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2:51

LISTEN: Automatic Ammo Vending Machines with AI Begin...

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2024/07/10

American Rounds, an automated ammunition dispenser company, has installed what is being described as “ammo vending machines” at multiple grocery store locations in Alabama and Oklahoma. The machines reportedly sell a variety of shotgun, rifle and handgun rounds, according to KOCO 5 News in Oklahoma City.Download and listen to the audio version below and click here to subscribe to the Today in Manufacturing podcast.

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2:18

LISTEN: Sony Layoffs Signal the Death of Recordable...

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2024/07/10

It seemed the DVD met its match in 2006 when Blu-Ray discs hit the media market with better audio quality and much more storage capacity. And while streaming services soon after became the content platform of choice, Blu-Ray discs have maintained a presence nonetheless.Download and listen to the audio version below and click here to subscribe to the Today in Manufacturing podcast.

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3:43

Aerojet's Upgraded Engine a 'Game Changer' for Lunar...

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2024/07/09

Aerojet Rocketdyne recently completed work on the four RS-25 engines that will help power NASA's Space Launch System (SLS) rocket on the Artemis IV mission. Artemis IV is the ambitious plan that will see astronauts live and work in Gateway, the first lunar space station in history. The mission will help prep future human missions to Mars and will include multiple launches and spacecraft dockings in lunar orbit, including the debut of NASA's larger, more powerful SLS rocket.Download and listen...

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3:09

LISTEN: Mitsubishi Robot Solves Rubik's Cube in Less...

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2024/06/28

Last month, Mitsubishi Electric set a new Guinness World Record. The young team outfitted a robot with high-speed, high-precision factory automation equipment and control technology, and made it the fastest robot ever to solve a puzzle cube, more commonly referred to as a Rubik's cube. If you want to see it, don't blink.The video of the achievement was recorded on May 7, 2024, and the precision is notable because, as many observers have noted, it's impressive that the robot could rotate the c...

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2:47

LISTEN: Railroad Crash Fallout Spanned 16 States,...

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2024/06/27

A new study out of the University of Wisconsin has uncovered the truly alarming consequences of a recent rail disaster - an incident with toxic implications well beyond what researchers were expecting.In 2023, a Norfolk Southern train carrying toxic chemicals derailed in the Ohio town of East Palestine. Across the nation, transfixed observers watched in horror as officials deemed the best course of action to be intentionally burning off the excess chemicals and sending plumes of black smoke i...

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3:07

LISTEN: 112-Year-Old Minnesota Manufacturer Tries to...

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2024/06/26

Warroad, Minnesota, is about as north as you can go in the continental United States. The city of about 2,000 people is nicknamed Hockeytown USA due to its ability to consistently produce Olympians. But, in addition to supplying the U.S. national teams with talent, the small town has also been providing doors and windows for over 100 years. The windows and doors come from Marvin and its manufacturing buildings that occupy 2.2 million square feet. However, a report by the Wall Street Jour...

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17:48

Gen Z in Manufacturing: A College Student's...

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2024/06/25

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.Thank you to our sponsor QAD Redzone. Empower your frontline while growing your bottom line. QAD Redzone is the #1 Connected Workforce Solution for plants of all sizes. It's time for manufacturers to start engaging their frontline employees - resulting in reduced turnover a...

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3:06

LISTEN: Koenigsegg Issues Stop-Drive After $3 Million...

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2024/06/25

Luxury carmaker Koenigsegg has issued a stop-drive after an issue with one of its vehicles resulted in a disaster of epic proportions.And while typical recalls numbers in the thousands of vehicles – sometimes the millions – this one is on a much, much smaller scale: just 28 vehicles are being recalled.Download and listen to the audio version below and click here to subscribe to the Today in Manufacturing podcast.

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2:37

LISTEN: Man Pleads Guilty to Stealing Major EV...

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2024/06/18

A German and Canadian national residing in China named Klaus Pflugbeil has pleaded guilty to stealing a U.S. electric vehicle company’s trade secrets and using them to build a China-based business. The Department of Justice release did not disclose the name of the American EV maker, but a New York Times article that reported Pflugbeil’s arrest in March named the mystery company as Tesla.Download and listen to the audio version below and click here to subscribe to the Today in Manufacturing po...

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3:27

LISTEN: Ford Quietly Building Low-Cost EV Team with...

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2024/06/17

Ford has bet on electric vehicles to help drive future growth and like a lot of other automakers, it’s zeroed in on price point as one of the catalysts for driving consumer adoption.The automaker has seen some limited success so far with its F-150 Lightning and Mustang Mach-E. But those vehicles’ most basic packages start at about $40,000 and $50,000 respectively. Ford has seemingly understood for a while that a lower entry point will be necessary to get more drivers to switch from internal c...

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LISTEN: NASA Causes Panic By Accidentally Airing...

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2024/06/14

NASA just scared the heck out of a lot of International Space Station (ISS) followers when it accidentally aired an emergency medical drill during a livestream.According to CNBC, the livestream on Wednesday evening was abruptly interrupted by a speaker announcing that an astronaut on board the ISS was suffering extreme compression sickness and may need to be placed inside a spacesuit filled with pure oxygen. The voice reportedly advised ISS crew members to check the astronaut’s pulse one more...

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2:36

LISTEN: Lawmakers Call for Blacklisting Company...

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2024/06/13

A group of Republican lawmakers has accused the Chinese company behind a proposed $2 billion electric vehicle battery plant in the Midwest of using forced labor — and urged the Biden administration to blacklist it from the country altogether.Rep. Darin LaHood, who represents a district spanning central and northern Illinois, said in a statement that an investigation by the House Select Committee on the Chinese Communist Party found that Gotion’s supply chains and business relationships are en...

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2:40

LISTEN: John Deere Reveals More Jobs Cuts, Plans for...

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2024/06/12

John Deere employs around 70,000 people worldwide, but the year 2024 has brought recurring announcements regarding workforce reductions – in fact, so many that keeping up can be a challenge.The latest cuts are in Moline, Illinois, where the company has informed workers in its Seeding and Cylinder operations that 120 employees would be placed on “indefinite layoff” effective June 28th. Download and listen to the audio version below and click here to subscribe to the Today in Manufacturing...

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3:41

Two-Story Home Built in Eight Hours

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2024/06/11

The supply of available homes is historically low. Land is expensive, material costs are high, and the market conditions have a particularly dramatic impact on smaller homes less than 1,800 square feet. However, modern manufacturing techniques have shown the potential to cut costs and build times significantly. While the world's largest 3D printer is quicklybuilding modest homes layer by layer in Maine, modern offsite manufacturing techniques are making it possible for "stick-built homes" to ...

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2:09

John Deere Paying $1.1M to Resolve Racial...

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2024/06/08

The Department of Labor announced that John Deere has agreed to pay over $1.1 million to job applicants after facing allegations of systemic hiring discrimination that affected Black and Hispanic applicants.According to the Department of Labor, routine evaluations by the Office of Federal Contract Compliance Programs found hiring imbalances at three of the company’s facilities in Milan, Illinois, and Waterloo and Ankeny, Iowa.Download and listen to the audio version below and click here to su...

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1:55

Toyota Subsidiary to Close its Largest U.S. Plant,...

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2024/06/07

A Toyota subsidiary will shut down its largest auto parts plant in the U.S. over concerns about a difficult path to “sustainable profitability.”Hino Motors Manufacturing U.S.A. opened the facility in Marion, Arkansas, in 2006, making truck frames and axles for Hino commercial vehicles as well as for its Toyota parent. It is by far the U.S. division’s largest operation, accounting for about 70% of its workforce in the country.Download and listen to the audio version below and click here to sub...

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2:42

State Tests Surveillance Method to Tax EV Drivers

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2024/06/05

Electric vehicles may be good for the environment, but there is an unwanted side effect that’s been bad for the budgets of many states that rely on the gas tax.And while some are finding ways around it via supersized registration fees for electrics, the state of California is exploring another way to beef up its highway funds – and it intends to treat all vehicle types equally.Download and listen to the audio version below and click here to subscribe to the Today in Manufacturing podcast.

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2:48

NOW: Boat Manufacturer Lays Off Nearly 300 at...

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2024/06/04

Boat and engine maker . has announced a mass layoff for its facility in Sturtevant, Wisconsin. The company stated in a Notice of Workforce Reduction that the move affected 298 employees at the factory, citing “adverse market and economic conditions.”According to the notice, BRP laid off the first 150 workers on March 21, then 148 more on May 23. The layoffs include new and low-hour employees and there are no bumping or recall rights for any positions. All impacted workers will rec...

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2:34

$25,000 Jeep EV to Hit U.S. Market 'Very Soon'

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2024/06/03

In the age of uber-expensive vehicles, the CEO of Stellantis is making a bold pledge.In March of this year, the average sale price of a new vehicle was more than $47,000 – a sum that’s out of reach for many Americans. And if you’re in the market for a new electric, that figure balloons another 10%, says CarEdge.With that in mind, automakers have explored ways to drive down costs of new EVs and they’re making some tangible progress. And it appears Stellantis, an OEM that’s been slow to bring E...

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2:39

Campbell's to Close Plant, Cut 415 Jobs

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2024/05/31

The biggest name in canned soup – Campbell’s – has announced that it will be making some big cuts to its operations in an effort to eliminate what it refers to as “inefficient” sites.One of these is a plant in Tualatin, Oregon – a location Campbell’s acquired in when it purchased organic soup company Pacific Foods in 2017. The 250,000 square foot operation will be closed in phases, says Campbell’s, fully ceasing to operate by 2026. In the meantime, the plant – which currently employs some 330...

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