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  • Storm clouds hang in the sky over Quinn Co. Caterpillar on January 26, 2009 in City of Industry, California.
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    Caterpillar to triple power generation capacity, raises 2030 targets

    Growing demand from data center and oil and gas customers is driving the investment as geopolitical disruptions squeeze energy prices higher.

  • Aerial view of a large, newly built industrial warehouse with a white roof and striped exterior, featuring a smaller office entrance, parked cars, and a U.S. flag, surrounded by open land and construction areas.
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    Siemens, Diageo, Oxbo and others open US facilities in April

    The openings span industries including beverages, metals processing, farming, health and wellness products, passenger rail and solar.

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    Courtesy of U.S. Steel
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    US Steel to invest $1.9B in a ‘first-of-its-kind’ direct reduced iron plant

    The expansion will bolster its domestic supply chain and allow the company to feed DRI directly into the furnace while still hot, a spokesperson said.

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    Lockheed Martin, e-Vac Magnetics, Oerlikon air critical minerals concerns

    The companies had to “get creative” to mitigate the costs of procuring critical materials such as rare earth minerals.

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    Courtesy of National Security Technology Accelerator
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    Defense Department awards over $200M to 26 R&D projects

    The projects span across eight regional hubs under the agency’s Microelectronics Commons program, which focuses on technical areas such as quantum, secure edge computing, 5G/6G and artificial intelligence hardware.

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    Cleveland-Cliffs partners with Palantir on AI-driven steelmaking

    The company plans to embed advanced technologies to enhance its operational workflows across its U.S. facilities and stay ahead of competitors.

  • A vehicle body is lifted by a hoist at General Motors' factory Zero EV plant in Michigan in 2021.
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    GM forecasts $500M tariff refund, plans further mitigation efforts

    The automaker still projects up to $3.5 billion in duty costs in 2026, primarily driven by Section 232 levies, including those on steel and aluminum.

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    Intel’s $13.6B in Q1 revenue driven by ‘tremendous’ AI demand

    The company’s x86 CPU franchise, advanced packaging technology and large manufacturing network position it well to compete in the nearly $1 trillion semiconductor market, CEO Lip-Bu Tan said.

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    Nucor’s Q1 beat Wall Street estimates on higher pricing, steel demand

    The Charlotte-based company generated net sales of $9.5 billion and more than doubled its net earnings compared to the previous quarter as tariffs impacted steel imports.

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    JBM Packaging celebrates first graduate of in-prison training program

    While in prison, Billy Campbell trained on JBM Packaging’s manufacturing equipment, and then secured full-time employment upon his release. He joined the roughly 40% of JBM’s employees who were formerly incarcerated.

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    Eclipse raises $1.3B to reshore manufacturing, strengthen supply chains

    The capital, provided mostly by U.S. universities and foundations, will go to startups focused on robotics, automation and other innovations.

  • Jeff Burnstein, president of the Assocation for Advancing Automation, testifies before the House subcommittee on research and technology on April 21.
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    Robotics stakeholders urge Congress to ‘act now’ to regain global leadership

    The United States will fall further behind China in deploying robotics with artificial intelligence without federal support, experts said at a subcommittee hearing Tuesday.

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    Skydio pledges $3.5B to expand US drone manufacturing

    The funds will go toward establishing a fifth facility that will be “five times larger” than its other facilities in California, the Silicon Valley-based company said.

  • A building with the Texas Instruments logo on it, and window reflecting the skyline at dusk.
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    Data center boom continues to buoy Texas Instruments

    On its first quarter earnings call, the company reported net income of $1.6 billion and gross profit of $2.8 billion.

  • Screenshot of a man in a business suit and glasses waving his left hand at a colorful poster that maps out the critical mineral process in California.
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    Screenshot: House Committee on Energy and Commerce/YouTube

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    Stakeholders urge Congress to improve EPA’s strict critical minerals regulations

    The Toxic Substances Control Act and the Resource Conservation and Recovery Act are contributing to critical minerals supply chain issues, witnesses said at a House environmental subcommittee hearing.

  • A rendering of AbbVie's $1.4 billion manufacturing campus slated for Durham, North Carolina.
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    Drugmaker AbbVie chooses North Carolina for $1.4B manufacturing campus

    The 185-acre site will be the company’s largest single investment to date, with a focus on small-volume parenteral products like vials and prefilled syringes.

  • A photo illustration of nail polish, burger wrapper and fire foam surrounded by the molecular structure of a typical pfa.
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    Photo illustration: Shaun Lucas/Manufacturing Dive; Getty Images

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    Tracking PFAS legislation across the US

    The Massachusetts Senate passed a bill including funding alternatives to PFAS in firefighter gear and other products.

    Updated April 8, 2026
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    Anheuser-Busch doubles US manufacturing investment to $600M

    The company’s Brewing Future initiative includes improvements and workforce commitments at facilities across the country.

  • A sign with Broadcom's corporate logo stands in front of a the company's office in San Jose, California, on A sign is posted in front of a Broadcom office on Dec. 12, 2024.
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    Broadcom agrees to support development of Meta’s next-generation AI chips

    The "multiyear, multigenerational” deal builds on the companies' existing AI chip partnership to support Meta Training and Inference Accelerator chips, Broadcom said.

  • Four people in dark purple polo shirts working on a CNC machine.
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    Manufacturers spent about $32B training workers: MI survey

    The Manufacturing Institute’s workforce survey also found that companies are spending nearly 5 more hours training their existing employees than they did in 2019.

  • A person wearing a slate and yellow reflective jacket, white hardhat and safety goggles, looking down at a barcode scanner.
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    Brady to acquire productivity solutions unit from Honeywell for $1.4B

    The segment makes barcode scanners, mobile computers and printing products for the warehouse and logistics industries. Honeywell told Manufacturing Dive it’s not yet disclosing the number or locations of sites included in the sale.

  • A white, blue and green Cleveland-Ciffs sign and a parking lot and a red-bricked building with windows in the background.
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    Cleveland-Cliffs CEO says ‘order book is full’ as steel prices rise

    First quarter earnings increased as the flat-rolled steel provider continues its trade talks with Posco and begins to embed AI into its operations.

  • California Gov. Gavin Newsom enacts Senate Bill 131, which exempts advanced manufacturers from undergoing the state' environmental review process.
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    California Senate bill could add costly requirements for advanced manufacturing, CMTA says

    Other pending state bills could impose more manufacturing compliance costs and other regulatory burdens, the California Manufacturing & Technology Association said.

  • A white Leidos logo sign on a building, being back lit with red, white and blue lights.
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    Leidos to form security screening joint venture with medical imaging manufacturer

    The Fortune 500 company’s new entity with Analogic aligns with its 2030 growth strategy and the Trump administration’s homeland security priorities.

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    Union Pacific settles dispute with rail supplier, reaches 7-year agreement

    Rocky Mountain Steel plans to operate a new, long-rail mill in Pueblo, Colorado, this year as part of a $1 billion investment in domestic steel production.