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This week's episode is brought to you by the fintech pioneers at Klear. When demand outpaces the funding needed to sustain growth, manufacturers run into what is known as the “success trap."

The success trap is all too common. Enterprises invest heavily to fill orders while waiting weeks for payment. This dynamic can create a deficit in working capital that forces many to make decisions that lead to delivery delays and frustrated customers.

Check out this report, "The Success Trap: Why Fast-Growing Manufacturers Fail," to learn how manufacturers can avoid these types of barriers in growing their business.

Every week, we cover the three biggest stories in manufacturing, and the implications they have on the industry moving forward. This week:

- Stellantis Sells Half of $3.7B EV Battery Plant for $100

- Waymo Workers in Philippines Are Helping Stumped 'Driverless' Cars

- Rockwell Automation Picks City for New Million-Square-Foot Manufacturing Facility

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- Honda Developing Energy Efficient AI Chip to Help Eliminate Vehicle Crashes

- Infusing Asphalt with Plastic Could Help Roads Last Longer

- Smart Underwear Could Help Treat Intestinal Health Issues

Please make sure to like, subscribe and share the podcast. You could also help us out a lot by giving the podcast a positive review. Finally, to email the podcast, you can reach any of us at David, Jeff or Anna [at] ien.com, with “Email the Podcast” in the subject line.

The Today in Manufacturing Podcast is brought to you by the editors of Manufacturing.net and Industrial Equipment News (IEN).

This week's episode is brought to you by Epicor. Did you know that:

• 70% of companies say generative AI has either already disrupted their business, is starting to disrupt their business, or will have significant impact in the next 18 months.
• 32% of companies view AI as the most important technology in their organization today.
• 28% of companies will pay more for AI as they consider it the most essential in their SaaS application.

A new report, “AI and Manufacturing: How AI Is Reshaping Manufacturing Strategies,” tells you how to implement AI and increase time to value with AI. Download the report right now.

Every week, we cover the biggest stories in manufacturing, and the implications they have on the industry moving forward. This week:

- Former First Brands CEO Patrick James and His Brother Are Indicted for Bilking Billions from Banks

- Honda, GM to End U.S. Manufacturing Joint Venture This Year

- Tesla to Close Down Production of Two Car Models

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- Waymo Gets $16 Billion Injection

- Trump Administration to Create a Strategic Reserve for Rare Earth Elements

- Porsche May Kill These 2 Models Before They Even Hit the Market

Please make sure to like, subscribe and share the podcast. You could also help us out a lot by giving the podcast a positive review. Finally, to email the podcast, you can reach any of us at David, Jeff or Anna [at] ien.com, with “Email the Podcast” in the subject line.

The Today in Manufacturing Podcast is brought to you by the editors of Manufacturing.net and Industrial Equipment News (IEN).

This week's episode is brought to you by Epicor. A new report, “AI and Manufacturing: How AI Is Reshaping Manufacturing Strategies,” tells you how to implement AI and increase time to value with AI. Download the report right now.

Every week, we cover the biggest stories in manufacturing, and the implications they have on the industry moving forward. This week:

- The Rare Factory Options That Turned Ordinary Cars Into Million-Dollar Collectibles

- Lincoln Logs Lose Longtime U.S. Manufacturing Home

- Polaris Closing Wisconsin Factory After Indian Motorcycle Sale

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- How Realistic Are the Commitments from Top Trading Partners That Have Pledged to Invest $5 Trillion in America

- Boeing Posts Strongest Quarter of Airplane Deliveries Since 2018

- Investment in Farm Productivity Tools Key to Reducing Greenhouse Gas

Please make sure to like, subscribe and share the podcast. You could also help us out a lot by giving the podcast a positive review. Finally, to email the podcast, you can reach any of us at David, Jeff or Anna [at] ien.com, with “Email the Podcast” in the subject line.

The Today in Manufacturing Podcast is brought to you by the editors of Manufacturing.net and Industrial Equipment News (IEN).

This week's episode is brought to you by QAD Redzone. Watch, "When Culture and Data Converge, Manufacturers Find New Potential" a short video about how QAD Redzone is empowering teams and making a big impact on these businesses.

Every week, we cover the biggest stories in manufacturing, and the implications they have on the industry moving forward. This week:

- Del Monte Fresh Produce Company to Buy Canned Vegetable Brand

- Steel Factory Officials Detained After Explosion Kills 4, Hospitalizes 84

- Part That Broke During UPS Plane Crash Failed Four Times on Different Aircraft

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- Hot Sauce Brand Sues Contract Manufacturer Over Bottles 'Exploding’

- Hundreds of Laid Off Researchers at U.S. Workplace Safety Center are Being Reinstated

- Musician Aloe Blacc Picks Innovative Fire-Resistant Prefab Home Design to Rebuild After California Wildfire

Please make sure to like, subscribe and share the podcast. You could also help us out a lot by giving the podcast a positive review. Finally, to email the podcast, you can reach any of us at David, Jeff or Anna [at] ien.com, with “Email the Podcast” in the subject line.

The Today in Manufacturing Podcast is brought to you by the editors of Manufacturing.net and Industrial Equipment News (IEN).

This week's episode is brought to you by QAD Redzone. Watch, "When Culture and Data Converge, Manufacturers Find New Potential" a short video about how QAD Redzone is empowering teams and making a big impact on these businesses.

Every week, we cover the biggest stories in manufacturing, and the implications they have on the industry moving forward. This week:

- The 'Worst in Show' at CES 2026

- Stellantis Kills Full Plug-In Hybrid Line

- Trailer Manufacturer to Idle Two Plants, Cut 270 Job

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- Bill Proposes ‘Hard Labor,' Including Manufacturing Work, for Serious Crimes

- Generac Acquires New Factory to Meet Surging Data Center Demand

- Railroads and Their Regulators Thwart Safety Fixes

Please make sure to like, subscribe and share the podcast. You could also help us out a lot by giving the podcast a positive review. Finally, to email the podcast, you can reach any of us at David, Jeff, or Anna [at] ien.com, with “Email the Podcast” in the subject line.

The Today in Manufacturing Podcast is brought to you by the editors of Manufacturing.net and Industrial Equipment News (IEN).

This week's episode is brought to you by Blumira. Watch this short new video, "Manufacturing's Most Concerning Cybersecurity Trends," to learn about the latest hacking trends, like how supply chains and logistics services are coming under fire, and how you can negate these vulnerabilities.

Every week, we cover the biggest stories in manufacturing, and the implications they have on the industry moving forward. This week:

- The Impact of Tariffs in 4 Charts

- Poor Welds, Bad Lashing Caused Massive Batteries to Burst Into Flames, Triggering Multiple Fires, $3.8 Million in Damage

- Tesla Loses Title as World's Biggest EV Maker as Sales Fall for Second Year in a Row

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- Joby Buys Second Ohio Factory to Expand Electric Air Taxi Production

- Oysters, Crab and $400,000 Worth of Lobster Meat Stolen in New England

- Kawasaki's Robot Horse Gallops Toward Production

Please make sure to like, subscribe and share the podcast. You could also help us out a lot by giving the podcast a positive review. Finally, to email the podcast, you can reach any of us at David, Jeff, or Anna [at] ien.com, with “Email the Podcast” in the subject line.

The Today in Manufacturing Podcast is brought to you by the editors of Manufacturing.net and Industrial Equipment News (IEN).

This week's episode is brought to by Laserfiche. Generative AI is turbocharging modernization across the industrial sector by saving time, processing data, and increasing worker productivity during the implementation of new tools and technologies.

This new paper from Manufacturing.net, "How AI Tackles Manufacturing’s Top 5 Implementation Challenges," gives you the five key areas throughout the industrial enterprise where GenAI knocks over implementation hurdles. Download it right now.

Every week, we cover the biggest stories in manufacturing, and the implications they have on the industry moving forward. This week:

- Gen Z in Manufacturing: Do Young Workers Want to Stay with One Company or Move On?

- Key Takeaways from Report on Tyson Plant Closure in Nebraska

- Cadillac Escalade Can't Stop Turning Its Headlights On in Odd Auto Mystery

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- Samsung Biologics to Open First U.S. Manufacturing Plant in Maryland

- Cloudy Future for Bourbon Has Jim Beam Closing Kentucky Distillery for a Year

- Walmart, Other U.S. Companies Want to Build a Pipeline of Skilled Tradespeople

Please make sure to like, subscribe and share the podcast. You could also help us out a lot by giving the podcast a positive review. Finally, to email the podcast, you can reach any of us at David, Jeff, or Anna [at] ien.com, with “Email the Podcast” in the subject line.

The Today in Manufacturing Podcast is brought to you by the editors of Manufacturing.net and Industrial Equipment News (IEN).

This week's episode is brought to by Laserfiche. Generative AI is turbocharging modernization across the industrial sector by saving time, processing data, and increasing worker productivity during the implementation of new tools and technologies.

This new paper from Manufacturing.net, "How AI Tackles Manufacturing’s Top 5 Implementation Challenges," gives you the five key areas throughout the industrial enterprise where GenAI knocks over implementation hurdles. Download it right now.

Every week, we cover the five biggest stories in manufacturing, and the implications they have on the industry moving forward. This week:

- Ford Scraps Fully-Electric F-150 Lightning

- Volkswagen Announces Unprecedented Plant Closure

- Anheuser-Busch to Close Three U.S. Breweries

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- Largest U.S. Transformer Maker Faces Nearly $1 Million in OSHA Fines

- Study Finds Drivers Struggle to Multitask When Using Dashboard Touch Screens

- Manufacturing’s Legacy Forms are Leaking Data

Please make sure to like, subscribe and share the podcast. You could also help us out a lot by giving the podcast a positive review. Finally, to email the podcast, you can reach any of us at David, Jeff, or Anna [at] ien.com, with “Email the Podcast” in the subject line.