Bankruptcy Plot Twist and Five EV Predictions: IndustryWeek's Weekly Reads

This edition of IndustryWeek's Weekly Reads brings you a mixed bad of topics. There is not-so-good news, such as an automotive suppliers financial plight, and very good news, such as our feature on 2024 IW Best Plants Award winner HindlePower. And, of course, a whole lot more. 

The Top 10 content from the past week is: 

Biotech’s Potential for Manufacturing Is Fermenting: The U.S. was an early innovator in bioindustrial manufacturing and produces vast quantities of the feedstock needed.

What Happens When Your EV’s Manufacturer Goes Bankrupt? A data-migration plot twist in Fisker’s bankruptcy case highlights a new generation of problem.

Auto Parts Maker Accuride Files for Chapter 11 Protection: The company’s financial backers are looking for buyers for parts of the wheel and wheel-end manufacturer.

How Ford Uses AI for Quality Control: The automaker's advanced manufacturing director discusses vision systems and other AI technologies used by Ford engineers to boost quality.

How 3D Printing Fits into Manufacturing, For Real: It’s time to stop talking about what additive manufacturing *could* do for large manufacturers and focus on successful production deployments.

Employees See Bias in the Workplace. Their Bosses Don’t: People in positions of power are often unable to recognize inequities in their own organizations—even if they see it elsewhere.

Hands-on Programs Help Manufacturing-Inclined Students Connect the Dots: These efforts focus on broadening the talent pipeline and nourishing that spark for creating things and using new tech.

We’re Women Leaders Answering the Call for Investment in Girls: On International Day of the Girl, Cummins Chair and CEO Jennifer Rumsey and Rise Up Founder and CEO Dr. Denise Raquel Dunning share their message of accelerating gender equality.

2024 IndustryWeek’s Best Plants: At HindlePower, Taking Care of Business Means Taking Care of Your People: This family-led manufacturer emphasizes employee education and personal growth as cornerstones of company success.

Five Predictions for the 2030 EV Battery Market: Which battery chemistries will pull ahead - and how should OEMs proceed?