Softbank offers lifeline to Intel with $2B investment

The deal coincides with unconfirmed reports that the Trump administration is considering a minority government stake in the semiconductor company.

By Nathan Owens • Aug. 19, 2025

Foxconn, Softbank to establish joint data center equipment factory

The Apple product manufacturer sold the Lordstown, Ohio, facility to the Japan-based conglomerate for $375 million.

By Sara Samora • Aug. 19, 2025

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Smart Factories and Digitalization in Manufacturing

Digitalization presents operational opportunities, yet can cause cybersecurity risks and high cost challenges. Here’s what to know. 

By Manufacturing Dive staff

Lithium-ion battery recyclers see challenges, opportunities under Trump

While the administration has moved to strip electric vehicle incentives and cancel some grants, it’s still focused on lithium’s value as a critical mineral for manufacturers.

By April Reese • Aug. 18, 2025

Trump says semiconductor tariffs to come next week

The president indicated that duties on chips would be “approximately 100%” earlier this month.

By Philip Neuffer • Aug. 15, 2025

GE Appliances to invest $3B in US manufacturing

The funds will help the front-load washer manufacturer continue to reshore production from Mexico and China. The company’s first phase of its plans will focus on plants located in Kentucky, Georgia, South Carolina and Alabama.

By Sara Samora • Aug. 14, 2025

AI pilot problem: Why manufacturing’s digital transformation is stalling

Latent AI CEO Jags Kandasamy says that manufacturers should design their artifical intelligence systems at scale from the start, rather than getting stuck on smaller projects.

By Jags Kandasamy • Aug. 14, 2025

DOL to provide $30M in training grants on AI, skilled trades

The federal funds aim to help address critical workforce shortages nationwide, including in manufacturing.

By Ginger Christ • Aug. 14, 2025

Manufacturing-focused SPAC backed by Trump brothers seeks $300M IPO

The Florida-based firm is looking for private companies advancing U.S. industrial capacity and technological leadership and innovation.

By Nathan Owens • Aug. 12, 2025

Bridging the ‘Value Void’: How industrial manufacturers can turn technology into productivity gains

Why most manufacturers miss ROI on tech—and how leaders are finally bridging the value gap.

Aug. 11, 2025

Apple pledges additional $100B in manufacturing, incentivizing suppliers to US

A new manufacturing program has enabled the iPhone maker to form a silicon supply chain with semiconductor companies such as Texas Instruments, Samsung and GlobalFoundries.

By Sara Samora • Aug. 7, 2025

Trump plans 100% tariffs for semiconductor imports

Chips are one of several product types currently under Section 232 investigation by the White House, a frequent precursor to duties.

By Philip Neuffer • Aug. 7, 2025

Joby, L3Harris to develop hybrid VTOL military aircraft

The collaboration will combine the electric air taxi maker’s manufacturing capabilities with the defense contractor’s surveillance and weapon platforms.

By Sara Samora • Aug. 6, 2025

Advances in ‘green steel’ production could stall under the Trump administration

Federal efforts to lower emissions in steel manufacturing, the world’s largest industrial carbon emitter, are now in question. Cleveland-Cliffs recently confirmed plans to drop a hydrogen furnace project in Ohio.

By Austyn Gaffney • Aug. 4, 2025

Qualcomm Q3 revenue up 10% as it expands into smart glasses and AI computers

The San Diego-based chipmaker is also in advanced talks with a potential hyperscaler customer as it begins to enter the data center market.

By Nathan Owens • July 31, 2025

This ‘boring’ tariff strategy can make a huge difference, experts say

Manufacturers that audit their products for reclassification opportunities under the U.S. Harmonized Tariff Schedule are reaping significant cost savings, said Venky Ramesh of AlixPartners.

By Nathan Owens • July 29, 2025

Supplier expects to benefit from $16.5B Tesla, Samsung AI chip deal

Graphjet Technology says growth in U.S. semiconductor manufacturing is timely for its planned expansion in Nevada.

By Larry Avila • July 29, 2025

L3Harris to futher expand rocket motor manufacturing site in Arkansas

The defense contractor is investing nearly half a billion dollars in the Camden site to accelerate the production of LSRM propulsion for missile defense targets, interceptors and hypersonic vehicles.

By Sara Samora • July 29, 2025

How edge AI can help reinvent American manufacturing

By deploying powerful AI capabilities directly on the shop floor, businesses can solve real-world challenges at the speed of manufacturing.

July 28, 2025

Intel to cut 25% of its workforce, scrap European manufacturing projects

The chipmaker is also further slowing construction of its chip campus in New Albany, Ohio, in an effort to course correct and better align with market demand.

By Nathan Owens • July 25, 2025

GM, Redwood Materials sign deal to deploy energy-storage batteries

The deal will accelerate the setup of building stationary energy storage systems using both new modules and second-life batteries from General Motors’ electric vehicles.

By Eric Walz • July 25, 2025

How the semiconductor industry is grappling with cybersecurity threats

A 2018 incident at TSMC was just one of multiple costly issues for the sector in recent years. The industry has since pulled together to collaborate on security standards and efforts to combat these rising threats.

By Gordon Feller • July 24, 2025

Investor-backed developer circles rural California county for advanced manufacturing hub

The Solano Foundry, expected to be the largest industrial park in the U.S., is the latest addition to California Forever’s plans to build a city about an hour’s drive north of Silicon Valley.

By Nathan Owens • July 22, 2025

The activation imperative: Bridging vision and value in digital transformation

Stop chasing trends—build a people-first, data-driven path to digital transformation success.

By Stephen Birtsas • July 21, 2025

Chip design software firm Synopsys completes $35B deal

The acquisition will incorporate Ansys’ simulation and analysis technology to better address manufacturing innovation as products become more intelligent.

By Nathan Owens • July 17, 2025

GM’s Ultium Cells to expand production of low-cost battery cells at Tennessee plant

The automaker is targeting significant cost savings for electric vehicles compared to its current high-nickel battery chemistries.

By Eric Walz • July 17, 2025