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Owners Reacquire EDM Company Nearly 10 Years After Selling
Ed and Tanya Beaumont founded Beaumont Machine 30 years ago in Cincinnati; the company makes Electrical Discharge Machines (EDM). In 2013, the couple sold their business, but certain circumstances led to the Beaumonts
Listen: Toxic Firefighting Foam Leads to Lawsuits
The release of a group of toxic chemicals called PFAS, or perfluoroalkyl and polyfluoroalkyl substances, which are used in firefighting foam, has resulted in separate lawsuits on opposite ends of the U.S.The Milwaukee Journal Sentinel
Listen: Workers Could Get $1.75 Million Over Meat Plant Raid
On Wednesday, a federal judge approved a settlement for Latino meat processing plant employees in Tennessee who were targeted by an immigration raid in 2018, according to the
Listen: Smart Buoys to Protect Whales from Ship Collisions
Whales are some of the largest mammals on earth and they can likely take care of themselves just fine in many oceanic circumstances. But even the biggest whale doesn’t stand much of a chance against the biggest boats, so now there’s technology ...
Listen: Costly Engine Fire Traced to Missing Retaining Rings, Bracket
On November 9, 2021, at about 7:00 am, a fire broke out on the Capt. Kirby Dupuis, a towing vessel that was pushing 13 loaded dry cargo barges up the Ohio River near Belleview, Kentucky. The six crew members fought the fire but could not put it...
Seller of Counterfeit Military Goods Sentenced
A clothing and goods wholesaler from Brooklyn who sold counterfeit U.S. military uniforms and gear from China has received a
Listen: Manufacturer Unveils World's Largest Cast Iron Skillet
Earlier this year, it appeared. Like a mirage, it was here one minute, gone the next. Just the world’s largest cast iron skillet, rolling down the road on a semi trailer. Then it disappeared for months. But now, it’s ready. Lodge, a...
Listen: ExxonMobil Ordered to Reinstate Workers Accused of Leaking Information
In late 2020, ExxonMobil fired two computational scientists who the company suspected leaked information to the Wall Street Journal. However, following a federal whistleblower investigation, OSHA
Listen: Activists Acquitted in Smithfield Pig Heist
A widely watched case pitting animal welfare advocates against a Fortune 500 company has come to a conclusion and the result...
Listen: GM Owes $100M+ After Jury Finds it Hid Defect
General Motors emerged from the third quarter of 2022 in a fortunate position: while competitors like Ford, Honda, Nissan and Toyota all posted year-over-year sales declines, GM reported an increase – and not a small one.The automaker re...
Listen: Women Could Fill Manufacturing's Job Void
U.S. manufacturing is no stranger to fluctuations. The 2008 Great Recession took its toll on the industry, which eventually found its footing only to run into the COVID-19 pandemic. This time, employers aren’t looking to fill conven...
Listen: Worker Lockout Could Cost Exxon Tens of Millions
On Monday, the U.S. National Labor Relations Board (NLRB) filed a complaint against what it calls Exxon Mobil's "unlawful" effort to boot the United Steelworkers union that represented workers at a Texas plant. Some 600 workers at the Exxon ref...
Hyundai Pitches Fix for Easily-Stolen Vehicles
We recently learned that Hyundai and Kia owners may be more likely to suffer from the same undesirable fate: having their vehicles stolen.Rampant thefts that were first reported in the Milwaukee area two years ago began to spread, along ...
Airbus to Auction Off A380 Jumbo Jet Piece by Piece
The dream of owning a jumbo jet is often squashed for most people when they see the cost. The Airbus A380’s $450 million price tag, and the fact that they don’t make them anymore, likely puts the aircraft out of reach. But with some luck and pe...
Failed Relay Causes $6M in Damages
On July 12, 2021 at about 3:23 a.m., the Jalma Topic, a bulk carrier with 20 people aboard was moving up the Lower Mississippi River, headed to a grain terminal near New Orleans. The vessel suddenly lost the ability to steer and crashed into a ...
Volkwagen's Driverless Car Prototype Will Put You to Sleep
Riding in the car can be extremely conducive to sleep for people, sometimes even when they’re driving. Falling asleep while driving though is not recommended. However, in Volkswagen’s new autonomous, self-driving prototype, there’s no driving n...
Ford Running Low on Blue Ovals
Ford Motor Company, like the rest of the global auto industry, has been dealing with problems in the automotive supply chain for more than two years now.First, it was computer chips, when electronics companies decided it would be better...
The Great Pacific Garbage Patch's Days May Be Numbered
The Great Pacific Garbage Patch is not hyperbole. It’s not just some small island composed of plastic bottles. It’s more than 220 million pounds of trash and it’s three times the size of France. It’s a pretty big mess but a non-profit organizat...
Honda Asks Workers to Repay Miscalculated Bonuses
In the cutthroat quest for talent, companies worldwide have been upping pay and dispensing with cash bonuses and other incentives, to entice new workers and motivate existing ones to stay.But Honda Motor Company appears to have hit a sna...
Chinese Companies Turn to Mexico Amid U.S. Tariffs
The COVID-19 pandemic almost instantly threw a multi-year wrench into global supply chains — and highlighted the advantages of more compact logistics operations.For many U.S. companies, that has meant reshoring manufacturing operations ...
ZEM Carbon-Capture Car Removes More Carbon Than It Emits
Automakers around the world are pouring billions of dollars into developing and building vehicles that don't emit greenhouse gases while on the road.But what if your car could do one better: actually removing carbon from the atmosphere a...
Personal Submarines Become More Affordable
Plenty of watercraft like boats and jet skis are attainable on even fairly modest incomes. But a personal submarine still exceeds most people’s budgets. Until now!The U-Boat Worx NEMO submersible series includes an upcoming pair of singl...
DARPA's New X-Plane to Make Leaps in Aerospace Tech
DARPA has a new program, Ancillary, and they hope it will develop and demonstrate new technologies that promise to leap VTOLs, vertical takeoff and landing vehicles, forward. Ancillary, which stands for AdvaNced airCraft Infrastruct...
Farmers Are Ditching Scarecrows for Laser Beams
I think it’s fair to say that the lifestyle of a farmer is equal parts challenge and reward. Along with the independence of running your own business and embracing the role as society’s kitchen, are the difficulties of dealing with rising fuel,...
U.S. Army Finally Getting Microsoft AR Goggles for Soldiers
More than one year after Microsoft and the U.S. Army shifted their Integrated Visual Augmentation System (IVAS) program from prototype to production phase, the military will finally get the new augmented reality goggles for soldiers.The ...
