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1:51

LISTEN: Philadelphia Cargo Heist: Beef Pallets Stolen...

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2026/10/08

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 area. At 3:45 am, the driver awoke to his cab shaking and discovered that three individuals had broken the vehicle’s seal and begun loading pallets of meat into awaiting vehicles. The suspects fled after being spotted, but not before they’d grabbed about five...

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2:26

LISTEN: EV Maker Emphasizes 'Commitment' to U.S....

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2026/10/07

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 $2 billion factory in Chatham County, North Carolina. The goal of this plant was to open in 2026 and produce 150,000 VinFast vehicles each year, a task they said would employ 7,500 workers. Since then, the plant project has amounted to little more than a pile of dirt...

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2:40

LISTEN: Powdered Eggshells Used to Make High-Quality...

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2026/10/06

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 million eggs every single day, we certainly have a substantial waste stream to work with. The researchers believe the eggshells could help create a low-cost, more sustainable alternative to conventional calcium materials made from mined ore in energy...

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2:02

LISTEN: Figure Trained Its Humanoid Robots to Jump...

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2026/10/05

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 longer had the time and space to support Figure 02. But it couldn’t just throw out the humanoids and risk someone getting their hands on all types of proprietary technology, and disassembling the Figure 02 bots would take too much time. So, the company asked the ...

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1:48

LISTEN: Ford Factory Hires Hawk to Fight Off Pigeons

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2026/10/03

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 300,000 pickup trucks and SUVs every year. It also used to have a serious pigeon infestation issue. According to the Wall Street Journal, the stout-bodied birds would wait outside the doors before the factory opened. Once inside, they would get in the way of ...

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3:03

LISTEN: New Drone Falls From Sky Like Maple Seed,...

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2026/10/01

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 autonomously by harvesting wind energy. These drones could one day monitor environmental conditions for weeks at a time. After all, remote waters are difficult to monitor, and it can take a while for boats to get there, so why not seed it with autonomous drones f...

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1:39

LISTEN: GM Joint Venture Retooling Tennessee Plant...

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2026/09/30

Ultium Cells, the joint venture between General Motors and LG Energy Solution, announced plans to retool its Spring Hill, Tenn. facility to manufacture prismatic lithium manganese-rich (LMR) battery cells for future GM electric vehicles. The companies anticipate construction and upgrades will begin this year, with completion scheduled for 2028. The project also intends to create 500 jobs. Ultium Cells expects the investment to make the Spring Hill site the first global manufacturer to mass pr...

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3:24

LISTEN: It Took At Least 16 Fire Departments and 2...

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2026/09/30

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. A giant column of smoke could be seen for more than 40 miles, and at least 16 different fire departments used about 2 million gallons of water to contain the fire. Founded in 1947, East Jordan Plastics makes sustainable commercial horticultural growin...

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20:17

LISTEN: Gen Z in Manufacturing: The Young Worker's...

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2026/09/29

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 Nick Knotts, a 25-year-old graduate research assistant for Advanced Steel Processing and Products Research Center at the Colorado School of Mines. Knotts studied industrial and systems engineering in college after discovering a distaste for CAD modeling...

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1:30

LISTEN: Workers Hospitalized After Chemical Leak at...

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2026/09/28

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 annually for brands like Alpo, Beneful and Pro Plan. According to reports, the factory team came upon a chemical spill of approximately 10 gallons and evacuated its boiler room. Upon evaluation, the hazmat team determined that two chemicals that “don’t go together”...

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1:09

LISTEN: Iowa Cooperative to Build the World’s Largest...

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2026/09/25

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 Sioux Honey Association Co-op held a ceremony Tuesday to officially start construction on a 440,000-square-foot facility in Sioux City. The $130 million project, KTIV-TV reported, would consolidate Sioux Honey’s current operations in Sioux City and Southern California into a s...

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2:59

LISTEN: Lego Invests $400 Million to Boost Brick...

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2026/09/24

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 1,300 jobs by 2029. The facility currently has some 7,300 employees. The Lego Group has continued to expand its Monterrey factory since it opened in 2008. Chief Operating Officer Carsten Rasmussen said the company has a “long-standing commitment to Mexi...

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1:34

LISTEN: Police Bust $3.5M Underground Plant With...

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2026/09/23

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 producing and distributing thousands of counterfeit vinyl records across the UK. The City of London Police estimate the underground plant, led by 40-year-old Rehan Ahmed, operated from 2017 to 2024 under the name “Phoenix of Vinyl.” It came under investiga...

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2:35

LISTEN: South Korean Company Announces $2.2B U.S....

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2026/09/22

Hanwha Defense USA, a subsidiary of South Korean Hanwha Aerospace, yesterday announced plans to build a $2.2 billion advanced manufacturing campus in Arkansas. The investment is expected to create some 400 jobs at an average wage of $50 per hour at U.S. Army Pine Bluff Arsenal (PBA) over the next seven years. Hanwha Defense’s new facility at the military manufacturing installation will focus on the production of 155 mm propellant charges, the explosive components used in artillery howitzers t...

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1:09

LISTEN: Coke Plans to Spend $10B in the U.S. by 2030

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2026/09/17

The projects will include expanded or new sites across production, distribution and administration. The Coca-Cola Company plans to invest some $10 billion dollars across its U.S. operations over the next five years, company officials said this week. The Atlanta-based beverage giant said that the projects would include new sites or expanded locations across its production, distribution and office operations between this year and 2030. Some of the additions, the company noted, have alr...

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14:43

LISTEN: Gen Z in Manufacturing: Why Young Engineers...

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2026/09/15

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 Bahir Usanmaz, a 26-year-old AI software engineer for Nordson Test & Inspection, a manufacturer of metrology and inspection systems and sensors for a range of industries, including automotive, energy, aerospace and medical. Usanmaz joined Nord...

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1:54

LISTEN: Cyborg Cockroach Paramedics Are Here to Save You

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2026/09/12

Being trapped in a collapsed building or cave is already scary enough without giant cockroaches crawling toward you. But don’t worry! They’re here to help. Researchers at the University of Queensland in Australia have worked with biomedical engineers at the University of New South Wales to develop a swarm of cyborg insect paramedics. The Giant Burrowing Cockroaches are outfitted with lightweight electronics that allow them to be piloted remotely, and carry either cameras for visual feedback o...

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1:41

LISTEN: Ohio Resin Maker Pleads Guilty in Fatal...

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2026/09/09

Yenkin-Majestic Paint Corporation pleaded guilty in federal court to a negligent endangerment charge related to an explosion that killed a press room supervisor, hospitalized eight other workers and caused more than $90 million in property damages. The Department of Justice reported that the Ohio-based coatings and resin manufacturer fabricated and installed a new door, or manway, on one of the kettles at its Columbus facility in 2020. However, Yenkin did not pressure-test the manway be...

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3:12

LISTEN: This Metal Foam Could Make Car Crashes Safer

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2026/09/04

Researchers from North Carolina State University recently found that composite metal foam (CMF) could significantly improve auto safety during frontal collisions. The team used computational models to run detailed simulations and found that adding CMF to a cars front rails would help absorb more energy during high-velocity impacts. These foams have hollow spheres made of metals or alloys embedded in a metallic matrix. The material is both lightweight and very strong at absorbing compres...

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2:24

LISTEN: Northern Tool Reshores, Insources to Improve...

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2026/09/03

Northern Tool + Equipment isn’t your typical retailer. While the business has more than 130 retail locations throughout the U.S. selling power tools and light industrial equipment, Northern Tool is also a manufacturer, and it recently made significant changes to reshore manufacturing operations. The company's retail shelves are filled with more than 100,000 tools from notable brands, like Stihl, Milwaukee Tool and DeWalt, but the company also designs, builds and manufactures an expanding line...

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