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LISTEN: Miller Lite Brews Up ‘Clinch Cans’ to Honor Its Hometown’s World Series
The Milwaukee Brewers secured the first World Series title in the franchise’s 57-year history this week, and a longtime neighborhood business came up with a novel way to celebrate.But it just so happens that the business in question is o...
LISTEN: Explosion, Fire Expose Illegal North Carolina Distillery
An explosion and fire caused by an illegal liquor distillery in Wilkes County, North Carolina, prompted an
LISTEN: Fake McDonnell Aviation Heiress Added to FBI Most Wanted List
A 75-year-old woman was recently added to the FBI's Most Wanted List for defrauding a bank and posing as a fake heiress to the McDonnell Aircraft Family fortune.The FBI is offering a reward of up to $150,000 for information leading to t...
LISTEN: Gen Z in Manufacturing: Inside the Swing Shift Problem
Welcome to another episode of Gen Z in Manufacturing, a podcast that asks young people about their journeys in manufacturing, how they intend to influence the industry a...
LISTEN: Boom Unveils U.S. 'Superfactory'
What makes Boom Supersonic special is not just that it is working toward supersonic flight or revolutionary power generation, but that it's trying to do so with the same fundamental technology and the same team.Yesterday, the company too...
LISTEN: BMW's Six-Figure Severance Offer Causes HR Site to Crash
BMW is attempting to cut 8,000 corporate positions – an objective that’s not necessarily unusual as businesses across the globe look to trim the fat.What is, perhaps, unique is that BMW’s exit offer is quite enticing… so much so that int...
LISTEN: PepsiCo Shuts Down Tennessee Bottling Plant
PepsiCo this week promptly shut down a bottling plant in East Tennessee and cut over 100 jobs amid broader concerns within the company about its beverage business.The food and beverage giant said in a
LISTEN: Hyundai Recalls Vehicles Because the Seats Might Catch Fire
The weather’s getting colder and seat heaters might be getting switched on soon. But for most consumers, comfort levels drop significantly when you go from warming your seat to roasting it over an open flame.That’s why Hyundai has issued...
NOW: Rivian Ain't Afraid of No Ghosts: EV Maker Deploys Ghostbusters Themed Software Update
EV maker Rivian decided they wanted to have some fun with their customers this Halloween and - when that’s the case - who you gonna call?Apparently Sony Pictures - where a collaboration with the studio, says Rivian, will “bring the Ghost...
LISTEN: Invisible Tattoo Ink Can Be Switched On and Off with Bright Light
Engineers from the University of Colorado Boulder have designed invisible multicolored tattoo inks that can be switched on and off with different kinds of light. The ideological version of this technology would allow individuals to ...
LISTEN: Gen Z in Manufacturing: I Don’t Want to Do the Same Thing for the Next 20 Years
Welcome to another episode of Gen Z in Manufacturing, a podcast that asks young people about their journeys in manufacturing, how they intend to influence the industry and what they are looking for from an employer.For this episode, I w...
LISTEN: Elderly Couple Sues Automaker, Says Plant Drove Them from Their Home
When Volkswagen-backed Scout Motors announced in 2023 that it would be building a sprawling factory in Richland County, South Carolina, reaction for the community was largely positive. The goal for the
LISTEN: Philadelphia Cargo Heist: Beef Pallets Stolen as Driver Slept
Investigators in Northeast Philadelphia responded to the scene of an alleged cargo theft this week.A truck driver from Wisconsin reported that he had driven his rig to Pennsylvania before settling down for the night to rest in a parking ...
LISTEN: EV Maker Emphasizes 'Commitment' to U.S. Market Despite Cratering Sales
The name VinFast might ring a bell - not because you’ve likely seen its auto badge out on the road, but because the company has made some headlines over the past few years.This Vietnam-based EV maker, in 2022, pledged to build a
LISTEN: Powdered Eggshells Used to Make High-Quality Metal
Researchers from North Carolina State University are using powdered eggshells to make high-quality magnesium alloys that could be used in an array of automotive, aerospace and biomedical applications. And while Americans consume roughly 275 mil...
LISTEN: Figure Trained Its Humanoid Robots to Jump Into Molten Steel
When Figure, a company developing humanoid robots, needed ideas for disposing of its previous generation, an elegant solution came from a somewhat unlikely source.The company said that with its fleet of Figure 03 bots growing, it no long...
LISTEN: Ford Factory Hires Hawk to Fight Off Pigeons
When the pigeons started getting a little too familiar at one Ford factory, plant managers turned to another bird for help.Ford’s 12 million-square-foot facility in Hermosillo, Mexico employs more than 4,000 workers and builds more than ...
LISTEN: New Drone Falls From Sky Like Maple Seed, Then Sails Like a Boat
Researchers from the Singapore University of Technology and Design (SUTD) have created a new biomimetic autonomous drone. Released from the air, the Albatross falls like a maple seed, lands on the water and then rights itself to sail autonomous...
LISTEN: GM Joint Venture Retooling Tennessee Plant for ‘World-First’ Battery Production
Ultium Cells, the joint venture between General Motors and LG Energy Solution,
LISTEN: It Took At Least 16 Fire Departments and 2 Million Gallons of Water to Put Out Plastics Plant Blaze in Michigan
On Friday afternoon, a massive industrial fire erupted at the East Jordan Plastics Factory in South Haven, Michigan. The blaze started at 3:47 pm and firefighters remained on the scene until the site was finally cleared around 6:00 am Saturday....
LISTEN: Gen Z in Manufacturing: The Young Worker's Psychological Tug-of-War
Welcome to another episode of Gen Z in Manufacturing, a podcast that asks young people about their journeys in manufacturing, how they intend to influence the industry a...
LISTEN: Workers Hospitalized After Chemical Leak at Purina Dog Food Plant
A recent situation at a Purina plant in Flagstaff, Arizona resulted in a visit from the local Fire Department.Responders were called to an active chemical leak at the plant, which produces hundreds of thousands of tons of dog food annual...
LISTEN: Iowa Cooperative to Build the World’s Largest Honey Bottling Plant
The new facility will consolidate its current locations in Iowa and California.A century-old Iowa honey producer has broken ground on what it says will eventually be the largest honey bottling plant in the world.The Sio...
LISTEN: Lego Invests $400 Million to Boost Brick Production in Mexico
The Lego Group today announced a massive $400 million expansion in Monterrey, Mexico. The project will add 62,000 square meters, increase total production capacity by 35% and create additional packing and warehousing capacity. It will also add ...
LISTEN: Police Bust $3.5M Underground Plant With 70-Year-Old Vinyl Presses
A West London man was sentenced to three and a half years in prison after police uncovered an “underground vinyl manufacturing plant operating on an industrial scale.” According to officials, the facility generated more than $3.5 million by pro...
