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Integra still addressing problems at Boston plant
A third-party audit identified more issues, forcing the medical equipment maker to keep its Surgimend and Primatrix products off the market.
By Nick Paul Taylor • May 13, 2024 -
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Deep Dive // Quality control at BoeingWhy Boeing’s back is ‘against a wall’ in its labor negotiations
The aircraft maker is in the midst of bargaining with two of its unions. Experts say the company's litany of quality problems give unions the upper hand.
By Sara Samora • May 10, 2024 -
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TrendlineControlling rising manufacturing costs
How companies across the country are managing increased operational and supply costs to remain competitive.
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Commerce Department opens $285M in CHIPS funding for digital twin institute
The emerging technology can help improve capacity planning, production optimization and facility upgrades.
By Joelle Anselmo • May 10, 2024 -
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DOE seeks public input on scaling energy storage manufacturing challenges
The U.S. Department of Energy has issued a request for information focused on energy storage design challenges and how they limit manufacturing scalability.
By Robert Walton • May 10, 2024 -
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Clorox claws its way back to normal operation levels after August cyberattack
The cleaning product maker is working to fully restore its distribution channels in Q4 as it pushes to bring back customers.
By Kate Magill • May 9, 2024 -
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Novo Nordisk boosts production as Wegovy sales double
The drugmaker is investing in external and internal capacity as it continues to navigate supply constraints.
By Joelle Anselmo • May 9, 2024 -
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Automakers get more flexibility as US finalizes EV tax credit rules
The tax credits are part of the Inflation Reduction Act intended to spur the adoption of electric vehicles while bolstering domestic battery manufacturing.
By Eric Walz • May 8, 2024 -
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Boeing to lay off over 100 at Alabama plant
The aircraft maker is cutting jobs at the Huntsville site due to "decisions external to Boeing," a spokesperson said.
By Sara Samora • May 8, 2024 -
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Avery Dennison leveraged supply chain resilience to navigate Finland port strikes
The adhesive materials maker leveraged supplier diversification and enhanced inventory strategy to avoid disruptions.
By S.L. Fuller • May 8, 2024 -
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Emergent Biosolutions to shutter 2 Maryland facilities, lay off 300
The drug manufacturer's Baltimore and Rockville closures are part of its restructuring to cut costs by $80 million.
By Joelle Anselmo • May 7, 2024 -
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Joby breaks ground on expanded California facility
The Marina pilot line will more than double the air taxi maker’s yearly capacity, up to 24 planes.
By Sara Samora • May 7, 2024 -
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California poultry processors will pay over $5M for overtime, child labor allegations
The U.S. Department of Labor called it “one of the largest wage violation settlements ever reached" for domestic poultry workers.
By Emilie Shumway • May 7, 2024 -
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Daisy Brand to build $626 million Iowa dairy plant
The 750,000-square facility in Boone, Iowa, will initially employ more than 100 workers.
By Joelle Anselmo • May 6, 2024 -
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Boeing acquires GKN Aerospace Missouri facility, prevents shuttering
The company will transition the Hazelwood plant’s capabilities and operations to support its fighter jet programs.
By Sara Samora • May 6, 2024 -
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How Mexico’s presidential candidates expect to leverage nearshoring
Modernizing border crossings, improving legal certainty and enhancing roads and rail networks were among the ideas candidates raised during a presidential debate.
By Edwin Lopez • May 3, 2024 -
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$6B in Inflation Reduction Act tax credits open this month
The Treasury Department is opening a second round of funding for 48C tax credits aimed at clean manufacturing.
By Joelle Anselmo • May 3, 2024 -
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Honda supplier to build integrated battery separator plant in Canada
Asahi Kasei’s 180 billion yen ($1.2 billion) factory is part of a joint venture with the automaker.
By Sara Samora • May 3, 2024 -
Williams-Sonoma to pay $3.2M for violating FTC’s Made in USA order
The home retailer marketed products like mattress pads as U.S. made, when the products were actually manufactured abroad.
By Nate Delesline III • May 2, 2024 -
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Airbus Americas taps former JetBlue CEO as new leader
Robin Hayes will join the company June 3 as talks to acquire supplier Spirit AeroSystems intensify.
By Sara Samora • May 2, 2024 -
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Simpson Manufacturing expands North American production capacity
The building materials maker is hoping for a rebound in the housing market next year as it focuses on OEM and retail customer growth.
By Joelle Anselmo • May 2, 2024 -
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Manufacturing demand dips in April as companies remain cautious: PMI
While hiring is beginning to uptick, manufacturers remain uncertain about the fate of interest rates and its impact on business.
By Kate Magill • May 1, 2024 -
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Ion Storage Systems’ opens solid-state battery factory in Maryland
The manufacturing startup is developing a portable battery for the U.S. Army, which it expects to deliver later this year.
By Sara Samora • May 1, 2024 -
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Deep DiveSecond chance hiring can bridge manufacturing labor gaps
Although some companies say they initially hire formerly incarcerated individuals to overcome a labor shortage, these programs can lead to less employee churn, lower recidivism and life-changing impact, advocates say.
By Katie Pyzyk • May 1, 2024 -
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Lilly will scale up production to fix constrained drug supply
Increasing the production capacity for Zepbound and Mounjaro is “the most ambitious expansion plan in our company’s history,” said CEO David Ricks.
By Jonathan Gardner • April 30, 2024 -
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American Battery Technology Co. starts production at lithium hydroxide facility
The pilot project is demonstrating the battery company’s system to access lithium at its Tonopah Lithium Flats Project.
By Joelle Anselmo • Updated May 1, 2024
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