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  • Synopsys headquarters in Sunnyvale, California. The chip design software maker has completed its $35 billion acquisition of Anys after recieving final approval from China on July 14.
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    Chip design software firm Synopsys completes $35B deal

    The acquisition will incorporate Ansys’ simulation and analysis technology to better address manufacturing innovation as products become more intelligent.

    By July 17, 2025
  • An aerial view of the  Ultium Cells battery plant in Tennessee show the company logo on the wall and numbered docking bays for trucks.
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    GM’s Ultium Cells to expand production of low-cost battery cells at Tennessee plant

    The automaker is targeting significant cost savings for electric vehicles compared to its current high-nickel battery chemistries.

    By July 17, 2025
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    Trendline

    Top 5 stories from Manufacturing Dive

    Check out five of our biggest stories of 2025 so far, including updates on semiconductors, the Trump administration and PFAS.

    By Manufacturing Dive staff
  • Two workers in safety gear operate in an industrial warehouse. One stands atop a red mobile ladder giving directions, while the other stabilizes the ladder from below. Stacks of cylindrical graphite rods and large blocks are visible in the background. The facility has a high ceiling with exposed beams and industrial lighting.
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    Nearshoring, labor among key manufacturing trends to watch in rest of 2025

    The year has brought many changes due to tariffs and other policy shifts. Experts from Streamliners Management Consulting, Southern Illinois University and the Global Supply Chain Institute look ahead to what’s next.

    By Michelle No • July 17, 2025
  • Rolls-Royce employees work on a 4000 Series engine.
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    Rolls-Royce invests $75M in South Carolina engine plant

    The 60,000-square-foot expansion will boost production of machinery used to power data centers and other industrial facilities.

    By July 16, 2025
  • Agco, headquartered in Duluth, Georgia, is focusing more on precision agriculture and margin-rich opportunities.
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    Long-standing tractor makers Agco and TAFE settle their disputes

    The companies have settled their ownership issues surrounding the Massey Ferguson brand, as well as terminated their commercial agreements and ongoing legal proceedings.

    By July 15, 2025
  • Three people assessing a display of a plane's doorplug and its parts on a blue table.
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    National Transportation Safety Board

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    Quality control at Boeing

    Boeing’s inadequate training and oversight led to doorplug blowout: NTSB

    The Federal Aviation Administration’s ineffective compliance enforcement also led to the 2024 Alaska Airlines incident, the National Transportation Safety Board said in the investigative report.

    By July 15, 2025
  • A smart factory uses big data, IoT, 5G, and digital twin technology.
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    Opinion

    The US is already a manufacturing powerhouse, but shadow factories can make it the global leader

    Shadow factories can offer manufacturers a way to decrease downtime and aid others in onshoring production lines, writes Augury CEO Saar Yoskovitz. 

    By Saar Yoskovitz • July 14, 2025
  • Donald Trump holds up a pamphlet that says "Foreign Trade Barriers" while speaking at a podium.
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    US plans 30% tariffs on EU, Mexico

    President Donald Trump unveiled the new duty rates, set to begin Aug. 1, in separate letters shared on social media Saturday morning. 

    By Max Garland , Philip Neuffer • July 14, 2025
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    Sponsored by CADDi

    A new era: Unleashing the potential of manufacturing

    Manufacturing is at a crossroads. Down one path? Stagnation. The other? Big opportunity via tech.

    July 14, 2025
  • Nissan Caton Mississippi worker plant production
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    Nissan delays EV production start at Mississippi plant

    The move was an internal decision and ‘not a specific reaction to policy changes,’ a spokesperson said.

    By Larry Avila • July 11, 2025
  • Boxes of Kellogg's Special K cereal are displayed on shelves
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    Nutella maker Ferrero to buy WK Kellogg for $3.1B

    The acquisition would give the Luxembourg-based company a presence in cereal, ice cream, protein bars, cookies and confections.

    By Christopher Doering • July 10, 2025
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    Quality control at Boeing

    Boeing’s commercial deliveries continue to improve in Q2

    While the plane manufacturer has a strong backlog, the company is keeping its focus on improving safety and quality to ramp up production.

    By July 10, 2025
  • The exterior of an industrial facility with cars in a parking lot, which is surrounded by a chain-link fence.
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    Cascades to close Niagara Falls containerboard mill, affecting 123 employees

    Aging infrastructure and high operating costs contributed to the decision to close, according to a Cascades spokesperson. This is the sixth major U.S. containerboard production facility closure in 2025 so far.

    By Katie Pyzyk • July 10, 2025
  • Intel's Gordon Moore Park at Ronler Acres in Oregon.
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    Intel plans to lay off more than 500 Oregon workers

    While the changes are happening at four locations, the cuts will largely affect software and hardware engineers, developers and managers at the company’s Jones Farm Campus.

    By July 9, 2025
  • An engineer checks and controls welding robotics automatic arms machine in intelligent factory automotive industrial with monitoring system software.
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    Opinion

    Tariffs or not, automation is still key to reshoring manufacturing

    Tariffs may accelerate reshoring, but sustainable manufacturing success depends on the competitive advantage that automation delivers, writes HowToRobot co-CEO Søren Peters. 

    By Søren Peters • July 8, 2025
  • Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent speaks to reporters at the U.S. Capitol on June 27, 2025.
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    US preps for August return of country-specific reciprocal tariffs

    The Trump administration plans to reinstate the levies Aug. 1 after alerting individual trading partners of their specific duty rates.

    By Philip Neuffer • July 7, 2025
  • The exterior of Revive Environmental's PFAS Annihilator, developed in collaboration with Battelle Memorial Institute.
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    What are the options for PFAS destruction in manufacturing?

    Companies like Gradiant, Bioforcetech and VVater are developing new solutions to safely dispose of PFAS waste, though adoption in the industry remains slow. 

    By Sakshi Udavant • Updated July 8, 2025
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    US manufacturing activity improved in June, but sentiment remains low

    Weak demand and price increases continued last month as a return of country-specific tariffs looms, according to the Institute for Supply Management.

    By July 1, 2025
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    Opinion

    How manufacturers can turn tariffs into a strategic advantage for long-term success

    Tariffs, while disruptive, can force companies to pinpoint weaknesses in their operations, address them and strengthen their competitive advantage for the long-term, writes Daniel Wolf of PROS.

    By Daniel Wolf • July 1, 2025
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    International Paper to exit molded fiber market, sell select Mexico sites

    The company is also shuttering packaging and recycling facilities in Ohio and Kansas. The announcement will impact over 100 U.S. employees — just the latest update in IP’s ongoing North American optimization.

    By Maria Rachal , Katie Pyzyk • June 30, 2025
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    Opinion

    Tariffs, regulations and talent: Manufacturing trends to watch in H2

    Manufacturers should prepare for regulatory changes at the state and federal level and continue developing a skilled data analysis and emerging technologies workforce, write two KPMG experts.

    By Claudia Saran and Amy Matsuo • June 30, 2025
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    Sponsored by Galorath

    Outdated cost models are quietly undermining manufacturing profitability

    Cost overruns don’t begin with the supply chain — they begin with bad assumptions upstream.

    June 30, 2025
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    Intel to shutter its automotive business, lay off department employees

    The move is the latest in CEO Lip-Bu Tan’s mission to cut costs as the chipmaker lays off 107 workers in California.

    By June 26, 2025
  • 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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    Tracker

    Tracking PFAS legislation across the US

    Stay up to date on the status of pending legislation in 2025 as more states pass laws to restrict the use of PFAS in manufacturing processes and consumer products.

    By , June 26, 2025
  • Steelmaker Nucor restores operations, confirms limited data breach

    The steel products giant said it does not expect the cyberattack to have a material impact on its operations.

    By David Jones • June 26, 2025