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    VIP Tooling
    CNC machining at VIP Tooling, Shelbyville, IN.
    F11photo | Dreamstime
    The Liberty Bell, Philadelphia.
    Natalie Schorr | Dreamstime
    U.S. Steel signage, Edgar Thomson Works, Braddock, Penn.
    Thossaphol Somsri | Dreamstime
    Gas turbine-powered electric utility plant.
    Smoczyslaw | Dreamstime
    Copper wire in an electric motor assembly.
    Pennsylvania State University
    Concept for AM-produced shape-memory-alloy (SMA) radiator .

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    Vladimir Razgulyaev | Dreamstime
    Lightweight diecast aluminum wheel.
    July 15, 2025
    Following its delisting, Superior Industries Intl. will have its debt converted to equity by stakeholders who pledge to compete in the global automotive wheel sector.
    Ilja Enger Tsizikov | Dreamstime
    Transmission towers and electrical substation, at sunset.
    June 4, 2025
    An energy consultant describes the reasons for rising electricity demand – and offers tips for managing the seemingly inevitable power shortages to come.
    Andrey Popov | Dreamstime
    Illustrated digital human hand and businessman, arm wrestling.
    June 3, 2025
    Hidden within the argument over tariffs is an impasse about the role of workers: Are they an unfortunate cost of doing business? Or resources to be developed, and compensated ...
    Pratt & Whitney
    Engine assembly at Pratt & Whitney in Middletown, Conn.
    May 29, 2025
    The jet-engine builder and representatives of about 3,000 workers are set to renew negotiations this week in an effort to resolve a three-week work-stoppage.
    U.S. Steel
    U.S. Steel Gary, Ind. Works
    May 28, 2025
    Trump reverses, endorses an arrangement that will draw necessary capital to USS and preserve a Pittsburgh-based management of the organization.
    Naval Foundry and Propeller Center
    Naval Foundry and Propeller Center
    April 14, 2025
    A multiyear project saw the foundry pour nearly 1 million pounds of bronze, followed by over 200,000 pounds of material removed, for four propulsor components for a new ballistic...
    Sarginsons Industries
    Sarginsons Industries optimized part
    April 10, 2025
    An aluminum diecasting foundry is using Artificial Intelligence-based software to show how automotive castings can be made even lighter.
    Francesco Scatena | Dreamstime
    Factory gate closed with padlock.
    April 10, 2025
    Work will be transferred to the group’s other foundries and the operation will be discontinued, affecting 160 workers.
    Siwakorn Klomwinyarn | Dreamstime
    Worker operating barcode scanner.
    April 8, 2025
    For manufacturers, shifting from transactions to subscription is a big change that requires a lot of planning, but the payoff may be worthwhile.