Top Stories

. © Prazis | Dreamstime.com
dreamstime_xxl_335429032
Leadership

What Moved Manufacturing Leadership in 2024

Dec. 23, 2024
From CEO interviews to trend stories, these articles shaped IndustryWeek's coverage in a year filled with change and uncertainty.

Recommended

Ebooks & Digital Editions

eBook: Reshoring Manufacturing: Progress & Challenges

Aug. 11, 2024
Experts in the water treatment, pharmaceutical, chemicals and manufacturing world look at how reshoring is changing the rules of the market.
anzeletti via Getty Images
hyperscayle_iw_landing_page
ID 113230571 © Paul Brady | Dreamstime.com
dreamstime_xxl_113230571
ID 332850333 © Eakkachai Halang | Dreamstime.com
dreamstime_xxl_332850333
© Frenta | Dreamstime.com
open book on table outdoors in winter setting
Technology and IIoT

Intel’s Risky Decision and Why Manufacturing Pay Plunged: IW’s Weekly Reads

Dec. 20, 2024
Also, the IW manufacturing community showed interest in augmented and virtual reality technologies, and trade and tariff topics continued to attract attention.
Honda and Nissan
hondanissan
Leadership

Machinery Makers Poised to Rebound: So That Happened

Dec. 18, 2024
IndustryWeek editors look into that story and robotic floor sweepers, labor strife at GE, CHIPs funding, elven toy builders and a possible Nissan-Honda merger?
General Motors Corp.
gm_lyriq_production
Companies & Executives

Big Automotive Names Tap The Brakes on Major Tariff-Related Decisions

Dec. 18, 2024
The manufacturers are leaning on being flexible if and when it’s needed. ‘It’s better to be a little bit patient,’ GM’s CFO recently told a conference.
Oqton
geomagic_wrap__3d_scanning_software_02_screenshot_
Technology and IIoT

Hexagon to Acquire 3D Systems Software Suite

Dec. 17, 2024
Hexagon AB will add to its manufacturing software portfolio the scanning technology developed by 3D Systems subsidiary Oqton Industrial Manufacturing.
© Tomasragina | Dreamstime.com
USA semiconductors
Strategic Planning & Execution

Intel Risks Gutting Itself By Spinning Off Its Chip Foundry

Dec. 17, 2024
Ex-CEO Pat Gelsinger was right about one thing: Intel should keep its semiconductor manufacturing.
Julie Whitty, IndustryWeek
iw2412_salary_survey_charts_1
The Economy

Manufacturing Salaries Plunged in 2024, and Why That’s Great News

Dec. 16, 2024
The 2024 IndustryWeek Salary Survey showed a massive decline in average wages, but that reflects more young people working, not wage cuts at the top end.

ID 335769264 © Jenifoto406 | Dreamstime.com and ID 59928936 © Monkey Business Images | Dreamstime.com
thanksgivingmanufacturing

© Jacqueline Dazey | Dreamstime.com
Greensboro NC map

© Mr.siwabud Veerapaisarn | Dreamstime.com
dreamstime_xxl_176617390
ID 15392207 © Steve Allen | Dreamstime.com
dreamstime_xxl_15392207

© Panuwat Dangsungnoen | Dreamstime.com
2025 goal
© John Sirlin | Dreamstime.com
dreamstime_xxl_170621655

© Poohchisa Tunsiri | Dreamstime.com
reading_l_110142735
Talent

DEI Dissent, Essential Agility and More Disruption Is on the Way: IW's Weekly Reads

Dec. 13, 2024
Also, why psychological safety is so important and the benefits of design thinking.

ID 138551442 © Enanuchit | Dreamstime.com
dreamstime_xxl_138551442
Supply Chain

Reshaping Global Supply Chains: Impacts of Tariff Hikes and Strategies for Resilience

Nov. 21, 2024
A four-step process – what, where, whom, how – can identify supply chain options that allow manufacturers to diversify away from China sourcing.

Featured Media

IndustryWeek
productionpulsetariffs
Leadership

Preparing for Trump to Shift the Manufacturing Trade Environment (Production Pulse)

Nov. 14, 2024
A different trade environment awaits post-Trump's re-election. Caution against overreaction and skepticism of vendor claims will be critical.
IndustryWeek
productionpulsehalloween
The Economy

Production Pulse: Halloween Candy, the Untold Story

Oct. 31, 2024
How important is candy on Halloween? How are commodity prices impacting the kinds of sugar rotting the teeth of America's children?
IndustryWeek
olsbestplants
IndustryWeek Best Plants Awards

IndustryWeek Best Plants Awards Winners: Lessons in Operational Excellence

Oct. 21, 2024
Representatives of Raymond Corp, Sandvik Coromant, Intertape Polymer Group and Toyota Material Handling discuss how they achieve and maintain operational excellence in manufacturing...