IEN Radio
Radio for manufacturing and engineering professionals. New industrial products, news and technical articles.
- Update frequency
- every day
- Average duration
- 2 minutes
- Episodes
- 937
- Years Active
- 2019 - 2025
LISTEN: Coldplay to Relaunch Albums on Injection-Molded Recycled Plastic
British rock band Coldplay plans to re-release its albums on 140-gram EcoRecords made from recycled plastic bottles and produced through injection molding technology.
According to Warner Music Group,…
LISTEN: Ford Orders Stop Sale for Electric Mustangs that Can Trap Their Drivers
A critical safety flaw could lock you in the car.
LISTEN: Intel Email Signals Deep Factory Job Cuts
The Oregonian reported that chipmaker Intel plans to lay off up to 20% of its factory workforce, citing an internal email the publication says was verified by four employees. According to the report,…
LISTEN: Major Retailer the Latest to Pin Bankruptcy on Tariff Environment
At Home is a retailer that was first established way back in 1979 and has grown significantly since. The brand was acquired a few years back by a private equity firm for $2.8 billion and operates mor…
Yaskawa Moves Headquarters from Illinois to Wisconsin
Wisconsin Governor Tony Evers on Friday announced Yaskawa [Yusk-AH-wah] America Inc. will invest some $180 million to expand its footprint in the Badger State, including a new location for its North …
LISTEN: Auto Giant Files for Bankruptcy, Blames Tariffs
The Wall Street Journal is calling it “the first big casualty of the tariff war.”
Marelli – the auto parts giant and supplier to big names like Stellantis and Nissan – has filed for bankruptcy protect…
LISTEN: Frito-Lay Closing 55-Year-Old Rancho Cucamonga Facility
Frito-Lay has been making salty snacks at its Rancho Cucamonga facility in California since 1970. It's the birthplace of the Flamin' Hot Cheeto, allegedly.
PepsiCo Foods U.S. this morning confirmed to…
LISTEN: Town Wants Pot Taxes to Fund Legal Fight with Battery Manufacturer
Green Charter Township has been locked in a legal battle with Gotion, a Chinese battery manufacturer, for more than a year now. At one time, Gotion was set to build a $2.6 billion electric vehicle ba…
Fabcon Precast Gets Max Penalty After Worker Crushed in Concrete Mixer
He had been on the job just six months.
LISTEN: Workers Shocked as Medical Coverage Cut Amidst Contract Fallout
A labor union filed an unfair labor practice charge against an insulated cable products manufacturer, alleging the company cut off the health care coverage for over 160 employees after the workers re…
Gen Z in Manufacturing: Legacy Thinking Is Killing Your Gen Z Hiring
For this episode, I welcome Ethan Schaefer, a 21-year-old student at Purdue University participating in a co-op with Fluke Reliability. Schaefer said his interest in engineering dates back to middle …
LISTEN: Ford Suit Claims Lemon Law Lawyers Bilked Them Out of $100M
For many buyers, the concept of the Lemon Law is a good one: when a consumer purchases a product that repeatedly fails to meet generally expected quality standards, they are provided with a legal rem…
LISTEN: Crime Ring Accused of Stealing $83M in Amazon Cargo
The US Attorney’s Office in Central California recently issued a press release detailing the activities of a crime syndicate that targeted one of the country’s largest retailers – Amazon – in a schem…
LISTEN: Shoemaker Looks to Outsmart Tariffs, Labor Woes with Automation Boost
A factory in Shepherdsville, Kentucky, reliant on automation, looks to help a shoe manufacturer navigate tariffs and labor shortages.
The Wall Street Journal reported that Keen Footwear recently close…
LISTEN: Medical Execs Plead Guilty to Using Tax Money to Buy Sharks Tickets
From Q1 2017 through the second quarter of 2021, Valdez and Olson allegedly withheld taxes from employee wages but didn't pay the IRS or report them on quarterly tax forms. During that time, accordin…
LISTEN: No Comb, No Problem: Philips Helps Users 3D Print Their Own Trimmer Accessories
Philips has announced a new strategy to enable its customers to produce spare parts for their trimmers at home using a 3D printer.
LISTEN: Tesla Starts Accepting Cybertruck Trade-Ins with Staggering Depreciation
The 2024 Cybertruck AWD Foundation Series sold for $100,000. As reported by Electreck, Tesla is offering just $65,400 in trade-in value—a depreciation of nearly 35% in a year. Pickup trucks typically…
LISTEN: O-Ring Debris Causes More Than $2 Million in Damage
On March 28, 2024, at about 12:18 am, the American Mariner was traveling up the St. Marys River about 25 miles south of Sault Ste. Marie, Michigan, when a steering failure caused the bulk carrier to …
LISTEN: EV Maker Lost $44M in Q1 After Delivering Just Two Vehicles
It seems it’s been a while where EV maker Faraday Future has been hanging by a thread.
In the past year or so, the company has barely avoided bankruptcy and being evicted from its California headquart…
LISTEN: Another EV Maker Is on the Brink of Collapse
Another electric vehicle maker appears to be on the brink of collapse, the latest in a growing trend of EV startups failing to break through in a crowded marketplace.
This time it's Bollinger Motors, …