Industry 4.0 | Manufacturing Business Technology

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Amazon Offers Cautious View After Disappointing Q3 Results

The company reported a free cash flow loss of $42.4 billion as it makes big investments in AI.

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U.S. Bans Imports From 3 Chinese Biotech Companies Over Forced Labor Allegations

BGI Group rejected the allegations.

October 29, 2026

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Amazon Business Adds ‘AI-Powered Capabilities’ to Its Virtual Assistant

The e-commerce giant’s B2B arm also announced new “Value Intelligence” data.

October 28, 2026

Humanoid robots demonstrating parkour mobility on construction sites with attention-based contact systems

How to Teach Humanoid Robots to Move Properly, and Autonomously, in Challenging Environments

These robots require precise whole-body coordination as well as interaction with their surroundings.

October 28, 2026

Volkswagen Concludes Test of Driverless Vehicle Logistics

The AutoLog project tested automated vehicle logistics in real-world conditions.

October 28, 2026

Workers in safety vests process cardboard boxes marked 'Made in USA' on a warehouse conveyor belt system.

Reshoring, Foreign Direct Investment Accounted for 247,000 U.S. Manufacturing Jobs in 2025

Tariffs have driven action (and uncertainty), but momentum is growing.

October 27, 2026

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Volkswagen Group Calls on NXP to Power Next-Gen Architecture Built With Rivian

October 27, 2026

Microsoft Offers Buyouts to 60,000 Employees

October 27, 2026

Two construction workers in hard hats and yellow safety vests review plans on a laptop inside an industrial warehouse facility.

L2L Unveils AI-Powered Shop Floor Platform for Repeatable Plant Performance

October 23, 2026

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How AI Closes the Gap on Insider Threats

October 22, 2026

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A SpaceX-Tesla Megamerger Could Benefit Both Companies and Elon Musk's Personal Fortune

October 22, 2026

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Tesla's Q3 Profit Drops as It Prepares for Possible SpaceX Merger

October 22, 2026

Meta CEO Mark Zuckerberg speaks during the Meta Connect conference, Sept. 23, 2026, Menlo Park, Calif.

AI Agents Are Only as Good as the Personal Information Shared — Raising Privacy Concerns

October 21, 2026

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Sonepar to Spend Over $500M to Deploy AI ‘at Scale’

October 21, 2026

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Scout Sued by Old Couple; Rivian's Ghostbusters Collab; Blue Origin's Massive Texas Project | Today in Manufacturing Ep. 290

October 19, 2026

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Hewlett Packard Boosts AI, High-Performance Computing Efforts in Wisconsin

October 16, 2026

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New Startup Aims to Bring AI and Robotics to Material Manufacturing

October 16, 2026

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Cybersecurity Tool Delivers Intelligence Directly to AI Platforms

October 14, 2026

12 Manufacturing KPIs With Formulas, Examples, and How to Choose

12 Manufacturing KPIs With Formulas, Examples, and How to Choose

There are dozens of KPIs to choose from, but a shop tracking all of them is really tracking none of them.

November 1, 2026

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Why Robots Still Need Precise Motion Planning in the Age of LLMs

Exact solutions are mandatory.

October 12, 2026

Multi-camera dashcam display showing driver, road view, and vehicle telemetry data with speed and performance metrics

How General Motors Is Simulating Its Way to Autonomous Driving

Will GM's "eyes off" system be ready by 2028?

October 12, 2026

Industrial worker in hard hat using AR technology displaying AI analytics and data metrics on holographic display in manufacturing facility

Why the Next Manufacturing AI Breakthrough Is Connected Operations

The real value of AI is in connecting the people, systems and processes that already keep the business moving.

October 9, 2026

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General Dynamics Wants to Let Crews Talk to Their Tanks

It's working with Primordial Labs on integrating a natural language AI assistant.

October 7, 2026

Machinist in blue gloves working at a HAAS CNC machine in an industrial manufacturing facility.

How an Aerospace Parts Shop Replaced Napkin Sketches, Flash Drives to Save Thousands of Hours

See how a family-owned CNC machine shop integrated systems with a factory orchestration platform.

October 7, 2026

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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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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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Teradyne Partners with Bright Machines to Put Robots, Test Tech in AI Infrastructure Microfactories

AI infrastructure is driving one of the largest electronics manufacturing buildouts in recent history.

October 5, 2026

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Why Some Supply Chains Recover Faster Than Others

Why resilience strategies fail and how standardized processes fix it.

October 2, 2026

Collaborative robotic arm with orange control unit on linear rail system for industrial automation

The Best Cobot Is the One for the Job

The hard part is no longer whether a robot can do the job, it's choosing the one that best fits your application.

October 1, 2026

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The Semiconductor Industry Is Scaling Fast. Can Its Supply Chain Keep Up?

Semiconductor manufacturing equipment sales are forecasted to reach $165.9 billion in 2026.

October 1, 2026

Boston Dynamics robot Spot with glowing head ring displayed at industrial facility with workers in safety vests observing

Hyundai, Boston Dynamics Provide Inside Look at Robotics Race

See the Atlas humanoid in action.

October 1, 2026

Robotic arms assembling blue car door on factory assembly line

Startup Giving Legacy Industry Robots Ability to 'See'

The company works across multiple industries, including automotive, electronics and data centers.

September 30, 2026