Nucor rides ‘tsunami of earnings power,’ citing data center buildouts

The company also saw import declines driven by Section 232 tariffs, which were offset by a domestic surge in steel mill shipments.

By Nathan Owens • Oct. 29, 2025

Physical AI is the convergence of robotics and intelligence

Alex West, a senior principal analyst with the manufacturing technology group at Omdia, shares insights about recent news involving Nvidia, Fujitsu, Yaskawa Electric, SoftBank and ABB Robotics.

By Alex West • Oct. 29, 2025

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Navigating Manufacturing Compliance Trends

Manufacturers must manage a quickly evolving landscape of regulations for labor, chemicals, emissions, trade policy and more.

By Manufacturing Dive staff

Whirlpool forecasts $225M tariff dent despite domestic manufacturing

Whirlpool CEO Marc Bitzer said during a recent earnings call that competitors flooded the market with low-cost inventory before tariffs took effect, but he anticipates the market turning in the company’s favor.

By Shefali Kapadia • Oct. 29, 2025

Hasbro, Mattel signal retail orders to bounce back for the holidays

The companies are expecting a strong finish to the year after delays in purchasing weighed on company revenues. Hasbro is also leveraging its U.S. operations and moving away from China.

By Nathan Owens • Oct. 28, 2025

Live webcast panel: 5 keys to unlocking growth from the long tail in B2B ecommerce

Explore five essential strategies to drive growth and expand your B2B digital commerce success.

Oct. 24, 2025

Intel’s Q3 earnings surge following US government investment

The Silicon Valley giant has continued its rightsizing efforts and paid down $4.3 billion in debt with support from the Trump administration, Nvidia and Softbank.

By Nathan Owens • Oct. 24, 2025

Ford faces up to $2B quarterly hit from Novelis plant fire

The automaker is preparing to boost production of its F-Series trucks with its aluminum supplier coming back online sooner than expected. 

By Larry Avila • Oct. 24, 2025

Machinists reject Boeing’s offer for the fourth time, continuing monthslong strike

The vote was tight, with 51% voting to reject and 49% voting to accept, Boeing said in a statement on Sunday. The strike now enters its thirteenth week.

By Sara Samora • Updated Oct. 27, 2025

Texas Instruments signals ‘slower’ semiconductor market recovery

Following a period of tariff and trade uncertainty, CEO Haviv Ilan said on the Q3 earnings call that automotive conditions are improving as customer inventories are low and destocking is behind them.

By Nathan Owens • Oct. 23, 2025

Breweries invest in heat pumps to decarbonize, cut costs

New Belgium Brewery, Diageo and other beverage manufacturers are pursuing electrification technologies from AtmosZero and Skyven to reduce emissions and improve downtime risks.

By Hollie Stephens • Oct. 22, 2025

China drives 3M’s Q3 sales to $6.5B

The chemical manufacturer is pursuing China’s OEMs and launching new products to keep pace with the country’s new vehicle launches, CEO Bill Brown said.

By Sara Samora • Oct. 22, 2025

Sazerac invests more than $1B in US spirits production

The Fireball and Buffalo Trace owner plans to build barrel-aging warehouses in Kentucky and upgrade equipment at its Indiana bottling plant.

By Laurel Deppen • Oct. 22, 2025

Cleveland-Cliffs eyes rare earth metals opportunity at Midwest mines

The automotive materials supplier also signed a memorandum of understanding with an undisclosed global steel producer looking for a U.S. stronghold in response to tariffs.

By Nathan Owens • Oct. 21, 2025

The 2026 economic drivers for manufacturing

With money being saved through tax incentives under the One Big Beautiful Bill Act, the funds will provide manufacturers with opportunities to invest in their business, such as AI, said Jennifer Clement, CLA’s client relationship leader.

By Sara Samora • Oct. 21, 2025

Is manufacturing making a comeback in the US?

The executive director of the Reshoring Institute laid out a playbook on how manufacturers can best determine the cost to manufacture in the U.S. — or whether they should continue foreign production.

By Sara Samora • Oct. 20, 2025

US formalizes tariffs on trucks, buses

A 25% duty on trucks and 10% levy on buses will begin Nov. 1, but some equipment manufacturers — including automakers —may qualify for cost offsets.

By Philip Neuffer , Edwin Lopez • Oct. 20, 2025

Why industry 4.0 pilots fail to scale and how American manufacturers are closing the gap

Many Industry 4.0 pilots stall before scaling. See how U.S. manufacturers are closing the gap.

Oct. 20, 2025

How ICHRAs address modern manufacturing benefit needs

Static healthcare benefit plans might not always match the way manufacturing teams work.

Oct. 20, 2025

Hillenbrand selling to private equity firm in $3.8B deal

The transaction will make the industrial equipment manufacturer a privately held company. Hillenbrand has spent the last few years adjusting its portfolio to focus on plastics, food and recycling equipment.

By Shefali Kapadia • Oct. 17, 2025

AI demand drives TSMC’s Q3 revenue to over $33B

The third quarter once again beat the semiconductor company’s expectations, prompting the chip manufacturer to accelerate its capacity to address artificial intelligence needs.

By Sara Samora • Oct. 17, 2025

Boeing commercial aircraft deliveries grow in Q3, but still trail Airbus

Additionally, the European Commission approved the plane manufacturer’s planned acquisition of Spirit AeroSystems, on the condition that the company sells the fuselage supplier’s overseas assets.

By Sara Samora • Oct. 16, 2025

Nestlé cutting 16,000 jobs to accelerate turnaround

CEO Philipp Navratil said the company will be “ruthless” in assessing talent as it looks to slash 6% of its workforce, including 4,000 in its manufacturing and supply chain.

By Christopher Doering • Oct. 16, 2025

Whirlpool to invest $300M in Ohio plants

The investment will go to the world’s largest washing machine plant, as well as another that produces dryers. About 80% of appliances Whirlpool sells in the U.S. are made domestically.

By Shefali Kapadia • Oct. 16, 2025

Stellantis plans $13B investment to expand US manufacturing

The automaker aims to launch five new vehicles in key segments over the next four years and add over 5,000 jobs across its four plants in Illinois, Ohio, Michigan and Indiana.

By Eric Walz • Oct. 15, 2025

Fuel cells: the new standard for onsite power for manufacturers

Reliable power is mission-critical for manufacturers, but it’s becoming more complicated to secure.

Oct. 13, 2025