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Ep581
Facility
117-Year-Old Candy Company to Shutter Factory
Launched during the Great Depression, the Pearson’s Nut Roll’s future is uncertain.
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Ep279
Facility
Ford's Snack Firings; Mars Closes NJ Hub; Cheesemaker Saves Plant | Today in Manufacturing Ep. 279
Also on the podcast, the new Alliance for America's Skilled Trades, U.S. bans foreign robots and 400-year-old bell foundry gets upgrade.
August 3, 2026
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Facility
Seattle Cheesemaker Looks to Save Shuttered Wisconsin Facility
The company also plans to bring back laid off employees.
July 27, 2026
Ep578
Facility
New Balance May Donate Shuttered Factory to the Town it Vacated
But will the community accept the deal?
July 16, 2026
Ep576
Labor
Butter Maker Smooths Production Gaps with Flex Work Option That Lets Workers Pick Hours
Land O'Lakes had a radical idea, and it worked.
July 14, 2026
Ep575
Labor
Federal Agents Raid Food Manufacturer, Detaining People and Confiscating Documents
Witness statements conflict with law enforcement reports.
July 13, 2026
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Ep583
Company Reverses Decision to Close Ohio Glass Plant
August 5, 2026
Ep174
Security Breach: The Continuing Evolution of Ransomware
July 31, 2026
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Invisible Drone Vanishes; Ammo Factory Fails; New Balance's Plans | Today in Manufacturing Ep. 278
July 27, 2026
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Ford Plant Workers Fired for Alleged Snack Theft
July 23, 2026
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Harley's 'Junk' Rating; VW Kills Models; Flex Work at Land O'Lakes | Today in Manufacturing Ep. 277
July 20, 2026
Ep173
Security Breach: 'Prevention Is Damn Near Impossible'
July 16, 2026
AI-generated illustration created using OpenAI's ChatGPT image generation tools. Depicts a fictional, exaggerated Wisconsin fishing scene.
Miller High Life Seeks Mayor of 'Champagne of Beers'
July 15, 2026
Ep276tn
EV Maker Banned in U.S.; Ford's 'Emotional Injuries'; Missing Cargo Plane | Today in Manufacturing Ep. 276
July 13, 2026
Tim275
Ford's Lemon Problem; First Fusion Plant; U.S. Steel's New Line | Today in Manufacturing Ep. 275
June 29, 2026
Ep133
Food Facilities Are Missing Silent Contaminants
June 25, 2026
Ep172
Security Breach: The Hard Realities of OT Cybersecurity
June 24, 2026
Tim274
Ford's Recall Remedy; JBS Facility Closures; GM Strike Ends | Today in Manufacturing Ep. 274
June 22, 2026
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Unexpected Salt Clumping Was Causing Production and Quality Issues
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Unexpected Salt Clumping Was Causing Production and Quality Issues
How a food processor addressed it to restore consistent flow.
July 29, 2026
Ep568
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JBS Shutting Down Multiple Plants, Eliminating Over 2,000 Jobs
The move comes amid a cattle supply squeeze.
June 16, 2026
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Boeing 787 Collapses; 'Spud King' Fined; Dodge RAM's Big AI Fail | Today in Manufacturing Ep. 273
Also on the podcast, flyfishing firm swaps California for Colorado, artificial eyes give robots and cars human sight and Siemens boosts medical device cybersecurity.
June 15, 2026
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Video
Security Breach: Focus on Hitting Lower, Not Harder
The unsexy blocking and tacking that creates more win-win cybersecurity scenarios.
June 11, 2026
Ep564
Video
'Spud King' Fined for Illegal Potato Chip Factory
The police were tipped off by the grand opening event.
June 5, 2026
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SendCutSend's 'Anything Factories'; NC Sues Foreign EV Maker; Tesla's Sticker Recall | Today in Manufacturing Ep. 271
Also on the podcast, new robot has 20 legs and eyes, Blue Origin's expansion and Slate Auto expands in Michigan.
June 1, 2026
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Fortifi Food Processing Solutions
Full-lifecycle automation solutions for the entire food industry.
May 29, 2026
Ep175
Video
Security Breach: 'Defense in Depth is Dead'
Issuing some reality checks for your cybersecurity strategies and investments.
May 28, 2026
Ep559
Video
Boiler-Related Explosion at International Paper's NC Plant Injures Multiple Workers
The company has closed the facility.
May 28, 2026
Ep270v2
Supply Chain
JLR's Profit Plunge; Schlitz Ends Production; Ford, Stellantis Pay Bankrupt Supplier | Today in Manufacturing Ep. 270
Also on the podcast, a manufacturer's survival guide for 2026, Walmart and Amazon battle over rural America and the worst wheat crop since 1972.
May 25, 2026
Ep554
Ingredients
Stinky Factory Settles with Angry Neighbors for Nearly $1M
It was making a product called “Cheese Supreme.”
May 19, 2026
Ep269
Consumer Trends
Musk's Texas Terafab Plans; Deadly Spill at Asphalt Plant; 420,000 Peach Trees Destroyed | Today in Manufacturing Ep. 269
Also on the podcast, Canada kicks its U.S. booze habit, Foxconn confirms cyberattack and why automakers can't easily pivot to weapons production.
May 15, 2026
Ep552
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Merger to Create the World’s Largest Bearing Manufacturer
The current nos. 3 and 4 companies plan to combine their operations next year.
May 14, 2026
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Security Breach: Countering New-Age, State-Sponsored Industrial Hackers
How knowledge of threat actors is helping to defend against their gains in scale and speed.
May 14, 2026
Ep550
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420K Peach Trees on Chopping Block After Cannery Closures
It’s a shocking number of trees to destroy.
May 12, 2026