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  • The exterior of Ball's metal beverage can facility in Wallkill, NY.
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    Ball to close New York beverage can plant

    For months, the company has said that the closure was possible and products manufactured in Wallkill could be made elsewhere.

  • An augmented reality version of a person working in a factory.
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    The metaverse and manufacturing

    Still in its infancy, the digital platform has the potential to help manufacturers with training, equipment maintenance and operational innovations. 

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    Campbell Soup sells Emerald nuts business to private manufacturer

    Flagstone Foods will add the company to its existing production of snack nuts, trail mix and dried fruits for other national brands.

  • A 2022 Mustang Mach-E premium ice white edition
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    Ford inks long-term lithium supply contracts

    The automaker announced deals lasting through at least 2034 in three different countries.

  • A portrait of REV Groups CEO and President Mark Skonieczny in a gray-blue blazer and a light blue shirt.
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    Courtesy of REV Group.

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    REV Group appoints CFO as official CEO

    Mark Skonieczny had been serving as the specialty vehicle manufacturer’s interim CEO since his predecessor Rod Rushing resigned in January.

  • A 2021 Jeep Grand Cherokee goes through assembly at the Stellantis Detroit Assembly Complex-Mack on June 10, 2021 in Detroit, Michigan.
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    Stellantis inks development deal with lithium-sulfur battery maker

    Lyten and the EV maker aim to bring the batteries to market by the second half of the decade.

  • A worker at Nextracker's dedicated MSS Steel Tubes Factory.
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    Solar solutions provider commissions Tennessee tube mill for parts

    Nextracker has secured a dedicated production line at MMS Steel Tubes USA’s first U.S. factory for steel torque tubes.

  • Two employees discuss findings on a tablet in a factory cleanroom.
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    Why drugmakers are thinking twice before adopting digital twins

    Cybersecurity concerns have pharmaceutical companies worried proprietary information could be compromised.

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    Apple strikes multibillion-dollar deal with Broadcom

    Manufacturing and technology hubs across the U.S. will produce FBAR filters for the tech giant.

  • Two people in suits shake hands with with a white background and Korean text; Hyundai Motor Group logo in blue on left; black and red LG Energy Solution logo on right.
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    LG Energy Solution, Hyundai to build $4.3B joint battery cell plant in Georgia

    The two South Korea-based companies will locate the facility near Hyundai’s upcoming EV campus.

  • A dark gray additive manufacturing system with reflective dark glass windows behind it and a blurry person walking in front of it.
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    Courtesy of Dark Metal.

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    Stratasys, Desktop Metal merge in $1.8B deal

    Combining their portfolios and technological expertise will allow the companies to reach $1.1 billion in revenue by 2025.

  • A woman with a sewing machine is making Covid masks
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    FDA teams with Veterans Health Administration to increase medtech manufacturing capacity

    The two agencies will have access to an advanced innovation hub to distribute manufacturing and digital stockpiles as needed.

  • Shoppers crowd in huge numbers at a market area on November 12, 2022 in New Delhi, India.
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    The growth of electronics manufacturing in India

    The country is emerging as an alternative to China for production needs, with companies like Apple, Foxconn and Cisco establishing operations there.

  • Two employees in PPE work on a computer beside Applied Materials equipment.
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    Applied Materials expects Q3 sales drop as memory chipmakers cut spending

    The semiconductor toolmaker said it remains committed to investing in R&D even as consumers pull back on orders.

  • The GE turbine engine on a Boeing 787 dreamliner passenger aircraft at Shanghai Pudong International Airport.
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    GE promotes insider to CFO, prepares for spin-offs next year

    The industrial manufacturer has promoted Rahul Ghai to take the financial helm as it works to expand to three other sectors.

  • A white Energizer sign with the pink Energizer bunny and a brown-gray building behind it surrounded by green landscape, and a parking lot on a cloudy day.
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    Energizer to spend $43M on equipment, hiring in North Carolina

    The investment comes months after workers were notified about closures of the battery maker's Wisconsin plants.

  • A bright open space facility with yellow poles and construction equipment at the back of the room.
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    Courtesy of Microvast.

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    Energy Department cancels $200M Microvast battery grant

    The Texas-based battery maker said the decision will not impact its commitment to grow its U.S. manufacturing footprint.

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    Pair of Kraft-backed packaging facilities unveiled in Massachusetts

    Rand-Whitney Container's 384,000-square-foot site will manufacture cardboard boxes and protective packaging.

  • An engineer uses a tablet with a holographic innovative application, to model and design and monitor a 3D model of an aircraft engine while on an automated robotic line at an aerospace factory
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    How Siemens is improving chip production with digital twins

    VP Alan Porter discusses how incorporating the data and tech solution allows the company to improve the semiconductor manufacturing process.

  • An image of an Enel solar panel production site.
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    Enel chooses Oklahoma as home of first US solar panel factory

    The $1 billion-plus factory will be located at the Tulsa Port of Inola, giving it easy access to rail and river transport.

  • An aerial view of Arizona State University
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    Arizona State University selected to lead clean manufacturing institute

    The Energy Department-backed, $70 million initiative aims to reduce emissions from industrial process heating.

  • A rendering of Applied Materials new research center in Silicon Valley.
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    Applied Materials plans $4B Silicon Valley R&D facility

    The semiconductor equipment maker aims to boost advances in chip manufacturing through the facility, where industry players can develop new technologies.

  • Four men sitting at a table with a black table cloth over with "Anovion Technologies" in white font.
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    Courtesy of Anovion Technologies.

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    Anovion Technologies to build $800M facility in Georgia

    The addition, expected to begin operations in 2025, will be the synthetic graphite maker's first large-scale facility.

  • The frame is filled with sesame seeds
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    Food manufacturers stand by addition of sesame to products for ‘consumer safety’

    The American Bakers Association pushed back against new FDA guidelines it says leaves little flexibility for traces of the ingredient, which is difficult to fully remove from manufacturing processes.

  • A neon green Symbotic robotic case-picking system building mixed-SKU pallets in a warehouse.
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    Symbotic outsources manufacturing, ceases Montreal operations

    The shift is part of a broader cost-cutting plan at the robotics company.