Manufacturing Dive

3 days ago | manufacturingdive.com | Elizabeth Gribkoff

This audio is auto-generated. Please let us know if you have feedback. Maine is known for its blueberries, lobsters, lighthouses and sweeping forests. Now, the Pine Tree State is gaining attention for something else: having some of the country’s strictest PFAS regulations. In 2016, state officials began investigating PFAS contamination on farms fertilized with wastewater sludge; the compounds have now been in the state.

4 days ago | manufacturingdive.com | Nathan Owens

This audio is auto-generated. Please let us know if you have feedback. Dive Brief:The U.S. Small Business Administration is increasing funding opportunities to help small- and mid-sized manufacturers build, expand or enhance their operations. As part of its Made in America Manufacturing Initiative, the agency said it will provide three eligible applicants with up to $1.1 million total to deliver training and assistance to support small businesses in its Empower to Grow Program.

1 week ago | manufacturingdive.com | Nathan Owens

This audio is auto-generated. Please let us know if you have feedback. Manufacturers are implementing artificial intelligence into their processes to boost efficiency and gain a competitive edge. Eventually, with the right combination of robots, data and software, it could lead to fully autonomous semiconductor fabs or processes that free up the human workforce to solve problems alongside AI, according to executives at an industry conference this week.

1 week ago | manufacturingdive.com | Sara Samora

This audio is auto-generated. Please let us know if you have feedback. PPG Industries announced Thursday it will invest $380 million to establish a new aerospace coatings and sealants facility in Shelby, North Carolina. The 198,000-square-foot building will initially include warehousing and manufacturing units to producePPG’s full line of aerospace products, according to the press release. The factory will create more than 110 jobs, with an average salary of $66,861, Gov.

1 week ago | manufacturingdive.com | Kate Magill

This audio is auto-generated. Please let us know if you have feedback. Chipmakers Onsemi and Lattice Semiconductor Corp. both remain confident in their operational resilience in the face of tariffs, saying levies waged by the Trump administration aren't likely to have material impacts on their performances.