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Technology and IIoT

Toyota’s City of the Future

Jan. 16, 2025
Woven City, a small community that intertwines inventors and regular citizens, takes center stage in Toyota’s attempt to evolve into a new kind of company.

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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.
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Competitiveness

Shale, China and Trump: What's Next for the Panama Canal?

Jan. 16, 2025
The US is the biggest user of the Canal, but influence on its operations is dispersed among contracts with bidders internationally.
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Competitiveness

China Saw Opportunity in the Panama Canal as US Interest Dwindled

Jan. 15, 2025
Over decades, a shift in US military strategy, larger carriers and the growth of commerce on the West Coast deemphasized US involvement.
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Nucor Steel's rebar plant in Sedalia, Missouri, is one of two American Lighthouse plants added to the World Economic Forum's roster.
Continuous Improvement

New US Manufacturing Lighthouses: So That Happened

Jan. 15, 2025
IndustryWeek editors look into that story, what's going on with utility steel structures, a supply chain reading list and possible peace at Graftech.
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Supply Chain

Businesses are Less Worried About Their Supply Chains in Q1, but Concerns Remain

Jan. 14, 2025
The presidential election heavily influenced survey respondents when evaluating 10 categories of risk facing their company’s supply chain.
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Companies & Executives

Cleveland-Cliffs, Nucor Prepare US Steel Bid: Report

Jan. 13, 2025
Outgoing U.S. President Joe Biden on Jan. 3 blocked the $14.9 billion sale of U.S. Steel to Nippon, citing a strategic need to protect domestic industry.
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Companies & Executives

EV Notes: Rivian Beats Lowered Production Goal

Jan. 13, 2025
Also: Mullen applies for a DOE grant, NEO wants its batteries in eVTOLs, and more.

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Talent

Standout Responses from IW’s Talent Advisory Board Throughout 2024

Dec. 30, 2024
We’ve pulled some of the most impactful statements our panel members submitted throughout this past year.

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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.

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Leadership

EV Sales Grew in 2024, But Was it Enough?

Jan. 6, 2025
We talk to key editors from IndustryWeek parent company Endeavor Business Media to see what stood out about electric cars and trucks in 2024, and what that will mean for 2025....
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Connected Worker Tech and AI, Technologies that Provide Fast Results

Dec. 13, 2024
Industry leaders discuss the immediate impact of connected-worker systems and AI on manufacturing, offering insights into accelerating profits and efficiency.
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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.