• LISTEN: Ford Mustangs Recalled to Fix Issue Caused by Previous Recall
    Mar 5 2025

    The automaker just recalled vehicles that were recalled last year to fix a problem that occurred during the previous recall.

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    2 mins
  • LISTEN: Boeing Closes First Shadow Factory
    Mar 4 2025

    One down, one to go.

    A little more than two weeks ago, reports surfaced regarding Boeing’s refocused effort on closing the plane maker’s shadow factories, sites where some of the company’s top talent fix, maintain, and update planes instead of building new ones.

    The company had two sites still working on some 115 aircraft, one that services 737 MAX jets in Moses Lake and one that was working on 787 Dreamliners in Everett, Washington.

    On Friday, The Seattle Times reported that Boeing is already closing up shop in Everett.

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    2 mins
  • Volvo Buyers Claim New Vehicles Came with Counterfeit Parts
    Mar 3 2025

    Volvo buyers in China got an unwelcome surprise recently when they discovered some irregularities in a standard component.

    According to Chinese media outlet Sohu, as reported by Carscoops, several owners posted concerns on social media about the speakers installed in their S60 sedans.

    One customer reported that his upgraded, premium quality speakers from the brand Bowers & Wilkins weren’t there – instead, was a set labeled “Bowers & VVilkins” – with the second word starting with two capital Vs instead of the W.

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    2 mins
  • Micro-Factories Could Build a New Home Every 12 Hours
    Feb 28 2025

    ABB Robotics recently partnered with UK construction technology company Automated Architecture (AUAR) to build ConstrucThor, a new research facility in Belgium, to showcase the future of sustainable construction.

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    3 mins
  • Fatal Fire Traced to Incorrect Valve
    Feb 27 2025

    On January 8, 2024, a fire broke out in the engine room aboard the 598-foot-long Stride​ cargo vessel while it was refueling at the Barbours Cut Marine Terminal in La Porte, Texas, about 25 miles east of Houston. Crewmembers cut all ventilation to the engine room to extinguish the fire, but not before two crewmembers, a chief engineer and a third engineer, lost their lives. Another worker was seriously injured in the incident as well.

    The vessel was declared a total loss valued at $12 million, and the operating company, Danaos Shipping Company, which is based in Greece, scrapped the entire ship.

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    3 mins
  • LISTEN: Ford Will Pay You If Your F-150 Gets Stolen
    Feb 26 2025

    While no vehicle is entirely theft-proof, Ford is so confident in its ability to prevent your F-150 from being stolen that it’s willing to put its money where its mouth is.

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    2 mins
  • LISTEN: Industrial Gas Giant’s Clean Hydrogen Projects in Jeopardy
    Feb 25 2025

    The company was slated to receive $7 billion in funding to help develop six U.S. hydrogen hubs.

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    2 mins
  • LISTEN: Gen Z in Manufacturing: Ditch Authority and Lead With Empathy
    Feb 25 2025

    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 from an employer.

    This episode welcomes Emily Molstad, a 27-year-old CEO and co-founder at VALIS Insights, a startup and member of Manufacturing USA Institute REMADE that develops AI-powered software designed to close the loop on a circular economy for metal fabrication.

    Molstad co-founded VALIS after spending over five years at Solvus Global, a technology-solution provider that specializes in additive manufacturing, machine learning and sustainable materials processing. The concept for VALIS originated at Solvus and was eventually entrusted to Molstad and a co-founder by one of her mentors in 2022.

    Molstad was also named to Forbes’ 30 Under 30 North America 2024 edition for manufacturing and industry.

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    20 mins