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2:26

LISTEN: Designer Brings Fictional ‘Wayne’s World’...

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2025/01/21

In the real world, we’re too often deemed not worthy of fictional gadgets. None of us are getting a proton pack or a flux capacitor any time soon. But if you’re looking for a car roof-mounted licorice dispenser like the one featured in “Wayne’s World,” that can be arranged.Candy Phelps, a web designer based in Madison, Wisconsin, wanted that licorice dispenser as soon as she saw it in the 1992 movie. But no one was selling it, which was both bogus and sad. More than 30 years later, she’s fina...

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2:06

LISTEN: Honda Wants Nissan to Triple Profits Ahead of...

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2025/01/20

Late last year, automakers Nissan and Honda revealed that they were in negotiations over a possible merger, made necessary by the fact that - after a horrible 2024 - Nissan is in survival mode.And while talks continue, more of Honda’s seemingly non-negotiables are being revealed, including some that seem like such high bars they lead to questions over whether this could go through at all.

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2:20

LISTEN: Reflective Clothing Might Make it Harder for...

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2025/01/17

Automatic Emergency Braking (AEB) is a fairly common feature in production vehicles from the Honda Civic to the Ford F-150. It’s shown to have a material impact on preventing impacts. But according to new research, some AEB systems may contain worrisome blind spots.The Insurance Institute for Highway Safety (IIHS) just released findings from its recent research into the effects of high-visibility clothing – like the reflective gear worn by construction workers and runners – on AEB systems. Wh...

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1:57

LISTEN: 55-Year-Old Arkansas Plant Closing Permanently

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2025/01/16

Auto parts maker Tenneco announced that it would cease operations and permanently close a 55-year-old plant in Paragould, Arkansas, local television station K8 News reported.The company informed the facility’s workers of their impending layoffs on January 14. Online news source NEAReport.com obtained a letter to the employees that said the company will conduct the closure and permanent layoffs in three phases around March 31, April 15 and April 30, with no bumping rights currently in place.

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2:06

LISTEN: Nearly Evicted EV-Maker Plots Return with...

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2025/01/15

For those of you keeping track of the handful of EV startups still standing, you may not have thought Faraday Future was one of them.The California company, established in 2014, made news in February when it was revealed that the automaker had been served with an eviction notice from its Gardena headquarters – one it narrowly evaded in the end after making some payments and agreeing to some fresh terms.In May, Faraday warned investors it could potentially file for bankruptcy – AND, that it wa...

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1:31

LISTEN: Impact Plastics Suffers Backlash for Sending...

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2025/01/14

On September 27, 2024, Hurricane Helene slammed into Impact Plastics in Erwin, Tennessee, and the subsequent flooding claimed six victims who were among the employees working at the plant despite a state of emergency issued by the Tennessee Emergency Management Agency the previous day. Impact Plastics is facing lawsuits from at least one family following claims that workers were not allowed to leave despite worsening conditions, allegations the company denies.

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2:23

LISTEN: Cookware Makers Sue Minnesota Over ‘Forever...

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2025/01/13

PFAs, or “forever chemicals” as they’re often called, have persisted their way into water, air, fish, soil, people and animals all over the country. They’ve been linked to several serious health problems including cancer. It’s a widespread problem that’s led many states to pursue legislation that would block their continued use.Minnesota’s Amara’s Law, which was passed in 2023 and took effect at the beginning of 2025, is one of the most aggressive examples of pushing back against PFAs. The la...

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2:21

LISTEN: Anheuser-Busch to Make Pabst Beer After...

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2025/01/10

Pabst Brewing Company has announced a new brewing contract agreement with Anheuser-Busch InBev. The contract comes after a two-decade long contract agreement with Molson Coors came to an end in December 2024.Beginning in the first quarter of 2025, Pabst will begin production using several AB InBev facilities.Since the closing of Pabst’s Milwaukee brewery in 1996, the company has relied on third-party plants to brew legacy brands like Pabst Blue Ribbon, Old Style, and Old Milwaukee. Now, AB In...

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4:25

LISTEN: Toyota Opening Experimental Futuristic City...

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2025/01/08

Toyota Opening Experimental Futuristic City This FallAt CES 2020, Toyota announced an interesting new concept. Toyota Woven City is a "test course for mobility" and part of the company's efforts to evolve into a mobility company. The city is being developed in collaboration with Woven by Toyota, a subsidiary formerly known as the Toyota Research Institute for Advanced Development, focused on software-driven technology, like automated driving and advanced driver-assistance systems (ADAS). ...

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2:19

LISTEN: Single Worker Blamed for Recall of 23K Kias

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2025/01/07

For a company like Kia, whose reliability ratings have been steadily improving over time, there’s no joy in ringing in the New Year with a recall.The NHTSA recently made public a recall issued by South Korean automaker Kia, noting an absence of critical fasteners on certain vehicles.Download and listen to the audio version below and click here to subscribe to the Today in Manufacturing podcast.

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13:31

Gen Z in Manufacturing: Promote a Culture of Care –...

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2024/12/27

Welcome to another episode of Gen Z in Manufacturing, a podcast where I interview 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 welcome William Stewart, a 25-year-old Licensed Excellerate Electrician at Faith Technologies Incorporated (FTI).Stewart is a licensed journeyman in Wisconsin and a graduate of FTI’s apprenticeship program. At the FTI Excellerate facility, Stewart is res...

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3:40

LISTEN: Fruit Juice Exec Pleads Guilty for Selling...

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2024/12/23

This week, Mary Ann Bliesner, the 83-year-old former president and primary owner of Valley Processing Inc. (VPI) pleaded guilty to charges related to the manufacture and sale of tainted fruit juice products in violation of federal food safety laws. Bliesner operated a now-shuttered fruit juice facility in Sunnyside, Washington.During an FDA inspection in May 2018, VPI employees used caution tape to prevent investigators from entering a room at Bliesner's Grape Road Facility in Washington that...

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2:41

LISTEN: Colgate Testing New Toothpaste on Fake People

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2024/12/20

Digital twins are making an incredible impact on the manufacturing industry. By simulating the factory using real-time data from sensors and other IoT technology, manufacturers can iterate faster during the product design, improve efficiency, forecast potential equipment failures and even help train new workers in virtual environments. And now, one major toothpaste player is testing new products on digital twins of customers, i.e., virtual people.Download and listen to the audio version below...

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2:43

LISTEN: Honda, Nissan in Merger Talks

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2024/12/19

Honda and Nissan represent the second and third largest Japanese automobile companies – behind only Toyota in global sales volume. Still, Nissan has notably lost its footing in the past year. Last month, the automaker reported a net earnings decline of more than 90% for the first half. In turn, Nissan cut its profit forecasts significantly and axed thousands of jobs.Meanwhile, despite posting a disappointing second quarter, Honda increased its guidance in a sign of strength for the full fisca...

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2:12

LISTEN: Butterball to Close Arkansas Plant

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2024/12/18

According to estimates, Americans eat 46 million turkeys each year on Thanksgiving alone – about a fifth of the birds raised annually.But less than a week after the holiday wrapped this year, Butterball held a town hall meeting at its Jonesboro, Arkansas facility – and it wasn’t to celebrate. According to recent reports, Butterball announced on December 4th that it would be closing its Jonesboro facility, and laying off its 180 workers.Butterball completed a WARN filing in response to th...

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LISTEN: Stellantis Fined After Fatal Assembly Line...

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2024/12/17

OSHA concluded an inspection into a fatal accident at Stellantis’ Jeep Toledo Assembly Complex in Ohio and cited the automaker with a “serious” violation and a fine of $16,101.The incident took place in August when 53-year-old Antonio Gaston died on the facility’s Gladiator line. The Detroit Free Press reported that Gaston was tightening undercarriage bolts when he became trapped beneath a vehicle on the assembly line.Download and listen to the audio version below and click here to subscribe ...

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LISTEN: U.S.’s Tallest Skyscraper Would Be a 'Hazard'...

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2024/12/16

Earlier this year, a real estate development group announced plans to build what will be the country’s tallest skyscraper in an unlikely location. But the project is now facing delays and warnings about its potential risks to air travel.Matteson Capital partnered with architecture firm AO on a project that would place a more than 1,900-foot tower in Oklahoma City, far away from the towering peaks associated with the skylines of New York City, Los Angeles and Chicago. Work on the development w...

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3:14

LISTEN: Anduril, Archer to Make New Military...

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2024/12/13

Emerging American defense contractor Anduril and U.S.-based eVTOL startup Archer Aviation this morning announced an exclusive new partnership to jointly develop a hybrid VTOL aircraft for critical defense applications, targeting a potential program of record from the DOD. Those are programs that Congress not only intends to fund but has appropriated funding for them in the Future Years Defense Program. The partners hope to bring together Anduril's expertise in AI and systems integration ...

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2:04

Carbon Monoxide Poisoning at Meatpacking Plant Leaves...

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2024/12/12

A carbon monoxide poisoning incident at a Utah meatpacking plant sent 11 people to the hospital. Salt Lake City television station KUTV reported that an improperly vented appliance caused the issue. The West Jordan Fire Department arrived at the Otto & Sons location following reports of an unconscious woman. Crews removed the woman from the facility, where they detected carbon monoxide levels that exceeded 800 parts per million. Download and listen to the audio version below and...

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2:22

LISTEN: Amazon Tests 15 Minute Delivery

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2024/12/11

The holiday season means a boost in orders for online e-commerce giants like Amazon, a firm that’s doing its best to maintain its Prime pledge of delivery within two or three days.It’s difficult to imagine that the company has ambitions to trim its delivery time, at least in some locations, by an astonishing amount.Just how tight will the turn be? Bloomberg has reported that Amazon is testing 15 minute deliveries in Bangalore, India.Download and listen to the audio version below and click her...

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