The Samsung Galaxy Note 7 Debacle: A Timeline

From its launch, to reports of combustion, multiple recalls and now its termination, here's a look at the life and death of the Galaxy Note 7.

Oct 13th, 2016

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.

Milwaukee Metal Fabricator Fined $216K for Machine & Noise Hazards

Citations against Tramont Manufacturing include four repeated and nine serious safety violations.

In this Oct. 15, 2019, file photo, SoCal Edison trucks arrive at the site of a transformer tower in Sylmar, Calif., suspected of being responsible for starting the Saddleridge Fire. Pacific Gas & Electric plans to bury 10,000 miles of its power lines in an effort to prevent its fraying grid from sparking wildfires when electrical equipment collides with millions of trees and other vegetation sprawling across its drought-stricken service.

PG&E Will Spend $15B+ Burying Power Lines

It's an effort to prevent its fraying grid from sparking wildfires.

An Emirates jetliner comes in for landing at Dubai International Airport, Dec. 11, 2019.

Airplanes Collide at Dubai Airport

No injuries were reported.

Rescuers build embankments to pump out water from a flooded tunnel in Zhuhai city in south China's Guangdong province Friday, July 16, 2021. Divers have been dispatched in the search for 14 workers missing since water flooded a tunnel under construction in southern China three days ago, authorities said Sunday, July 18, 2021.

All 14 Workers Lost in Tunnel Flood Confirmed Dead

The construction project appeared to have had safety problems for some time.

Traffic on Interstate 76 in Philadelphia, March 31, 2021.

Overheating Brakes Could Cause Fires in Semis

U.S. highway regulators are investigating the brakes on about a half-million trucks.

A gap between the exterior door and the inner door can be spacious enough to trap a child between the two doors.

Child Death in Vacation Rental Elevator Prompts CPSC to Take Action

Severe injuries and deaths have been caused by gaps between elevator doors.

Workers open bays of the Bonnet Carre Spillway to divert rising water from the Mississippi River to Lake Pontchartrain, Norco, La., May 10, 2019.

Lt. Gov. Says Engineer Corps Ignored Spillway Procedure

He alleged that opening the spillway caused an environmental and economic disaster.

A man rides a bicycle through a flooded intersection in Zhengzhou in central China's Henan Province, Tuesday, July 20, 2021. China's military has blasted a dam to release floodwaters threatening one of its most heavily populated provinces.

China Blasts Dam to Divert Floods That Killed at Least 25

The flooding trapped residents in the subway system and stranded them at schools, apartments and offices.

In this July 27, 2017 file photo, an Ohio State Highway Patrol trooper removes a ground spike in front of the Fire Ball ride at the Ohio State Fair, in Columbus, Ohio. Ohio has beefed up its amusement ride inspections four years after the ride broke apart at the 2017 Ohio State Fair and killed a high school student and injured several others. But some ride operators and festival organizers say the state's inspectors are overreaching and shutting down rides over issues that aren't safety-related.

Beefed Up Inspections After Horrific Fair Ride Accident

New mandatory checks for rust and metal fatigue after a carnival ride’s corroded steel arm snapped.

Emergency personnel vehicles are parked near the scene where people are being treated after chemical leak at Six Flags Hurricane Harbor Splashtown.

Dozens Treated after Chemical Leak at Texas Water Park

Twenty-nine people were taken to local hospitals following the incident.

GM Warns Some Bolt Owners to Park Outdoors Due to Fire Risk

The request covers 2017 through 2019 Bolts.