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Safety
'Beef Bandits' Steal Cargo as Driver Sleeps
The beef burglars could be part of a ring targeting meat, seafood and alcohol.
Featured
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Configurator Bridges Gap Between Sales, Engineering to Shrink Time to Start Manufacturing
New platform eliminates delays between sales and engineering to accelerate manufacturing timelines.
October 8, 2026
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Labor
Is the Gig Economy Coming for Manufacturing?
How AI training is creating lucrative new revenue streams for manufacturing experts.
October 7, 2026
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Your Plant's Electrical System Is Like Your Blood
If it suddenly spikes or drops, you're in trouble.
September 28, 2026
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Safety
Workers Hospitalized After Chemical Leak at Purina Dog Food Plant
The incident involved two chemicals that "don't go together."
September 28, 2026
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Facility
Iowa Cooperative to Build the World’s Largest Honey Bottling Plant
The new facility will consolidate its current locations in Iowa and California.
September 25, 2026
Top Headlines
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Why Robots Jumped Into Molten Steel; Drone Falls From Sky; Ford Hires Bird of Prey | Today in Manufacturing Ep. 289
October 12, 2026
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Security Breach: Network Security - Don't Fix the Engine While The Plane is Flying
October 8, 2026
Broken eggshell on wooden surface revealing manufacturing-related graphic inside
Powdered Eggshells Used to Make High-Quality Metal
October 6, 2026
Today in Manufacturing Episode 288 promotional graphic featuring military aircraft, Chinese flag, Pentagon building, and GAINS sponsor logo
How F-35 Parts Got Shipped to China; Plastics Fire Aftermath in Michigan; Chemical Leak at Purina Plant | Today in Manufacturing Ep. 288
October 5, 2026
Emergency responders and firefighters assess damage at industrial warehouse with collapsed roof and debris
It Took At Least 16 Fire Departments and 2 Million Gallons of Water to Put Out Plastics Plant Blaze in Michigan
September 29, 2026
Police raid manufacturing facility with Today in Manufacturing Episode 287 badge and phoenix logo, sponsored by Siemens
Underground Vinyl Plant Busted; F-150's Gas Tank Problem; America's Transformer Crisis | Today in Manufacturing Ep. 287
September 28, 2026
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Security Breach: Water Treatment Hacks Reflect Larger OT Threats
September 23, 2026
Suncor Stainless ratcheting tie-down straps made of corrosion-resistant 304 stainless steel with dual locks and oversized grip
Suncor's Ratcheting Tie-Down Straps
September 21, 2026
Gold Ford F-150 Raptor truck with red taillights featured in Today in Manufacturing Episode 286, sponsored by Siemens
Ford's $1B U.S. Investment; New Flying Car Factory; Cyborg Cockroach Paramedics | Today in Manufacturing Ep. 286
September 21, 2026
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Coke Plans to Spend $10B in the U.S. by 2030
September 17, 2026
Businessman with dark cloud head displaying AI and Security Breach text representing cybersecurity threat
Security Breach: Shadow AI Is Amplifying OT Threats
September 9, 2026
Today in Manufacturing Episode 284 logo with red circle badge, sponsored by OPSWAT, displayed over aerial industrial facility view
Deadly THC Explosion; SpaceX's Big Salvage Job; PBR Heist | Today in Manufacturing Ep. 284
September 7, 2026
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Modeling AI ROI Like a CFO, Not a Vendor
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Modeling AI ROI Like a CFO, Not a Vendor
A six-step framework for building AI business cases that survive audit scrutiny, board review, and hindsight.
October 1, 2026
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Facility
40,000 Pounds of Beer Swiped From California Distribution Center
The perps have been extended no-questions-asked amnesty if they return the stolen cargo.
August 31, 2026
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Illegal Cookie Factory; Starr Sues Over Google Review; Freedom & Glory Makes Flags | Today in Manufacturing Ep. 283
Also on the podcast, SpaceX to build world's largest spaceport, humanoid robots smash records, yellow school bus faces new reality and a conversation with Michael J. DeVoney from OptiCrib.
August 31, 2026
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Security Breach: AI is Fueling, Killing Ransomware
Cybersecurity's biggest topics are converging in interesting ways.
August 26, 2026
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Big Changes at Tyson; Blame Over Boeing's Broken Window; 5 Cars Disappearing in 2027 | Today in Manufacturing Ep. 282
Also on the podcast, AI data centers at the bottom of the ocean, UAVs combat cargo crisis and meat processor accused of dumping.
August 24, 2026
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Ingredients
Illegal Cookie Factory Caught Substituting Charcoal for Cocoa
It was also using several expired ingredients.
August 20, 2026
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Made in America: Freedom and Glory
The untold story of American flag manufacturing excellence.
August 20, 2026
Professional profile of Mark S. Klumpp, Product Solutions Manager for Food & Beverage at NOSHOK, with industrial valve equipment
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Keeping Pace with Evolving Process Quality Specs
Equipment requirements can be vast and specific.
August 19, 2026
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Facility
Meat Processor Accused of Dumping Animal Blood, Waste Into Nearby Waters
The alleged scheme looked to avoid millions of dollars in annual waste removal costs.
August 18, 2026
Today in Manufacturing Episode 281 sponsored by Siemens featuring blue off-road utility vehicles on desert terrain
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Yamaha Cuts Production; SpaceX's Terafab in Texas; GM Ends Samsung Venture | Today in Manufacturing Ep. 281
Also on the podcast, Kimberly-Clark picks Arizona for pilot project, Milwaukee Tool thief gets five years and small implant delivers cancer-targeted light inside your body.
August 17, 2026
Chris Webster, Regional Technical Sales Manager at Gusmer Enterprises, featured in 5 Minutes with CEN interview segment
Facility
How Gusmer Enterprises Is Shaping the Cannabis Beverage Industry
Why operators should focus on universal filtration systems.
August 13, 2026
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Facility
Nearly 150-Year-Old Beef Plant Set for Closure Will Remain Open
The move will preserve hundreds of jobs — but hundreds more will still be out of work.
August 13, 2026
Security breach alert graphic featuring Kumar Saurabh, Co-Founder and CEO of Airmdr, with digital code background
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Security Breach: Good Guys Also Use AI
Headlines and hacker claims are not excuses for failing to leverage the cybersecurity benefits of AI.
August 12, 2026
Made in Manufacturing Episode 280 logo with fresh fish and seafood displayed in water, sponsored by Epicor
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Rotted Fish Sauce Removed; Magellan's Odd Bankruptcy; Pearson's Closes Candy Factory | Today in Manufacturing Ep. 280
Also on the podcast, John Deere and UAW "half a billion" apart, the Tesla salvage boom and the passwords most likely to be breached.
August 10, 2026
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Company Reverses Decision to Close Ohio Glass Plant
Officials will instead expand the factory.
August 5, 2026