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IEN Radio

Radio for manufacturing and engineering professionals. New industrial products, news and technical articles.

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Update frequency
every day
Average duration
2 minutes
Episodes
942
Years Active
2019 - 2025
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Listen: Smart Buoys to Protect Whales from Ship Collisions

Listen: Smart Buoys to Protect Whales from Ship Collisions

Whales are some of the largest mammals on earth and they can likely take care of themselves just fine in many oceanic circumstances. But even the biggest whale doesn’t stand much of a chance against …

00:02:03  |   Tue 25 Oct 2022
Listen: Manufacturer Unveils World's Largest Cast Iron Skillet

Listen: Manufacturer Unveils World's Largest Cast Iron Skillet

Earlier this year, it appeared. Like a mirage, it was here one minute, gone the next. Just the world’s largest cast iron skillet, rolling down the road on a semi trailer. Then it disappeared for mont…

00:02:01  |   Fri 14 Oct 2022
Seller of Counterfeit Military Goods Sentenced

Seller of Counterfeit Military Goods Sentenced

A clothing and goods wholesaler from Brooklyn who sold counterfeit U.S. military uniforms and gear from China has received a prison sentence of 40 months after pleading guilty three years ago to cons…

00:01:57  |   Fri 14 Oct 2022
Listen: ExxonMobil Ordered to Reinstate Workers Accused of Leaking Information

Listen: ExxonMobil Ordered to Reinstate Workers Accused of Leaking Information

In late 2020, ExxonMobil fired two computational scientists who the company suspected leaked information to the Wall Street Journal. However, following a federal whistleblower investigation, OSHA con…

00:01:39  |   Wed 12 Oct 2022
Listen: Activists Acquitted in Smithfield Pig Heist

Listen: Activists Acquitted in Smithfield Pig Heist

A widely watched case pitting animal welfare advocates against a Fortune 500 company has come to a conclusion and the results could have far-reaching implications in how the courts view the concept o…

00:02:17  |   Tue 11 Oct 2022
Listen: Worker Lockout Could Cost Exxon Tens of Millions

Listen: Worker Lockout Could Cost Exxon Tens of Millions

On Monday, the U.S. National Labor Relations Board (NLRB) filed a complaint against what it calls Exxon Mobil's "unlawful" effort to boot the United Steelworkers union that represented workers at a T…

00:01:47  |   Tue 11 Oct 2022
Listen: GM Owes $100M+ After Jury Finds it Hid Defect

Listen: GM Owes $100M+ After Jury Finds it Hid Defect

General Motors emerged from the third quarter of 2022 in a fortunate position: while competitors like Ford, Honda, Nissan and Toyota all posted year-over-year sales declines, GM reported an increase …

00:01:58  |   Tue 11 Oct 2022
Listen: Women Could Fill Manufacturing's Job Void

Listen: Women Could Fill Manufacturing's Job Void

U.S. manufacturing is no stranger to fluctuations. The 2008 Great Recession took its toll on the industry, which eventually found its footing only to run into the COVID-19 pandemic. 

This time, employ…

00:01:35  |   Tue 11 Oct 2022
Hyundai Pitches Fix for Easily-Stolen Vehicles

Hyundai Pitches Fix for Easily-Stolen Vehicles

We recently learned that Hyundai and Kia owners may be more likely to suffer from the same undesirable fate: having their vehicles stolen.

Rampant thefts that were first reported in the Milwaukee area…

00:01:46  |   Wed 05 Oct 2022
Airbus to Auction Off A380 Jumbo Jet Piece by Piece

Airbus to Auction Off A380 Jumbo Jet Piece by Piece

The dream of owning a jumbo jet is often squashed for most people when they see the cost. The Airbus A380’s $450 million price tag, and the fact that they don’t make them anymore, likely puts the air…

00:02:10  |   Mon 03 Oct 2022
Failed Relay Causes $6M in Damages

Failed Relay Causes $6M in Damages

On July 12, 2021 at about 3:23 a.m., the Jalma Topic, a bulk carrier with 20 people aboard was moving up the Lower Mississippi River, headed to a grain terminal near New Orleans. The vessel suddenly …

00:03:12  |   Fri 30 Sep 2022
Volkwagen's Driverless Car Prototype Will Put You to Sleep

Volkwagen's Driverless Car Prototype Will Put You to Sleep

Riding in the car can be extremely conducive to sleep for people, sometimes even when they’re driving. Falling asleep while driving though is not recommended. However, in Volkswagen’s new autonomous,…

00:02:16  |   Thu 29 Sep 2022
Ford Running Low on Blue Ovals

Ford Running Low on Blue Ovals

Ford Motor Company, like the rest of the global auto industry, has been dealing with problems in the automotive supply chain for more than two years now.

First, it was computer chips, when electronics…

00:01:48  |   Mon 26 Sep 2022
The Great Pacific Garbage Patch's Days May Be Numbered

The Great Pacific Garbage Patch's Days May Be Numbered

The Great Pacific Garbage Patch is not hyperbole. It’s not just some small island composed of plastic bottles. It’s more than 220 million pounds of trash and it’s three times the size of France. It’s…

00:02:22  |   Fri 23 Sep 2022
Honda Asks Workers to Repay Miscalculated Bonuses

Honda Asks Workers to Repay Miscalculated Bonuses

In the cutthroat quest for talent, companies worldwide have been upping pay and dispensing with cash bonuses and other incentives, to entice new workers and motivate existing ones to stay.

But Honda M…

00:01:45  |   Wed 21 Sep 2022
Chinese Companies Turn to Mexico Amid U.S. Tariffs

Chinese Companies Turn to Mexico Amid U.S. Tariffs

The COVID-19 pandemic almost instantly threw a multi-year wrench into global supply chains — and highlighted the advantages of more compact logistics operations.

For many U.S. companies, that has mean…

00:01:55  |   Tue 20 Sep 2022
ZEM Carbon-Capture Car Removes More Carbon Than It Emits

ZEM Carbon-Capture Car Removes More Carbon Than It Emits

Automakers around the world are pouring billions of dollars into developing and building vehicles that don't emit greenhouse gases while on the road.

But what if your car could do one better: actually…

00:01:35  |   Fri 16 Sep 2022
Personal Submarines Become More Affordable

Personal Submarines Become More Affordable

Plenty of watercraft like boats and jet skis are attainable on even fairly modest incomes. But a personal submarine still exceeds most people’s budgets. Until now!

The U-Boat Worx NEMO submersible ser…

00:02:02  |   Fri 16 Sep 2022
DARPA's New X-Plane to Make Leaps in Aerospace Tech

DARPA's New X-Plane to Make Leaps in Aerospace Tech

DARPA has a new program, Ancillary, and they hope it will develop and demonstrate new technologies that promise to leap VTOLs, vertical takeoff and landing vehicles, forward. 

Ancillary, which stands …

00:02:01  |   Mon 12 Sep 2022
Farmers Are Ditching Scarecrows for Laser Beams

Farmers Are Ditching Scarecrows for Laser Beams

I think it’s fair to say that the lifestyle of a farmer is equal parts challenge and reward. Along with the independence of running your own business and embracing the role as society’s kitchen, are …

00:02:21  |   Fri 09 Sep 2022
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