrode Coating
CFG will use a process that enables both sides of the electrode to be coated simultaneously.
October 5, 2022
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Epirus, General Dynamics Debut Drone-Disabling Prototype Vehicle
Stryker Leonidas was recently field demonstrated at a U.S. government testing site.
October 5, 2022
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Foxconn Reaches Deal to Build INDIEV's EV Prototype in Ohio
The tentative agreement is the latest for Foxconn after buying the manufacturing facility from Lordstown.
October 5, 2022
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Martin Engineering’s “Go Pink!” Breast Cancer Campaign Expands to Conveyor Products
The company added the option of conveyor guarding, Twist Tensioners and inspection doors.
October 5, 2022
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Westinghouse Develops Next-Generation Nuclear Plant
The LFR technology combines the use of liquid lead as a coolant, high-temperature operation and fast neutron spectrum.
October 4, 2022
Figure 2: Shown here installed on the side of a conveyor, an AutomationDirect STRIDE IO-Link master module is a convenient way to connect photoeyes, solenoids, buttons, and beacons as controller I/O. These modules are easily daisy-chained down the length of a conveyor, minimizing wiring.
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Equipment I/O Gets Smarter
While digital fieldbuses have long been available for process applications, the IO-Link protocol is a practical version useful for machine and factory automation.
October 3, 2022