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: Startup Co-Founder Pledges $15M for Prefabricated Homes to Help LA Wildfire Victims
Bloomberg reported that the co-founder of modular home manufacturer Samara plans to donate $15 million to an initiative that aims to provide prefabricated homes to victims of the wildfires that struc…
LISTEN: Will Ram Resurrect the Hood Ornament?
Motor Authority has pointed out a Stellantis patent published in January by the United States Patent and Trademark Office that takes the form of the iconic Ram’s head hood ornament, originally featur…
LISTEN: Boeing Aims to Shut Down ‘Shadow Factories’
Boeing admitted that its production cannot keep up with its aircraft sales. However, the aircraft manufacturer aims to restore jet production to the pre-crisis levels it achieved before deadly crashe…
LISTEN: 100,000 Recalled Toyota Trucks Have a Mud Problem
Toyota has issued a fairly substantial recall for its Tacoma pickup truck and the problem is a particularly dirty one.
According to the recall filed with the NHTSA, the affected 4-wheel drive vehicles…
LISTEN: Chevron to Cut 15-20% of Its Workforce
The headlines these days are awash with cost-cutting news, and it appears that one big name in oil & gas is jumping head-first into slashing its overhead.
Chevron revealed Wednesday that it plans to c…
LISTEN: Motor Bike Maker Unsheathes Limited-Edition Sword
Stark Future, a Spanish motor vehicle manufacturer with Swedish roots, launched in 2020, began sales and production in 2023 and reported in 2024 that it expected to eventually reach an annual revenue…
LISTEN: Boeing Expects to Lay Off 400 Workers from Moon Project
Is the Artemis program doomed?
When the first Trump administration announced a pledge to reestablish America’s human presence on the Moon, the goal was to create a permanent base on the lunar surface,…
LISTEN: Air Force ‘Frankensteins’ 2 Wrecked F-35s Into a Working Aircraft
More than a year ago, the U.S. Air Force took on the unique task of taking two wrecked aircraft and Frankensteining them together into one operational F-35A Lightning II. Now, after a whole lot of we…
LISTEN: Adhesives Manufacturer to Ax 72 Facilities in Cost-Cutting Blitz
Minnesota-based H.B. Fuller Company provides adhesives, sealants and specialty chemicals to customers in a wide range of industries – everything from medical and hygiene products to transportation, e…
LISTEN: Small, 3D-Printed Piece Could Save Air Force Millions in Fuel Costs
Sometimes the simplest solutions produce the most significant results. And the U.S. Air Force is close to implementing a very basic feature that could end up saving millions.
The C-17 Globemaster III …
LISTEN: As Tariffs Loom, Cosmetics Giant Eyes 7,000 Job Cuts
One of the world’s largest cosmetics firms is in trouble.
In the Fall of 2024, Estee Lauder – parent company to major brands like Clinique and MAC lipstick – announced a planned turnaround after decli…
LISTEN: South Carolina Law Would Prevent Purchases from In-State Auto Plant
A resurrected, electrified automotive brand is preparing to begin selling the SUVs made at its forthcoming South Carolina factory in two years’ time.
But barring a change in state law, residents of th…
LISTEN: 1 in 5 Vehicles on U.S. Roads Have Unfixed Safety Recall
According to AutoInsurance.com, carmakers issued an average of 21 recalls each in 2024.
And while auto manufacturers are on the hook for these repair costs – representing a multi-million-dollar hit to…
LISTEN: Candy Maker Uses AI to Elevate Romance
"This year, Spangler shifted away from the no-label lifestyle with its "Commitment Hearts," which feature artificial intelligence scanning technology that lets consumers express their desire for coh…
LISTEN: Steelmaker's Skeleton to Save Historic Ship From Crumbling
Alleima is a Swedish steelmaker that makes products out of advanced stainless steel and special alloys. The company, formerly Sandvik Materials Technology, was officially spun out of Sandvik in 2022 …
Gen Z in Manufacturing: It’s Time to Redefine What It Means to Be ‘Qualified’
Welcome to another episode of Gen Z in Manufacturing, a podcast that asks young people about their journeys in manufacturing, how they intend to influence the industry and what they are looking for f…
LISTEN: How Panasonic Makes Products Out of Used Home Appliances
Last week, Panasonic and Mitsubishi Materials recently provided an update on a joint effort more than ten years in the making to operate and expand a product-material-product (PMP) loop. Since 2011, …
LISTEN: Rivian Teases 'Eyes-Off' Driving System by Next Year
Every major automaker, at this point, has some sort of driver assistance features on their vehicles, they tend to offer varying degrees of sophistication.
And while Tesla has been most forthcoming ab…
LISTEN: Space Tourism Co. Furloughs Most Workers After Eviction Notice
Space Perspective, a Titusville, Florida company founded in 2018, was developed with the objective of selling trips to the stratosphere.
And in a world of heavy investment in space exploration, it’s t…
LISTEN: EV Maker Canoo Shuts Down, Files for Chapter 7
In late December, when TechCrunch reported that EV startup Canoo had just $700K in the bank and was putting its staff on a “mandatory unpaid break,” it felt like there’s never been clearer writing on…