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1:23

LISTEN: Glass Plant Shuts Down Production, Cuts...

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2025/08/04

The Oregon plant dates back more than 70 years.

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2:28

LISTEN: Without New Customers, Intel 'Likely' to Stop...

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2025/07/31

In January of 2022, Intel unveiled plans to invest $28 billion in building two new chip factories in Licking County, Ohio, to boost production of its advanced semiconductors to serve both Intel projects and other end customers. A lot has happened since – and for Intel, the past few years have brought sluggish sales, layoffs, and a new CEO. With that, the last several updates on Intel’s Ohio project have pretty much centered on the same theme – delays.

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4:04

LISTEN: Anglers Debut Desktop Injection Molding...

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2025/07/31

About a week ago, a team of engineers and fishing enthusiasts debuted a new product on Kickstarter with modest expectations. It's understandable; a little more than 40% of projects launched on the crowdfunding platform reach their funding goals, and about 15% fail to raise a single dollar.

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16:42

LISTEN: Gen Z in Manufacturing: How to Hire Outside...

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2025/07/29

For this episode, I welcome Maggie Blaney, a 26-year-old solutions engineer at Epicor. Blaney grew up watching How It’s Made and always felt drawn to manufacturing. Despite that early interest, she pursued a communications degree in college and joined Epicor after an alum recommended the company. Blaney began her career with Epicor as a business development representative. After 10 months, she transitioned to an associate solutions engineer role and now works as a solutions engineer, where sh...

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2:08

LISTEN: Green Steel Startup Says it Can Undercut China

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2025/07/28

Hertha Metals, a clean steel production startup, says it has successfully demonstrated its single-step process for turning low-grade iron ore into molten steel or high-purity iron. The company built a pilot plant in Texas and it’s been churning out one ton of steel per day for months now. Next year, the company plans to build a new facility capable of 9,000 tons per year and soon after, it anticipates scaling to 500,000 tons per year, on par with what commercial U.S. steelmaking micro mills a...

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1:58

LISTEN: Toymakers Are Saying Bye, Bye, Bye to Batteries

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2025/07/25

According to Reuters, toy makers are looking for ways to further cut costs to cushion the blow from a 30% blanket tariff on Chinese goods, and it has translated to product and packaging redesigns. The first to go, which may rile the "back in my day" members of the crowd, are batteries.

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1:52

LISTEN: Clorox $380M Cyber Attack

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2025/07/24

In 2024, IBM identified the manufacturing sector as the industry most attacked by cyber criminals for the third straight year – which is why we see even the biggest brands being impacted by the work of hackers. Bleach maker Clorox is coming clean about the details surrounding a recent ransomware attack but the fingerpointing extends past the gang of perpetrators and all the way to the company’s IT provider. And Clorox believes that the IT firm's faults in this situation were so egregious that...

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2:03

LISTEN: Stellantis Discontinues Hydrogen Development

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2025/07/23

Big 3 pillar Stellantis issued a rather shocking warning this week when it reported preliminary financial figures that estimate a $2.7 billion first half loss. And as the auto company gets focused on the poor financials – impacted largely by tariff costs and related production losses – it’s also unveiled some strategic changes relating to R&D. Stellantis said it will suspend its development program and - with it - will discontinue the hydrogen powered commercial vans that it had pr...

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1:25

LISTEN: 5 Million Pools Linked to Child Drownings...

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2025/07/22

The U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC) and multiple vendors announced a recall of nearly 5 million swimming pools that the agency believes are linked to nine child drownings. According to the CPSC, the 48-inch and taller above-ground pools were manufactured in China and have been sold by Bestway, Intex and Polygroup since 2002. Retail locations that sold the recalled pools include Walmart, Target, Lowe’s, Home Depot and Costco, as well as online at Amazon.

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2:09

LISTEN: Walt Disney Robot Made with Same Tech He...

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2025/07/21

In celebration of Disneyland Resort’s 70th anniversary, the ‘Happiest Place on Earth’ has unveiled a new attraction; “Walt Disney - A Magical Life.” Debuting at the Main Street Opera House, a cinematic presentation takes you through Walt Disney’s journey, featuring a pre-show tribute video, as well as a visit to a rendition of his office.

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1:41

LISTEN: Family of Man Killed in Cybertruck Fire Sues...

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2025/07/09

The family of a man who died in a crash involving a Tesla Cybertruck filed a lawsuit against the automaker, alleging a defective design and other claims. The lawsuit, filed in Harris County district court in Texas, stated that in August 2024, 47-year-old Michael Sheehan’s Cybertruck veered off the road, hit a culvert and caught fire, trapping Sheehan inside a blaze that allegedly reached 5,000 degrees Fahrenhei

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1:56

LISTEN: The World's Skinniest EV Isn't Very Fast

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2025/07/08

Italian Designer Andrea Marazzi recently chopped up a 1993 Fiat Panda to create the world's narrowest EV, a historic feat that yielded a fully-drivable car that's only 50 cm (less than 20 inches) wide. Marazzi started with the chassis of an old Fiat Panda, cutting it vertically, and sandwiching the parts together to make a single seat EV from recycled components. Marazzi used his family's auto recycling business and workshop to make about 99 percent of the car from original parts.

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1:34

LISTEN: Musk’s ‘Key Lieutenant’ Leaves Tesla Amid...

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2025/06/30

Reports from Forbes and Bloomberg suggest that one of Tesla’s executive officers has left the company. Forbes reported Thursday morning that CEO Elon Musk fired Omead Afshar, the head of operations in Europe and North America. Bloomberg rep orted later that day that Afshar “left the company.”

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2:07

LISTEN: EV Maker’s Factory Tour So Popular It Needs a...

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2025/06/27

Factory tours commonly come to mind for tourists looking to experience local landmarks. Boeing, Jelly Belly and Louisville Slugger all offer popular behind-the-scenes outings. But it’s doubtful any of those are as popular as what Xiaomi is offering in China. The consumer electronics giant has recently broken into the automotive space. It currently offers the SU7 full-size sedan and it’s working on the YU7 mid-size. It sold just 135,000 vehicles in 2024, though it expects to more than double t...

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2:31

LISTEN: Blue Diamond Leaving Sacramento, Cutting 600...

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2025/06/26

Blue Diamond has announced plans to wind down operations at its plant in Sacramento, California, cutting some 600 jobs in the process. The company says it was founded in 1910 to "ensure the long-term success of small, multigenerational almond farmers and their families in California." To keep that mission on track, the company must shutter its plant in midtown Sacramento, transferring most manufacturing operations from its 53-acre-site to facilities in Turlock and Salida, California.&nb...

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1:30

LISTEN: Hormel Sues Rival Over Sausage Secre

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2025/06/25

The company says a former employee took proprietary recipes and other information to his new job.

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19:31

LISTEN: Gen Z in Manufacturing: Doing a 9-to-5...

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2025/06/24

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 welcome Thomas Lesueur, a 26-year-old student pursuing a Ph.D. in microelectronics at the University of Sherbrooke in Canada, in partnership with IBM. Lesueur said he first became interested in manufacturing during a one-week internship with a company tha...

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2:02

LISTEN: Ford Absent from 20 Most American-Made Autos...

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2025/06/24

GM didn’t fare much better.

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1:33

LISTEN: Coldplay to Relaunch Albums on...

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2025/06/23

British rock band Coldplay plans to re-release its albums on 140-gram EcoRecords made from recycled plastic bottles and produced through injection molding technology. According to Warner Music Group, manufacturers make each EcoRecord from 100% recycled polyethylene terephthalate (PET), a type of plastic engineered for circular reuse and used by U.S. beverage companies to make bottles. Warner Music Group expects the EcoRecord manufacturing process to cut carbon emissions by 85% compared ...

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1:58

LISTEN: Ford Orders Stop Sale for Electric Mustangs...

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2025/06/20

A critical safety flaw could lock you in the car.

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