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America’s Debt Crisis: Why the National Debt Threatens Manufacturing Subsidies and Reshoring

If we want to reshore production and give hope to the middle class, we must face our financial problems.

October 12, 2026

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$50B in Announced Automotive Investments Sparks Debate Over Actual Plant Growth

Experts reveal a more complicated truth about the surge.

October 12, 2026

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Why Experts Think U.S. Trade Policy Causes More Damage Than Good

Mainstream economists say the relatively open global trading system had benefited the U.S.

October 12, 2026

Elderly Couple Sues Automaker, Says Plant Drove Them from Their Home

This wasn't the first issue with the project.

October 12, 2026

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From Clockmakers to Pet Food Plants: Factory Workers Blame Layoffs on Tariff Spikes

Proponents insist a factory boom is underway.

October 12, 2026

Why Robots Jumped Into Molten Steel; Drone Falls From Sky; Ford Hires Bird of Prey | Today in Manufacturing Ep. 289

Also on the podcast, new concrete foundations power buildings, exhausted employees create cybersecurity risk and Kawasaki's new robot cat.

October 12, 2026

GSK Commits $800M to Expand Pennsylvania Manufacturing Facility

The expansion project will include the demolition of existing buildings.

October 12, 2026

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Is the Gig Economy Coming for Manufacturing?

How AI training is creating lucrative new revenue streams for manufacturing experts.

October 7, 2026

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First Magnet-Grade High-Purity Iron Plant Opens in Texas

The plant will use a single-step process to make high-purity iron for rare earth magnets and steel.

October 9, 2026

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Power-Propelled Drum Handlers Help Operators Move, Lift, Position, Weigh and Pour Drums

Power-propelled transport, powered drum lift and powered 360-degree drum rotation in a single walk-behind solution.

October 8, 2026

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Hyundai Affiliate's $560M Georgia Expansion to Include New Plant

The company expects the project to add 320 jobs.

October 8, 2026

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Blue Origin to Bring Massive $554.8 Million Manufacturing Campus to Texas

The U.S. expansion could challenge SpaceX's Starlink with new satellite communications network.

October 8, 2026

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Flooded Factory's PVC Pipes Still Clogging River Two Years After Hurricane Helene

A cleanup nonprofit estimated its crews have pulled hundreds of thousands of pipes from the river.

October 8, 2026

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'Beef Bandits' Steal Cargo as Driver Sleeps

The beef burglars could be part of a ring targeting meat, seafood and alcohol.

October 8, 2026

Configurator Bridges Gap Between Sales, Engineering to Shrink Time to Start Manufacturing

New platform eliminates delays between sales and engineering to accelerate manufacturing timelines.

October 8, 2026