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Energy harvesting is a novel way to keep devices charged, primarily in remote and harsh environments. Well, it doesn't get more harsh or remote than aerial warfare, which makes a new deal between Ray…
Before the COVID-19 pandemic hit, California medical device company Decision Diagnostics (DECN) was in trouble. Keith Berman, the 70-year-old CEO of the manufacturer of low-cost home testing devices …
Bi-drectional charging is one of those concepts that sound really good in theory. When your power goes out, an electric vehicle with a full battery could send power back to your home, eliminating the…
Welcome to another episode of Gen Z in Manufacturing, a podcast where I interview young workers about their jobs in the manufacturing industry and what they look for from an employer.
For this episode…
A 69-year-old facility manager has been sentenced to 42 months in federal prison following a guilty plea for a kickback scheme that defrauded his employer of over $20 million.
According to a Departme…
RemArms, the gun maker behind the Remington brand, has decided to shut down its manufacturing facility in Ilion, New York.
RemArms anticipates the plant will close in March 2024, according to a letter…
On April 29, 2022, the 600-foot-long chemical tanker, the Endo Breeze, was in the Raritan Bay between New York and New Jersey when oil spray from a fuel injector pump on the starboard main engine ign…
The FDA sent a warning letter to a Wisconsin chemical company, accusing it of manufacturing hand sanitizer with the same equipment used to produce automotive brake parts cleaner. The FDA contends tha…
Back in September, U.S. Steel announced that it would be temporarily idling a blast furnace in Granite City, Illinois and pointed the finger at the UAW. At the time, leadership at the plant called th…
In June 2021, firearms maker Dark Storm Industries announced plans to relocate manufacturing from New York to Titusville, Florida. The company intended to build a new 25,000-square-foot headquarters …
On November 13, 2022, at about 3:30 pm, a fire broke out on the bridge of the S-Trust, an oil tanker that was docked in Baton Rouge. While no one was injured, the accident caused some $3 million in d…
Based in Willoughby, Ohio, Advanced RV isn't your typical small manufacturer. The company makes luxury custom motorhomes out of Mercedes cargo vans.
Last year, the company was one of some 200 compani…
Residents of an Irvine, California neighborhood are breathing a sigh of relief after finally reaching a conclusion to years of contentious debate over a factory.
All American Asphalt set up shop in 19…
Gigacasting is changing the automotive industry. The technology was pioneered by Tesla and gave the EV maker a substantial lead in the EV market by cutting out several components and processes with a…
Last year, GE Appliances and Einride successfully completed a pair of pilots that employed a heavy-duty, autonomous, electric vehicle from Einride driven on public roads to move finished goods from a…
After years of anticipation, Cybertruck delivery day is almost here. But anyone thinking about flipping their new electric truck for a profit better check the fine print on Tesla’s order agreement.
Th…
In April, supermarket company Southeastern Grocers (SEG) announced a collaboration with a Canadian startup called Relocalize. The collaboration focused on a pilot ice manufacturing project that would…
An Indian factory stands accused of being the source of contaminated eye drops that have consumers on edge.
The US Food and Drug Administration recently released an alert, claiming that more than two …
Elon Musk’s brain implant startup Neuralink has attracted lots of criticism and skepticism but it also seems to have generated a lot of optimism for the thousands of potential patients interested in …
In February 2022, a 63-year-old worker was killed at a 3M (NYSE: MMM) plant in Alexandria, Minnesota. The worker became entangled with a machine during the overnight shift.
A few months after the acc…