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    Each month, we highlight manufacturing executives with ideas worth sharing, offering a unique story and a fresh approach to managing teams and operations in a transformative time.

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    Take Our Black History Month Quiz and Be Smarter Than You Were in January

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    Who was the "father of the videogame cartridge"? The first Black carmarker? Manufacturing and Black History intersect.
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    Lincoln Electric's Next CEO Charges Ahead

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    Steve Hedlund talks about his shift from COO to CEO in the New Year and plans for the welding company's EV charging business.
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    Wabash Makes Big Changes That Are Starting to Pay Off

    Nov. 13, 2023
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    US Steel Bets on Mini-Mills, EV Motors for Near-Term Sustainability

    July 24, 2023
    The steelmaker is on target to reduce emissions 20% by 2030, says chief strategy/sustainability director Richard Fruehauf. Getting to net zero by 2050 has a lot more variables...
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    PPG CEO: Keeping up with Aerospace Demand, Innovating Around Energy Use

    July 5, 2023
    Tim Knavish, with 36 years at the global paint and coatings company, is very familiar with its footprint. 'I try to get out on the frontlines where we make stuff as much as possible...

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