ChemForward, Apple launch screening tool to protect electronics manufacturing workers

Employees use cleaners and degreasers to remove contaminants during electronics or semiconductor production, constantly exposing them to industrial solvents that could cause cancer, irritation and other illnesses.

By Sara Samora • Aug. 25, 2025

US government to take 10% stake in Intel with CHIPS funding

The $8.9 billion investment marks a strategic shift in funding for the Trump administration as it looks to bolster domestic semiconductor manufacturing.

By Nathan Owens • Aug. 25, 2025

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Controlling Rising Manufacturing Costs

How companies across the country are managing increased operational and supply costs to remain competitive. 

By Manufacturing Dive staff

Trump’s tax law could boost cash flow for manufacturers with deductions and more

The recently signed tax law allows bonus depreciation for qualifying equipment, offers R&D deductions, locks in the corporate tax rate and more. But tariffs and tax code interpretations could still complicate companies’ financial plans.

By Michelle No • Aug. 25, 2025

How to increase your CNC capacity without new machines

How can you unlock extra manufacturing capacity - without adding a single new machine tool?

By Norval Scott • Aug. 25, 2025

The future of manufacturing belongs to systems thinkers

Licensys’ Matteo Neri urges industry leaders to look beyond efficiency and take a broader view about how to define operational excellence in a constantly changing world.

By Matteo Neri • Aug. 21, 2025

Rivian moving forward on $5B Georgia EV plant

The electric vehicle manufacturer had ceased construction on the facility near Social Circle in 2024 to cut costs.

By Larry Avila • Aug. 20, 2025

Federal court orders Chemours to stop PFAS discharge from West Virginia facility

The Teflon product manufacturer is disappointed in the court’s ruling and plans to appeal, a company spokesperson said. The company settled another lawsuit related to its Washington Works facility in 2023 for $110 million.

By Sara Samora • Aug. 20, 2025

Foxconn, Softbank to establish joint data center equipment factory

The Apple product manufacturer sold the Lordstown, Ohio, facility to the Japan-based conglomerate for $375 million.

By Sara Samora • Aug. 19, 2025

Tyson adjusts beef production in face of low supply, healthy demand

The meat processor has cut costs from its operation and slowed processing speeds to get the most from record-low cattle availability.

By Antone Gonsalves • Aug. 18, 2025

Digital twin success for machine builders: Generating revenue

Learn how machine builders can leverage digital twins as standalone products, the cost considerations involved and the long-term financial and strategic benefits.

By Robb Skruck, Leo Moran and Dwayne Negron • Aug. 18, 2025

Grinding gears: Tractor makers keep output low amid weak sales

Deere, CNH and Agco are also raising prices and retooling their supplier bases to mitigate the effects of higher steel and aluminum tariffs, as well as country-specific policies.

By Nathan Owens • Aug. 15, 2025

GE Appliances to invest $3B in US manufacturing

The funds will help the front-load washer manufacturer continue to reshore production from Mexico and China. The company’s first phase of its plans will focus on plants located in Kentucky, Georgia, South Carolina and Alabama.

By Sara Samora • Aug. 14, 2025

Manufacturing-focused SPAC backed by Trump brothers seeks $300M IPO

The Florida-based firm is looking for private companies advancing U.S. industrial capacity and technological leadership and innovation.

By Nathan Owens • Aug. 12, 2025

Century Aluminum to restart production in South Carolina, citing Trump’s tariffs

The $50 million investment will increase domestic aluminum production by nearly 10%, the company said, as it also considers additional plant investments.

By Nathan Owens • Aug. 11, 2025

Why manufacturing needs a purpose revolution — not just a digital one

Bringing employees together around a shared objective and sense of community can drive better decisions and productivity, writes LicenSys Group’s Matteo Neri.

By Matteo Neri • Aug. 11, 2025

Driving adoption in smart manufacturing applications with OCM

OCM unlocks real value in smart manufacturing by driving adoption, retention and transformation.

By Troy Mahr and Nataniel Lelental • Aug. 11, 2025

Spirit AeroSystems Q2 revenues improved, but still lost $631M

Agreements with major customers Boeing and Airbus have now been delayed to Q4 due to regulatory hurdles.

By Sara Samora • Updated Aug. 11, 2025

Glencore completes takeover of Li-Cycle battery recycling assets

Li-Cycle filed for bankruptcy earlier this year and was down to a skeleton staff in North America. European commodities firm Glencore submitted a bid of approximately $40 million to acquire the assets.

By Jacob Wallace • Aug. 8, 2025

No fun: Mattel, Hasbro face retailer delays, tariff costs

Jakks Pacific and other toymakers are strategically raising prices and diversifying their sourcing to mitigate trade pressures.

By Nathan Owens • Aug. 7, 2025

Caterpillar warns of $1.5B tariff hit as machinery prices slide

The construction and mining equipment giant is expecting higher trade-related costs in the second half of the year. Meanwhile, AI data center demand is driving growth in the power generation business.

By Nathan Owens • Aug. 6, 2025

US to levy another 25% tariff on India imports

The additional duty, taking effect in 21 days, will stack on top of a 25% country-specific reciprocal tariff set to arrive Thursday.

By Max Garland • Aug. 6, 2025

DuPont, Corteva and Chemours reach $875M PFAS settlement with New Jersey

The state is expected to recover more than $3 billion from its lawsuits against other chemical manufacturers such as 3M and Solvay.

By Sara Samora • Aug. 5, 2025

Semiconductor industry faces water, sustainability challenges

The boom in chip manufacturing has also increased demand for ultra-pure water. Fabrication plant operators are investing in ways to mitigate water usage, but are still reclaiming a small percentage of it in their operations.

By Michelle No • Aug. 5, 2025

Over 3,200 fighter jet workers reject Boeing contract offer, begin strike

IAM District 837 union members have walked off at the plane manufacturer’s facilities in Missouri and Illinois, which assemble aircraft such as the F-15 and the MQ-25 Stingray aerial refueler under the company’s defense segment.

By Sara Samora • Aug. 4, 2025

Advances in ‘green steel’ production could stall under the Trump administration

Federal efforts to lower emissions in steel manufacturing, the world’s largest industrial carbon emitter, are now in question. Cleveland-Cliffs recently confirmed plans to drop a hydrogen furnace project in Ohio.

By Austyn Gaffney • Aug. 4, 2025