Manufacturing Business Technology

Manufacturing Business Technology (ISSN-1554-3404) is a platform operated by Advantage Business Media. It caters to the informational needs of IT professionals who work in production, supply chain management, and operations within manufacturing companies. The goal of MBT is to keep its audience updated on important topics and challenges that IT professionals face in the manufacturing sector.

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Trump Blocks California's Gas Car Sales Ban

2 weeks ago | mbtmag.com | Seung Min Kim |Sophie Austin |Michelle L. Price

WASHINGTON (AP) â€” President Donald Trump signed a resolution on Thursday that blocks California's first-in-the-nation rule banning the sale of new gas-powered cars by 2035. The state quickly announced it was challenging the move in court, with California's attorney general holding a news conference to discuss the lawsuit before Trump's signing ceremony ended at the White House.
Planet-warming Emissions Dropped When Companies Had to Report Them

3 weeks ago | mbtmag.com | Joshua Bickel |Melina Walling |Mary Katherine Wildeman |Seth Borenstein

LEOPOLD, Ind. (AP) — On the ceiling of Abbie Brockman’s middle school English classroom in Perry County, the fluorescent lights are covered with images of a bright blue sky, a few clouds floating by. Outside, the real sky isn’t always blue. Sometimes it’s hazy, with pollution drifting from coal-fired power plants in this part of southwest Indiana.
Remote Plants, Real Risks: Closing the Observability Gap in Industrial Networks

4 weeks ago | mbtmag.com | Nolan Beilstein

When a production line at a remote facility goes down, manufacturers typically focus on the impact to operations. However, they can overlook the visibility of their remote IT and OT systems and the role it plays in preventing outages. These sites, often reliant on legacy systems, short on IT resources and leaning more on IIoT, are increasingly becoming network blind spots. This can create the perfect storm for outages that start at the edge and ripple across the entire organization.
China Tariff Crunch Not Going Anywhere: 4 Moves to Make Now

1 month ago | mbtmag.com | Nolan Beilstein

LAS VEGAS – If a company’s supply chain relies on China, it would behoove them to make alternative plans. That was the message delivered by Gene Marks, president of software development company The Marks Group, at this year’s Epicor Insights conference.
Rethinking DIY Approach to Automated Test Equipment Design

2 months ago | mbtmag.com | Del Williams

In an industrial setting, developing Automated Test Equipment (ATE) in-house is often approached as a DIY (Do-It-Yourself) project involving the ambitious task of constructing a critical support system using internal engineering resources. Automated Test Equipment (ATE) systems serve the critical purpose of ensuring that electronic devices operate according to specifications in the field.
5 Minutes with MNET: Dunchadhn Lyons SpotAI

2 months ago | mbtmag.com | Anna Wells

Industry-wide, we see companies trying to find solutions that target the overlap of their biggest concerns – and for many that includes keeping their operations safe and secure in order to preserve and protect talent. But there’s also been a massive shift in industrial work environments toward incorporating technology that both adds efficiency and solves problems. So how to marry these objectives becomes key.
132-Year-Old Pyrex Plant Closes for Good After Four Shutdown Delays

2 months ago | mbtmag.com | Anna Wells

TranscriptThe Anchor Hocking Glass Plant in Charleroi, Pennsylvania has roots going back 132 years, but the last two have brought with it a unique kind of whiplash. The 300+ workers supply Pyrex glass – a product line owned by Instant Brands until a 2023 bankruptcy led to the sale of its housewares division to a company called Centre Lane Partners, owner of glass company Anchor Hocking.
Electrifying Logistics and Delivery Fleets

2 months ago | mbtmag.com | Del Williams

Now is an excellent time for commercial logistics and delivery fleets to transition to zero-emission electric vehicles (EVs) including vans, trucks and specialty vehicles instead of traditional gas or diesel-powered alternatives. Electric vehicles can significantly reduce operational costs, making them ideal for high-mileage commercial fleets like transport and delivery services.
Whirlpool Layoffs Rock Rural Iowa

2 months ago | mbtmag.com | Anna Wells

TranscriptAppliance manufacturer Whirlpool has announced that it will lay off 651 workers from its plant in Amana, Iowa. The company said that the layoffs, effective June 1, are “necessary adjustments to production” in response to consumer demand for the specific products being manufactured in Amana. These include French door and column refrigerators. While the company has said that tariffs are not a factor in this move, the decision nonetheless triggered a political backlash of a different kind.
Texas Instruments Cuts Jobs After Getting $1.6B in CHIPS Funding

2 months ago | mbtmag.com | Ben Munson

Texas Instruments (TI) is laying off workers in Utah despite recently receiving $1.6 billion in federal funding meant to help with the construction of three new semiconductor plants currently under construction in Texas and Utah. According to the Salt Lake Tribune, Texas Instruments laid off workers at its existing Lehi facility, which it acquired from Micron Technology in 2021. The company said the cuts are part of efficiently supporting its long-term operational plans.