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PPG Announces New $380 Million North Carolina Factory

1 week ago | industryweek.com | Ryan Secard

PPG Industries, Inc. announced today it would spend $380 million to build a new factory in Shelby, North Carolina, to produce aerospace coatings and sealants. The Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania-based paint and chemicals company said the 198,000-square-foot-factory will eventually employ 110 people. In a May 8 statement, PPG chairman and CEO Tim Knavish said the 198,000-square-foot-factory would help meet growing demand for aerospace products.
Guiding a Manufacturing Business through Tariffs: Webinar Recap

1 week ago | industryweek.com | Robert Schoenberger

Joining Homkes on the panel were Chuck Orzechowski, CEO of the Chief Operating Officer Business Forum (COO Forum) and Chris Azur, president of Warwood Tool, a West Virginia manufacturer of hammers, axes, crowbars and other industrial hand tools. During the hourlong session, panelists discussed communications strategies, planning options, inventory management and motivating teams. A few key pieces of advice emerged.
Manufacturing Still Leads Other Industries in Total Cybersecurity Incidents

1 week ago | industryweek.com | Dennis Scimeca

Don’t get lulled into a false sense of cybersecurity just because you’re not hearing about manufacturers hammered with production losses or paying out massive ransomware demands. Threat actors are out there and waiting for you to lower your guard. In 2023, Boeing refused a ransomware demand and the malware gang LockBit published sensitive data on the dark web. Dole’s systems got hacked and led to their shutting down North American operations.
So That Happened: The Robots Are Coming for Your Burger-Flipping Job

1 week ago | industryweek.com | Robert Schoenberger |Anna Smith |Jill Jusko |Geert De Lombaerde

Making products and selling them is so 20th Century. It’s as backwards as manufacturing your goods in your own facilities instead of sourcing everything to sometimes-unreliable global supply chains. No, smart, modern companies know that as-a-service is where it’s at. Why own anything when you can shift all capital expenditures to operating line items?
Fried Chicken to Firefighters: How Cres Cor Adapted an 80-Year-Old Product Line

1 week ago | industryweek.com | Ryan Secard

“One of the things we weren’t thinking of was bed bugs,” says Greg Baggott. According to an attendee at the Indianapolis Fire Department Instructors Conference (FDIC), the bugs are a serious concern for firefighters, who are often called on to handle non-fire emergencies that can put them into contact with pathogens and parasites. “They’re picking up these things and taking [them] back to the firehouse, which they’re going to sleep in.
ISM Report: Manufacturing PMI Falls 0.3 Points, Continues Contraction in April

2 weeks ago | industryweek.com | Anna Smith

The ISM (Institute for Supply Management) Manufacturing PMI registered 48.7% in April, indicating contraction at a faster rate when compared to the March reading of 49%. “Of the five subindexes that directly factor into the Manufacturing PMI, two (supplier deliveries and inventories) were in expansion territory, the same as last month,” says Timothy Fiore, chair of the ISM’s manufacturing business survey committee.
How Will Tariffs Affect EV Companies?

2 weeks ago | industryweek.com | Jennifer Ramsay

President Donald Trump’s tariffs have impacted, or are expected to impact, several parts of the automotive sector, potentially leading to higher prices and lower availability across the board. But what about the newer, electric players? Leaders at Lucid, VinFast, and the like have recently chimed in with their company plans.
Slate's Minimalist Electric Pickup: A Throwback to Affordable Vehicles

2 weeks ago | industryweek.com | Robert Schoenberger

Part of the Slate philosophy is to not install on the car what customers can bring themselves. Instead of installing the complex wiring and equipment needed for a sound system, it comes with a universal cell-phone mount for the dashboard, and users can put wireless Bluetooth speakers in the glove compartment.
Shining a Light on a Century of Manufacturing

3 weeks ago | industryweek.com | Jill Jusko

Welcome to IndustryWeek's ongoing salute to U.S. manufacturing companies that have achieved a celebratory age—100 years! In this gallery, we congratulate six manufacturers that reached the century mark in 2025 or before. It's a remarkable accomplishment and we applaud them all. We're looking foward to the next 100 years. Pictured above is a photo of a historical tractor provided by Caterpillar Inc., which turned 100 in 2025.
So That Happened: Making Battery Materials in the US

3 weeks ago | industryweek.com | Jill Jusko |Geert De Lombaerde |Anna Smith |Ryan Secard

With all of the recent talk about reshoring production to the United States, many companies have complained about not being able to find local suppliers, especially in certain high-tech industries dominated by companies from China. Thanks to more than a decade of state-sponsored investments, China controls much of the market for powerful batteries needed for electric vehicles, starting with the raw materials needed to produce them.