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    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 .
    Ilja Enger Tsizikov | Dreamstime
    Transmission towers and electrical substation, at sunset.
    Andrey Popov | Dreamstime
    Illustrated digital human hand and businessman, arm wrestling.

    Highlights

    Nataliya Hora | Dreamstime
    Manufacturing automotive parts.
    June 23, 2025
    Tariffs are promoting employment and influencing manufacturers’ investment strategies, according to the Reshoring Initiative, but U.S. manufacturing costs and skilled worker shortages...
    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.
    Pratt & Whitney
    Pratt & Whitney Middletown, Conn., GTF engine assembly.
    May 27, 2025
    Union members are due to vote on a second a second proposal to end their three-week strike at two Connecticut jet-engine plants.
    Pacific Steel Group
    A rendering of Pacific Steel Group's micromill plan, in Mojave, Calif.
    May 6, 2025
    The clock is running toward 2035 – the deadline for businesses to neutralize their carbon liabilities, whether or not the technology or resources are available to do that.
    Norican Group
    IPG designs, builds, and support machines and work cells for diecasting.
    Eck Industries
    Eck Industries aluminum housing.
    Naval Foundry and Propeller Center
    Naval Foundry and Propeller Center
    Sarginsons Industries
    Sarginsons Industries optimized part
    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.
    Ronald Lane | Dreamstime
    Atlanta, Georgia, skyline at night.
    April 4, 2025
    Foundry and diecasting professionals gather to inquire, discuss, engage, and explore new developments.
    ExOne
    3D printed water jacket cores.
    April 3, 2025
    The combination of two additive manufacturing developers is complete, but the next step is unclear as details about the new organization await the buyer’s next acquisition.